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Location

McLean, VA | United States

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Job description

EY focuses on high-ethical standards and integrity among its employees and expects all candidates to demonstrate these qualities.  At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.

From strategy to execution, the Government & Public Sector practice of Ernst & Young LLP provides a full range of consulting and audit services to help our Federal, State, Local and Education clients implement new ideas to help achieve their mission outcomes. We deliver real change and measurable results through our diverse, high-performing teams, quality work at the highest professional standards, operational know-how from across our global organization, and creative and bold ideas that drive innovation. We enable our government clients to achieve their mission of protecting the nation and serving the people; increasing public safety; improving healthcare for our military, veterans and citizens; delivering essential public services; and helping those in need. EY is ready to help our government build a better working world.  

The opportunity

This is a unique, entrepreneurial opportunity to actively build a larger practice. As part of our US GPS team, you will join a talented group of professionals to help governments and public sector organizations improve planning, budgetary and financial performance, and to meet public transparency and accountability requirements.

Your key responsibilities 

As one of our finance leaders, you'll help crucial state and local government departments and agencies continuously achieve and sustain performance improvement in a rapidly changing environment. Your role as a Senior Manager will focus on leading and delivering of client engagements, interacting at an executive level, as well as sales and practice development activities. In this role you could sell, deliver and manage finance transformation projects in these areas:

• Finance strategy development
• Finance operating model design
• Finance processes improvement
• Shared services and global business services design and implementation
• Outsourcing advisory
• Financial planning and analysis (FP&A)
• Finance systems (e.g., SAP), robotics, and intelligent automation
• Financial close, consolidation and reporting
• Cost management and profitability analysis
• Order-to-cash, procure-to-pay and record-to-report processes
• Additional responsibilities of the position include:
• Participating in and leading Finance engagements, including ERP implementations
• Managing financial, risk and quality aspects of client engagements
• Communicating issues, status and thought leadership to partners and clients
• Building relationships with external clients and internal peers to generate new business opportunities
• Understanding EY service offerings and providing subject-matter insight to bids, proposals, and service delivery execution
• Building, managing and motivating high-performing teams, including supporting people-related initiatives (e.g., recruitment, retention, training, competency development)
• Developing people through effective supervision, coaching, mentoring and performance assessment of all levels of staff
• Understanding and communicating workplace policies, procedures and practices to all levels of staff.

Skills and attributes for Success 

Key capabilities that you should be prepared to bring to client-facing and internal teams include:

• Entrepreneurial mindset – be excited about, and energized by, being part of building a larger practice
• Demonstration of working knowledge and aptitude in some of our key capabilities. (e.g. quality and risk management, technical operations, project management)
• Encouragement and facilitation of collaboration among team members; promoting an inclusive environment
• Effective organization and time management skills, with the ability to multitask and adhere to project deadlines
• Ability to lead certain client projects from planning through to execution
• Contributions to business development and client pursuit activities by preparing proposals, marketing presentations for potential clients and thought leadership brochures
• Strong communication skills, translating into the ability to communicate issues, status, and thought leadership effectively to partners and clients
• Ability to build impactful relationships with key influencers to effectively manage work and generate new business opportunities
• Ability to share leading practices and insights about current industry or subject-matter topics with EY US leaders, proposal teams and clients
• Ability to build, manage and motivate high-performing teams, including supporting people-related initiatives (e.g., recruitment, retention, training, competency development)
• Proactive collaborator who can organize and hold an initial C-suite conversation across all key offerings and business areas while have deep delivery experience in at least one key client business area
• Ability to develop people through effective leadership, coaching, mentoring and performance assessment of all levels

To qualify for the role you must have 

• A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and approximately eight years of relevant work experience or a master's degree with an emphasis on Finance, Accounting, Public Administration or other related field and approximately six years of relevant work experience. 
• Minimum of six years relevant experience in state and/or local financial management
• Originated from either Pension fund client, Big 4 or boutique consulting firm with strong existing relationships to CalPERS / CalSTRS C-suite to accelerate "opening the door"
• Preferred coverage and project experience across at least two of the following areas of a typical pension client: pension operations, management, pension administration and pension investments
• Preparing complex written or verbal materials (e.g., legislative reports, budget justifications, leadership briefings)
• Presenting complex issues to executives
• Leading multiple teams
• Providing formal feedback.
• Knowledge and experience in state or local budgeting (formulation or execution)
• Willingness to travel 20 – 30% or more. 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.

Ideally, you'll also have

• Willingness to relocate to the specific geographic area that will be under your purview; we are currently most interested in the following markets: Albany, Atlanta, Tallahassee, Phoenix and Sacramento
• Deep experience in at least one functional area (e.g., Finance, HR, IT)

What we look for 

Top performers have experience leading client service projects, business devolvement efforts and internal growth initiatives. The candidate should have experience delivering services for project plans on large, complex engagements, and navigating multi-stakeholder environments to keep projects on track.

What we offer

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 salary range for this job in most geographic locations in the US is $146,000 to $333,500. The salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $175,200 to $379,000.  Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography.  In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options. Under our flexible vacation policy, you’ll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances. You’ll also be granted time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.

• 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.

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

The exceptional EY experience. It’s yours to build.

EY | Building a better working world

EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.

Enabled by data and technology, diverse EY teams in over 150 countries provide trust through assurance and help clients grow, transform and operate.

Working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today.

EY is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer providing equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, genetic information, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other legally protected basis, including arrest and conviction records, in accordance with applicable law.

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