Government and Public Sector - Assurance - Senior

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EY focuses on high‑ethical standards and integrity among its employees and expects all candidates to demonstrate these qualities. You’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with global scale, support, an inclusive culture, and technology to become the best version of you. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself and a better working world.

From strategy to execution, the Government & Public Sector practice provides a full range of consulting and audit services to help federal, state, local and education clients implement new ideas to achieve mission outcomes. We deliver real change and measurable results through diverse, high‑performing teams, quality work at the highest professional standards, operational know‑how from across our global organization, and creative bold ideas that drive innovation.

Our Government & Public Sector Assurance practice is growing exponentially, and as a senior you’ll play a key role in that growth. Together with our substantial investments in technology, knowledge and learning resources for our audit professionals, this commitment will enable us to deliver quality assurance services to our clients and stakeholders. While interacting with clients you’ll develop your career by communicating and providing expertise around data integrity that can improve insight within the accounting, finance, governance, and regulatory space.

It’s all about understanding the business processes and data flow to provide a truly exceptional experience for our clients.

The nature of this role means that you will be recognized as the primary day‑to‑day contact for our clients. You’ll develop your knowledge by learning about current issues, the profession, and business developments relevant to the client’s industry, so we’ll look to you to build relationships and expertise with team members.

• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with audit client personnel, assess audit client satisfaction and proactively maintain contact with the audit client throughout the year
• Direct field work, inform supervisors of the audit engagement status and manage assurance staff performance
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of complex accounting and auditing concepts and apply them to client situations
• Develop people through effectively delegating audit tasks and providing guidance to assurance staff
• Provide performance feedback, training and performance reviews for assurance staff
• Contribute ideas and opinions to the assurance teams and listen and respond to other assurance team members’ views
• Use technology to continually learn, share knowledge with assurance team members and enhance service delivery

• A bachelor’s degree and approximately 2 years of related work experience; or a graduate degree and 1–2 years of related work experience
• A degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field
• Sufficient coursework to achieve CPA certification upon passing the examination
• Excellent project management skills
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills
• Dedication to teamwork and leadership
• Integrity within a professional environment
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a secret clearance or higher
• Work may be required at client, EY and/or contractor sites. Travel may be required beyond your work location; candidates should be willing to travel on average 25–30% or more in a hybrid environment

• CPA licensure in your work state
• CGFM and/or CDFM

We’re interested in versatile people with the ability to take on new responsibilities and listen to clients to get things done. We’re not just looking for accounting and audit experience — we’re after genuinely interesting people with the ability to build relationships, negotiate and think in unique and creative ways. If you’re…