Forensic and Integrity Services - Government Contract Services - Manager

EY•Hartford, DC

11d•$104,800 - $218,500

About The Position

EY’s Government Contract Services (GCS) team advises organizations across the lifecycle of U.S. government contracts, grants, federally funded programs, and public works projects subject to federal and state labor standards. Its work includes pricing, cost accounting, regulatory and prevailing-wage compliance, audit readiness, business systems, investigations, disputes, mergers and acquisitions diligence and integration, and operational improvement. The Manager will lead and support client engagements throughout the government contracting lifecycle. This includes managing workstreams, supervising teams, analyzing complex financial and operational data, assessing compliance risks, supporting government audits, strengthening business systems and controls, developing compliant cost accounting structures, and improving processes for pricing, estimating, billing, procurement, contract administration, and financial reporting. The role also includes extensive prevailing-wage compliance work involving federal and state labor standards. The position is part of a nationally recognized advisory practice supporting clients from pursuit and pricing through contract performance, audit response, remediation, disputes, investigations, and transactions. The role calls for technical curiosity, sound judgment, clear communication, collaboration, and the ability to research complex requirements and develop practical client solutions. The position is open anywhere in the country. Travel and work beyond standard hours may be necessary.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, law, finance, business, or a related field.
5 to 8 years of relevant work experience.
At least one professional designation, such as CPA, CFE, or CFA.
In-depth experience understanding and applying U.S. federal regulatory and statutory requirements for public acquisitions and assistance awards, including most of FAR, CAS, DFARS, 2 CFR 200, prevailing-wage requirements, and Medicare, Medicaid, and/or FSS.
Knowledge of contract or grant cost accounting practices, pricing, supply chain, or contracts in a government contracting and/or grants environment.
Ability to assess, interpret, and apply government acquisition, assistance-award, and labor-standards regulations and industry standards.
Ability to develop technical responses to government award audits, compliance matters, audit findings, and remediation requests.
Previous experience in a client-facing environment.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical concepts to varied audiences.
Ability to manage engagement teams of 2 to 10 resources.
Excellent project and time-management skills and ability to prioritize across multiple engagements.
Strong negotiation and influencing skills, and confidence communicating complex technical concepts to a wide range of audiences.
Willingness and ability to travel and work beyond standard hours when necessary.
Reliable transportation to and from EY offices and client sites; a driver’s license is strongly recommended because rideshare and public transportation may not be available in all locations.

Nice To Haves

Extensive experience with DCAA, DCMA, OIG, GSA, VA, HHS, DOE, NSF, DOL, or other federal agency audit or oversight activities.
Hands-on experience building indirect rate models, including incurred cost submissions, forward pricing rates, CAS cost impacts, or rate restructuring.
Experience assessing, implementing, and monitoring DFARS business systems.
Experience with mergers and acquisitions, including due diligence, integration, divestitures, carveouts or spinoffs, and related compliance and cost-accounting impacts.
Experience with prevailing-wage and apprenticeship compliance, including certified payroll, labor-compliance systems, Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigations, or prevailing-wage diligence for tax-credit transfers and transactions.
Experience with Deltek Costpoint, Unanet, JAMIS, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, Netsuite data analytics, automation, AI-enabled compliance, or other technology used by government contractors.

Responsibilities

Manage key components of a portfolio of GCS projects, including strategy, planning, and execution.
Build long-term relationships with existing and potential clients and develop tailored insights based on their businesses.
Assess current processes and controls, identify gaps, and help design practical improvements for estimating, pricing, accounting, procurement, billing, contract administration, and compliance programs.
Coach and develop team members through work-product reviews, constructive feedback, and opportunities to build technical and client-service skills.
Interpret and apply statutes, regulations, agency supplements, and award-specific requirements, including FAR, DFARS, CAS, and 2 CFR 200.
Support clients on DCAA, DCMA, OIG, GSA, VA FSS, and other government audit and oversight matters, including readiness, response, remediation, and documentation.
Develop and review indirect rate structures, incurred cost submissions, forward pricing rate proposals, CASB Disclosure Statements, cost impacts, and cost accounting practice changes.
Assess cost accounting, pricing, estimating, billing, procurement, timekeeping, contract administration, prevailing-wage, and business-system processes.
Lead prevailing-wage compliance engagements involving SCLS, DBA/DBRA, IRA prevailing-wage and apprenticeship requirements, and state prevailing-wage laws.
Perform prevailing-wage work including wage-determination and worker-classification analysis, certified-payroll and fringe-benefit testing, apprenticeship compliance, correction and penalty calculations, compliance monitoring, and support for Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigations.
Contribute to proposals, thought leadership, training, recruiting, and broader GCS practice development.
Collaborate and grow with the broader GCS team.