Government and Public Sector Markets Finance Director

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Government and Public Sector Markets Finance Director

 

Overview

 

The Government and Public Sector (“GPS”) Markets Finance Director will report to the GPS Finance & Accounting Leader.

 

The opportunity

 

In this role you’ll be responsible to create and lead a high performing Markets Finance team in support of the GPS business.  You will serve as the single point of contact for client server questions and financial support needs for GPS engagements, accounts and sectors. You will build a team that can address financial issues from very simple in nature to very complex, with reasonable turnaround times and high quality information. As well as leading a large team within finance, the lead also collaborates with other Finance departments to build support which is seamless for client servers. In many cases, Markets Finance is the representative of the back office to the client servers team, and serve as ‘quarterback’ for financial matters.  They team with others to accomplish a spectrum of financial needs for engagement teams, and they roll up financial insights at a more strategic level for Accounts and Sectors.  They continuously improve client service, to enhance services to meet emerging needs, and to maximise benefits realization, and efficiency. This role will coach Markets Finance leads at more junior levels and foster development of staff and work to build a pipeline of high performing individuals, and constantly focus on developing the next generation of leads.

 

Your key responsibilities

 

• Work with GPS Finance & Accounting leader to structure Markets Finance organization in support of EY’s growing GPS practice, with properly supportive alignment to market-oriented leaders (Sector leads, GCSPs, EPs, etc.) 
• Lead in shaping and evolving the Markets Finance role within the model of the larger GPS finance organization and in context of the broader GPS operating model.
• Assess level of staff needs and ensure workloads are balanced, enabling all team members to experience well-being while also meeting the needs of the business.
• Lead development of and career planning for EY GPS Markets Finance team members, including visioning learning, development and training needs.
• Accountable for hiring, onboarding and developing a training program for all GPS Markets Finance professionals. Serve as day to day management for Markets Finance Sector leads (Associate Directors) and establish connections with all levels, ensuring a fully connected Markets Finance community within GPS.
• Responsible to maintain and execute controls, policies and procedures from an engagement perspective that ensure engagement financials comply with US government regulatory (FAR, DFARS, CAS) requirements and EY GPS policies and procedures.
• Champion the development of tools, processes, and procedures to monitor and manage engagement financials and optimize financial management at an account and sector level.
• Lead the preparation of annual budgets at engagement, account and sector levels.  Throughout the year, regularly update monthly, annual and multi-year business forecasts, inclusive of existing engagement portfolio, new business pipeline, and stretch goals.
• Responsible for the team that issues all invoices to EY clients and prime contractors. 
• Responsible for the team sets up of engagements in Deltek Costpoint, inclusive of all project indicative data, attributes, revenue and billing formulas.
• Support external project audits with outside independent auditors and regulatory agencies (e.g., DCAA, DCMA)
• Work across the GPS Finance team to ensure all financial needs are met at an engagement, account and sector level.
• Deliver financial insights to the GPS Finance Leader, always in pursuit of world-class financ