Location: Anywhere in Country At EY, we're all in to shape your future with confidence. We'll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. Join EY and help to build a better working world. EY's Government Contract Services ( GCS ) team helps organizations navigate the entire lifecycle of U.S. Government contracts, grants, federally funded programs, public works projects subject to federal and state labor standards. We advise clients on pricing, cost accounting, regulatory compliance, prevailing wage compliance, audit readiness, business systems, investigations, disputes, M&A diligence and integration, and operational improvements that help them compete effectively while managing compliance risk. The opportunity Our GCS team works with industry-leading clients to develop innovative recommendations to some of the most challenging compliance risks and market opportunities that they face. You can expect to work on a broad mix of advisory, compliance, pricing, cost accounting, audit readiness, transaction, and dispute-related matters while building deep technical and client service skills in a highly specialized market. Our prevailing wage capabilities helps government contractors, energy and infrastructure developers, tax credit investors, and public works contractors comply with federal and state labor standards, including Service Contract Labor Standards, Davis-Bacon and Related Acts, Inflation Reduction Act prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements, and state prevailing wage laws. Your key responsibilities As a Manager in GCS , you will lead and support client engagements throughout the government contracting lifecycle. You will manage workstreams, supervise team members, analyze complex financial and operational data, and develop practical recommendations for clients operating under U.S. Government contract and grant requirements. You will also help clients assess compliance risks, respond to government audits, strengthen business systems and controls, develop compliant cost accounting structures, and improve processes that support pricing, estimating, billing, procurement, contract administration, and financial reporting. Skills and attributes for success + Managing the key components of a portfolio of GCS projects, including strategy, planning and execution + Developing long-term relationships across a network of existing and potential clients, understanding their businesses to provide tailored insights + Assessing current-state processes and controls, identifying gaps, and helping design practical improvements to estimating, pricing, accounting, procurement, billing, contract administration, and compliance programs + Developing your team through timely coaching, review of work product, constructive feedback, and opportunities to build technical and client service skills + Interpreting and applying applicable statutes and regulations (e.g. FAR , DFARS , CAS , 2 CFR 200, agency supplements), and award-specific requirements to real client situations + Supporting clients with DCAA , DCMA , OIG , GSA , VA FSS , and other government audit and oversight matters, including audit readiness, audit response, remediation, and documentation support + Developing and reviewing indirect rate structures, incurred cost submissions, forward pricing rate proposals, CASB Disclosure Statements, cost impacts, and cost accounting practice changes + Assessing cost accounting, pricing, estimating, billing, procurement, timekeeping, contract administration, prevailing wage, and business system processes + Leading prevailing wage compliance engagements under SCLS , DBA / DBRA , IRA prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements, and state prevailing wage laws, including wage determination and worker classification analysis, certified payroll and fringe benefit testing, apprenticeship compliance, correction and penalty calculations, compliance monitoring programs, and Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigation support + Contributing to proposals, thought leadership, training, recruiting, and broader GCS practice development + A strong desire to collaborate and grow with the broader GCS team To qualify for the role you must have + A bachelor's degree in accounting, law, finance, business or related field + 5 to 8 years' relevant work experience + Possess at least one professional designation, such as CPA , CFE , CFA + In depth experience with understanding and applying knowledge of U.S. federal regulatory and statutory requirements pertaining to public acquisitions and assistance awards, including most of the following: + Federal Acquisition Regulation ( FAR ), + Cost Accounting Standards ( CAS ), + Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement ( DFARS ), + 2 CFR 200 + Prevailing wage requirements under Service Contract Labor Standards ( SCLS ), Davis Bacon Act ( DBA )/Davis Bacon and Related Act ( DBRA ), Inflation Reduction Act ( IRA ), and/or state prevailing wage laws + Medicare, Medicaid, and/or FSS + Knowledge of contract, grant cost accounting practices, pricing, supply chain, or contracts in a government contract and/or grants environment + Proven ability to assess, interpret, and apply government acquisition, assistance award, and labor standardsregulations 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 communications skills, including the ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly to varied audiences + The ability to manage engagement teams ranging from 2 to 10 resources + Excellent project and time management skills and the ability to prioritize when working on multiple engagements + Strong negotiation and influencing skills, and the confidence to communicate complex technical concepts to a wide range of audiences + The ability and willingness to travel and work in excess of standard hours when necessary + Access to reliable transportation to/from the EY office and client sites. A driver's license is strongly recommended as ride share and public transportation options may not be available in all locations Ideally, you'll also have + 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/spinoffs, or related compliance and cost accounting impacts + Experience with prevailing wage and apprenticeship compliance, including certified payroll and 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 What we look for You will join a nationally recognized government contracting advisory practice that supports clients across the full government contracting and federal funding lifecycle, from pursuit and pricing through contract performance, audit response, compliance remediation, disputes, investigations, and transactions. 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