Forensics - Insurance and Federal Claims Services - Experienced Staff - Tallahassee

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IFCS Tallahassee Staff

 

The opportunity

Join EY's Insurance and Federal Claims Services practice, where we specialize in assisting clients with their financial recovery objectives following disaster events such as hurricanes, fires, tornadoes and pandemics. We are a leading professional services firm providing grants management and compliance, and insurance claims services to some of the most complex and prestigious public and private sector entities.  The EY team is composed of a diverse group of professionals to include accountants with disaster management experience, former insurance adjusters with engineering backgrounds, former FEMA professionals, and other claims professionals who work together to provide our clients with unparalleled expertise.

 

Your key responsibilities

In this role, you will work with engagement teams to provide government and public sector clients with a variety of services associated with the administration, management and compliance of disaster recovery funding made available through complex grant and stimulus programs (FEMA, HUD CDBG-DR, ARPA).  This might include assisting with large grant projects for states and local governments, interacting with local governments to support project development, organizing and analyzing large volumes of information, and verifying numerous aspects of compliance including transaction testing and programmatic requirements.

Travel and presence at client sites may be required.

 

Skills and attributes for success

• Take responsibility for high quality execution and delivery of specific parts of the engagement
• Demonstrate strong technical and analytic skills
• Develop yourself and others through seeking and offering on-the-job coaching
• Use technology to continually learn and share your knowledge with other team members
• Maintain a strong focus on the client and be responsive to their requests
• Develop relationships with client and other stakeholder personnel
• Work effectively with teams of varying sizes

 

To qualify for the role you must have:

• A bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Law, Business, Finance, Emergency Management or related field
• Minimum of 1 year of related compliance, audit, or financial management experience, ideally with a government agency or professional services firm

• Effective organization and time management skills and the ability to prioritize when working on multiple engagements
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Good attention to detail
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint 

Ideally, you’ll also have:

• An understanding of federal disaster grant programs, such as FEMA PA, FEMA HMGP, CDBG-DR
• A strong interest in the government and public sector
• Experience with FEMA Grants Portal   

What we look for

We are looking for passionate leaders who are eager to assist individuals, governments, and organizations during their most critical times. A strong technical foundation is crucial, along with the ability to convert complex information into actionable insights. We value individuals who can build and maintain both internal and external relationships and are dedicated to deep