Analyst

About the Role

The Government and Infrastructure practice of Ernst & Young LLP provides a full range of consulting and audit services to help Federal, State, Local, and Education clients achieve their mission outcomes. The Service Delivery Center is comprised of high-performing, US-based resources who work closely with experienced professionals to deliver project-based work and managed services to federal clients. This position assists the Assurance team by completing auditing report and documentation tasks, auditing tasks, and support tasks. Analysts will develop skills related to Assurance and supervise tasks performed by Associate Analyst I and Associate Analyst IIs.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with managing the administration of audit reporting and documentation by compiling data, analyzing results, developing reports, and reviewing results developed by Associate Analysts.
• Identify potential audit issues or unusual relationships from financial statement analysis and raise them to the supervisor for resolution.
• Apply accounting and auditing concepts to client situations.
• Assist in managing the documentation and execution of specific audit procedures by maintaining document control, compiling data and documentation, and reviewing results developed by Associate Analysts.
• Identify opportunities to enhance audit techniques and provide recommendations to the supervisor.
• Complete and/or supervise the development of audit and accounting client deliverables.
• Perform financial and audit data analytics.
• Assist in monitoring project scope, schedule, and the progress of client engagement deliverables by tracking progress in MS Project, identifying potential risks of missed deliverable deadlines, compiling status reports, and developing team status reports.
• Assist with monitoring cost management of projects and engagements by tracking expenditures, calculating metrics, compiling data, developing reports, and reviewing results developed by Associate Analysts.
• 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.
• Collect and document client financial and audit data for weekly, monthly, and ad hoc reporting.
• Execute and deliver engagement-specific tasks as directed.
• Review Associate Analyst I and Associate Analyst II work as needed or as directed.
• Communicate the progress of assigned tasks to the supervisor on a periodic basis.
• Communicate with the client in connection with executing audit procedures, as necessary.

Skills and Attributes For Success

• Intellectual curiosity and strong sense of professional skepticism.
• Ability to quickly grasp complex processes involving multiple stakeholders and information systems.
• Effective teaming and collaboration with individuals from a variety of backgrounds and skillsets.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Bachelor's degree
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in Business, Finance, Economics, Accounting, or other related field.
• United States citizenship; and must be able to obtain and maintain a secret clearance or higher.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and presentation skills.
• Ability to determine if projects are meeting milestone deadlines and budget requirements.
• Experience in analyzing and solving problems.
• Experience working with accounting, business management, and/or technology concepts.
• Confidence in working with a nationally distributed team.
• Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint).
• Ability to become proficient with Tableau and Visio.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and follow up on open issues.
• Excellent English language skills both written and verbal.
• Flexibility to travel up to 20%.

Qualifications (Ideally)

• CPA, CGFM, or CDFM certifications.