As a Manager in Deloitte Risk & Financial Advisory’s - Government Contracts Advisory Services (GCAS) practice you will help organizations that contract with the government to effectively navigate business risks and opportunities—from strategic, and financial risks to operational, and regulatory risks—to gain competitive advantage. Our market-leading teams help clients embrace complexity to accelerate performance, disrupt through innovation, and lead in their industries. You may also be exposed to other disciplines including Accounting Advisory, ERP Optimization and Process Automation.
Work you’ll do
As a manager you will be responsible for the tactical aspects of GCAS client engagements under the direction of a Senior Manager or Partner/Managing Director. This includes the day-to-day execution of the engagement plan and interaction with client staff and senior management. In addition, the Manager will play a critical role in the development of innovative services and tools to deploy in the GCAS offerings.
The team
GCAS serves organizations that contract with the Federal, State and Local governments. Our clients are the leading organizations across multiple industries, including aerospace and defense, energy, construction, manufacturing, technology and telecom, healthcare, automotive and financial services.
GCAS assists clients with business strategy and transformation, ERP/IT design, operational excellence, compliance, internal controls, and risk management by interpreting and implementing government contracting rules and regulations.
The GCAS team is equipped to assist with a broad range of contracting challenges, including issues arising from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), and Cost Accounting Standards (CAS). We support our clients with compliance strategy, business systems, analyzing government allegations of noncompliance and facilitate interface with federal audit and contract administration personnel. Additionally, we assist our clients by anticipating and evaluating new legislation and regulations, and by participating with industry in the regulatory process.
Required Qualifications:
- BA/BS or advanced degree in one of the following areas: Finance/Accounting, Law, Business Management, Operations
- 6+ years of relevant experience
- Experience designing and implementing compliance programs including risk assessments, testing for unallowable costs, reviewing, or preparing forward pricing rates proposals and incurred cost submissions for submission to the US Government
- Experience with preparation of CASB disclosure statements
- Experience with complex cost allocation structure design, modeling and associated cost impacts
- Designing, maintaining, and/or testing policies, procedures and controls related to DFARS contractor business systems (e.g., accounting, estimating, purchasing, EVMS)
- Experience with organizational design and restructuring, operating model design, governance model design, and finance and/or operations transformation as relates to government contractors
- Experience with merger & Acquisition (M&A) due diligence
- Experience with contract compliance and disputes/litigation support
- Experience with a variety of analytics tools (e.g., QlikView, Tableau, Power Bi)
- Consulting experience with knowledge of all aspects of engagement lifecycle, including skills in proposal development, project management, problem solving and critical thinking, team management and development, and delivering executive presentations
- Solid understanding of government contracting regulations (e.g., CAS, FAR, TINA) considered “drivers” for effective ethics and compliance programs
- Must be legally eligible to work in the United States without the need for sponsorship, now or at any time in the future
- Ability to travel approximately 25%-50%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve
Preferred Qualifications:
- Industry experience in any of the following a plus: government contractor finance, contracts, operations, or compliance; DCAA or DCMA
- ERP systems configuration, implementation, and/or business process and controls (e.g., Oracle, SAP, Deltek Costpoint)
- Evaluation of IT controls and understanding of NIST cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., NIST SP 800-171)
- A dynamic, detail-oriented, self-starter ability to balance multiple projects across several teams
- Strong work ethic and project- and people-management skills
- Ability to rapidly build and sustain relationships, based on trust and consistent delivery to expectations
- Relevant certifications (CPA, CIA) desirable but not required
For individuals assigned and/or hired to work in Colorado, Nevada, California, Washington, New York City or Jersey City, Deloitte is required by law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This compensation range is specific to New York City or Jersey City and takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $120,765.00 to $213,725.00.
You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.