Government and Public Sector - Service Delivery Center - Assuran

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Ernst & Young LLP's (EY) US Government and Public Sector (GPS) practice is a well-established, dynamic and diversified business that is experiencing tremendous current and projected growth. We have made a significant investment in building an on-shore Service Delivery Center based in San Antonio, Texas that will enable our ability to expand the scope of services we provide to the public sector. Our US GPS practice combines deep knowledge and understanding of the diverse needs of the Federal and State and Local sectors, leveraging commercial and private sector leading practices and solutions.

We provide services to both the Federal Government, including the US military and civilian agencies, as well as state, local and municipal governments across a range of offerings including data and analytics, technology automation, financial management, risk assurance, auditing and technical business program management and process improvement. This integrated approach facilitates multidimensional support and flexibility to meet our clients ever-changing needs. And enables our government sector clients to prepare for the future.

The opportunity

The Service Delivery Center is made up of high-performing, US-based resources who work closely with our experienced professionals to deliver project-based work and managed services to our federal clients. The Service Delivery Center is a core component of the Government & Public Sector practice (GPS). This position supports the Assurance team by supervising and performing quality checks on audit reporting and documentation. In this position, Analysts will coach Associate Analyst I, Associate Analyst II, and Analyst positions in skills related to Data and Analytics.

Your key responsibilities

• Supervise the work of Associate Analyst I, Associate Analyst II, and Analyst
• Manage the administration of audit reporting and documentation
• Identify potential audit issues or unusual relationships from analysis of financial statements
• Apply accounting and auditing concepts to client situations
• Assume responsibility for the documentation and execution of specific audit procedures
• Identify opportunities to enhance audit techniques
• Oversee the development of audit and accounting client deliverables
• Perform financial and audit data analytics
• Monitor project scope and schedule and the progress of client engagement deliverables.
• Develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders across other EY functional groups
• Meet engagement project expectations defined by project and engagement stakeholders
• Identify, communicate and address project risks, assumptions and constraints
• Direct field work, inform supervisors of the engagement status and manage Analyst performance
• Assist in managing resources, communications, and cost management of projects/programs
• Demonstrate the ability to effectively negotiate priorities across multiple groups/teams
• Manage the collection and documentation of client financial and audit data for weekly, monthly and ad hoc reporting
• Accept responsibility for delivery of engagement specific tasks as directed
• Oversee, review and analyze the work of lower level ranks, Associate Analyst I, Associate Analyst II, and Analyst

To qualify for the role, you must have

• United States citizenship; and must be able to obtain and maintain a secret clearance or higher
• Bachelor's degree
• Minimum of 3 years' experience (with at least one (1) years' federal experience) in Business, Finance, Economics, Accounting related field
• Strong communication, facilitation and presentation skills
• Ability to monitor and manage project milestone deadlines and budget requirements
• Ability to evaluate project structure accuracy and adjust, if necessary
• Experience working with accounting, business management and/or technology and data analytics concepts
• Confidence working with a nationally distributed team and ability to oversee and direct resources in a managed services environment
• Ability manage teams to meet tight deadlines and follow up on open issues
• Excellent English language skills ' both written and verbal
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint)
• Travel may be required up to 20% of your time

Ideally you'll also have

CGFM or CDFM are desirable