EY
EY

EY is a global professional services firm offering audit, tax, consulting, and advisory expertise. Its teams help organizations address complex business challenges, strengthen trust in financial reporting and markets, and use data and technology to support transformation.

The firm provides services including corporate finance advisory, transaction strategy, and technology consulting. EY works with clients across areas such as healthcare, legal services, marketing, energy, finance, and government, with sustainability and innovation informing many of its solutions.

EY Senior Associate, General Ledger and Accounts Payable, Government Infrastructure, Chicago Onsite

Senior accounting role at EY supporting general ledger, accounts payable, expenses, and financial reporting for government and infrastructure clients. The position involves reconciliations, audits, compliance, and Deltek Costpoint processes.

Description

  • Manage daily general ledger, accounts payable, and expense activities
  • Prepare and review journal entries and related supporting schedules
  • Reconcile balance sheet and income statement accounts
  • Analyze financial statements
  • Support subperiod-end, month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing processes
  • Process and review accounts payable vouchers and expense reports
  • Help ensure compliance with GAAP, FAR, CAS, DFARS, EY policies, internal controls, and applicable laws and regulations
  • Investigate and resolve accounting issues, reconciling items, and variances
  • Prepare schedules and documentation for internal and external audits
  • Maintain general ledger structures, configurations, audit-ready records, vendor master data, and the accounts payable subledger
  • Monitor the general ledger inbox, accounts payable workflow, and unresolved items
  • Contribute to Costpoint testing, validation, implementation, and process improvement initiatives
  • Create desktop procedures, reconciliation templates, procedure guides, and training materials
  • Train and coach staff on systems, policies, procedures, and external requirements
  • Work with G&I Finance, Compliance, Contracts Management, Subcontracts Management, Purchasing, and other stakeholders
  • Prepare subcontractor and vendor accruals for month-end close
  • Conduct ad hoc analyses and support special projects
  • Use firm-provided AI tools, including Copilot, on a regular basis

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
  • At least 4–6 years of relevant accounting experience
  • Three or more years of government contracting experience
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance
  • Knowledge of Deltek Costpoint
  • Experience in government contracting
  • Experience with general ledger, accounts payable, and expense processes
  • Microsoft Excel proficiency, including pivot tables, complex formulas, and lookup functions
  • Strong analytical and critical-thinking abilities
  • Effective problem-solving skills
  • Proactive approach to continuous improvement
  • High attention to detail
  • Collaborative approach to work
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to work independently, take ownership, and manage competing priorities

Benefits

  • Medical and dental insurance coverage
  • Pension and 401(k) plans
  • Flexible vacation policy
  • EY-paid holidays
  • Winter and summer breaks
  • Personal and family care leave
  • Other leave-of-absence options
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Inclusive workplace culture
  • Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities

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