Manager - Government Service; Program Administration

Job Description

At Eisner Amper, we look for individuals who welcome new ideas, encourage innovation, and are eager to make an impact. Whether you’re starting out in your career or taking your next step as a seasoned professional, the Eisner Amper experience is one‑of‑a‑kind. You can design a career you’ll love from top to bottom – we give you the tools you need to succeed and the autonomy to reach your goals.

• You will get to be part of one of the largest and fastest growing accounting and advisory firms in the industry
• You will have the flexibility to manage your days in support of our commitment to work/life balance
• You will join a culture that has received multiple top “Places to Work” awards
• We believe that great work is accomplished when cultures, ideas and experiences come together to create new solutions
• We understand that embracing our differences is what unites us as a team and strengthens our foundation
• Showing up authentically is how we, both as professionals and a Firm, find inspiration to do our best work

We are looking for a Manager – Program Administration who is responsible for assisting in the management of large, multi‑faceted projects and/or multiple projects simultaneously. They will support the team through all phases of a program including strategic planning, work planning, mobilization, execution, and closeout consistent with established program delivery processes to meet the scope, schedule, budget and other contract requirements.

Note:

this is a hybrid role, where you would be required to work out of our local office or client’s location up to 2 or more days a week.

• Evaluates client needs, recommends project approaches, and understands engagement scope, manages activities for completing work, and assists with oversight of overall quality control of client deliverables.
• Assists the team through all phases of a program including strategic planning, work planning, mobilization, execution, and closeout consistent with established program delivery processes.
• Ensures that the scope of work is completed to the satisfaction of the client and key stakeholders, while simultaneously ensuring that quality, financial, risk management and policy expectations are met.
• Serves as one of the firm’s primary contacts with the client.
• Provides leadership and facilitates technical and management collaboration amongst project team members and the client.
• Participates on proposal writing teams including writing and coordinating submissions.
• Assists with preparation of written reports, deliverables, and other materials for clients.
• Communicates and works with the client on a variety of issues potentially including progress and status, scope, schedule and budget as well as progress of deliverables, client reviews, technical input, and comment resolution.
• Facilitates collaboration with external agencies, if required, and other stakeholders as needed to enable successful development and implementation of complex project workflow and processes.
• Ensures compliance with applicable policies and procedures, laws and regulations.
• Exhibits excellent client service skills including the identification of opportunities to provide additional services.
• Ensures that engagement procedures comply with professional requirements and identifying engagement efficiencies.
• Estimates effort and resources required for responsibilities and ensures all are prioritized effectively and delivered on time.
• Builds and maintains trusted relationships with diverse group of clients, team members, managers, and subject matter experts.
• Maintains required CPE hours for Firm and applicable licensing standards.

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 5+ years of program management experience is required.
• At least 1-year experience directly leading/managing a large program is required.

• Master’s Degree
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or other related professional certification is preferred.
• Experience in a consulting/advisory practice is desired.
• Experience managing projects using established project management principles (PMBOK, Agile, or Lean).
• Dem…