EY Government Public Sector - Internal Audit Senior Manager 

United States, Virginia, Arlington 

535531170

Your key responsibilities

As a Senior Manager, you may be assigned to one or more federal agencies as your primary clients. In this role, you will likely be responsible for managing all operations and delivery of multiple client engagements or focused on one particular project, depending on engagement requirements and size/complexity. This varies based on firm needs and current engagement availability. Your daily responsibilities may include working alongside other EY professionals, teaming partners, and client personnel on a wide variety of tasks ranging from engagement delivery and economics, managing client relationships, business development and pursuit support, internal initiatives and trainings, and supporting EY's career counselor and performance feedback program. On your engagements, you will be responsible for leading teams in ensuring all contract requirements are met and deliverables are submitted on time and in accordance with EY quality standards. You will also serve as a direct point-of-contact for client personnel and be responsible for handling executive level meetings and presentations as the internal audit Subject Matter Resource (SMR) and team lead. This will include managing and reviewing all project status reports, deliverables, supporting effective engagement economics to include staffing and budget forecasting, and supporting client requests.

As one of our performance improvement finance advisors, you'll help crucial government departments and agencies continuously achieve and sustain performance improvement in a rapidly changing environment. Working in multidisciplinary teams, often directly with leaders of major organizations, you'll bring diverse perspectives to every challenge. We'll help you achieve your potential by supporting your professional development and by providing you with opportunities to build your skills in shared services.

Key responsibilities of the position include:

• Establishing and maintaining internal and external relationships
• Developing reports, dashboards and schedules for the client and other parties
• Communicating and updating the management team on progress made
• Demonstrating flexibility when it comes to engagement needs
• Meeting firm utilization targets
• Guiding junior staff, reviewing their work and providing performance feedback
• Supporting people-related initiatives, including recruiting events and interview nights
• Staying current on CPE requirements and continuously improving technical skills

Skills and attributes for success

• Knowledge and experience in the Federal Government internal and external audit process.
• Experience in leading or assisting in the implementation of OMB Circular A-123 assessments to include Enterprise Risk Management and Appendices A, B, C, and D.
• Strong working knowledge of the following federal business processes; funds management, budget formulation and execution, receivables management, disbursements, procurement, property management, human resources, financial reporting, and grants management
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint)
• Strong report-writing skills to communicate findings and recommendations to clients
• Knowledge of working paper documentation standards
• Excellent communication skills to discuss observations and negotiate the acquisition of data for testing and reporting on internal controls
• Ability to conduct research on regulatory guidance, current industry standards and trends, and new legislation and requirements.
• Ability to work independently with clients and on project teams
• Ability and willingness to support and develop strong performing teams by supervising and developing team members
• Ability and willingness to hold difficult conversations (with team members and clients) professionally and timely.
• Project and people management skills and experience
• Experience and knowledge of engagement economics: budget-to-actuals, contract, burn rates, invoicing.
• Extensive experience in the government acquisition and contracting process.
• Knowledge and experience of proposal process to include: pricing, technical requirements, subcontracting arrangements, and technical writing.

To qualify for the role you must have

• A bachelor's or master's degree in business, accounting or finance, or a related discipline
• A minimum of eight years of experience working as an IA auditor or IA risk advisor for a public accounting firm, a professional services firm, or within the industry
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance of Secret level or higher
• US certification in at least one of the following: CPA (Certified Public Accountant), CIA (Certified Internal Auditor), CGFM (Certified Government Financial Manager), CDFM (Certified Defense Financial Manager, CA (Chartered Accountant), CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor), CMA (Certified Management Accountant), CRISC (Certified in Risk and Information System Control), RIMS-CRMP (Certified Risk Management Professional).

Ideally, you'll also have

• Experience with OMB Circular A-123 assessments or financial statement audit, attestation and remediation.
• Working knowledge of the US Standard General Ledger (USSGL) and the Statements of Federal Financial Accounting Standards (SFFAS)

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.