Government and Public Sector - Assurance

Government and Public Sector
- Assurance
- Staff

Location:

Mc Lean

Other locations:
Anywhere in Region

The opportunity

Our Government & Public Sector Assurance practice is growing exponentially, and as a staff, you'll play a key role in that growth. Together with our substantial investments in technology, knowledge, and learning resources on behalf of our audit professionals, this commitment will enable us to deliver quality assurance services to our clients and their stakeholders. It's all about understanding the business processes and data flow to provide a truly exceptional experience for our clients.

Your key responsibilities

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

Skills and attributes for success

• Recognize potential audit issues or unusual relationships from analysis of the financial statements and communicate them to the assurance team
• Clearly and accurately document the execution of specific audit procedures as defined by the engagement objectives, audit client's engagement history, and planned audit approach
• Challenge procedures used in the past and attempt to enhance audit techniques
• Demonstrate professionalism and competence in the audit client's environment
• Maintain a strong client focus, be responsive to client requests, and develop/maintain productive working relationships with client personnel
• Stay informed of current business/economic developments relevant to the client's business
• Collaborate with assurance team members to set goals and responsibilities
• Contribute ideas/opinions to the assurance teams and listen/respond to other team members' views
• Use technology to continually learn, share knowledge with assurance team members, and enhance service delivery
• Bring potential opportunities to the assurance team's attention

To qualify for the role you must have

• A bachelor's or graduate degree and approximately 1 year of related work experience
• A degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• Must be able to obtain and maintain secret clearance or higher
• Sufficient course work to achieve CPA certification upon passing the examination
• Excellent project management skills
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills
• Dedication to teamwork and leadership
• Due to the nature of our work in the Government and Public Sector, work may be required to be completed at client, EY and/or contractor sites. Our goal is to assign professionals to projects within a commutable distance of their work location office. In certain circumstances, travel may be required beyond your work location based on client and project needs. Candidates should be willing to travel on average 25% to 30% or more in a hybrid environment.

Ideally, you'll also have

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

What we look for

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 news ways. If you're a confident leader with a curious mind and the ability to solve complex issues, this role is for you.

What we offer you

At EY, we’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams.

• We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business. The base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $64,200 to $105,900. The base salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $77,200 to $120,300.
  
  Individual salaries within those ranges are determined…