Government Services Manager Consultant- FEMA

About the role

EisnerAmper is seeking a Manager in our Government Services Practice with strong familiarity with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funded initiatives, including the Public Assistance, Individual Assistance, Hazard Mitigation, and Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities programs. This role is ideal for someone with a proven track record of supporting complex programs in a compliance- or finance-related role, particularly with experience working with state and/or local recovery programs and knowledge of relevant FEMA regulations and policies.

Responsibilities

• Perform supervisory responsibilities for the team, including ensuring staff members meet expectations, serving as a performance career coach, and completing annual evaluations.
• Evaluate client needs and engagement scope, manage activities for completing work, and assist with oversight of overall quality control of client deliverables.
• Support clients in maintaining compliance with FEMA regulations and 2 CFR 200, including assessing audit readiness, compliance, and administrative gaps.
• Support clients in expediting complex closeout of multiple open disasters.
• Support client financial management and accounting functions, including time and cost unit operations, cost tracking, and reconciliation.
• Use knowledge and experience to help determine the method of program implementation.
• Support team strategic planning and growth by identifying and tracking disaster recovery trends and updates, and identifying opportunities to provide new or expanded services.
• Actively engage in business development activities such as participating at conferences, developing thought leadership and insights, and responding to requests for proposals, including identifying and reviewing funding opportunities and developing and submitting proposals.
• Identify recovery-related assistance gaps/needs and provide recommendations to leverage current resources to increase program impact.
• May be required to occasionally work extended hours or travel to/work from different firm offices and/or client locations.

Requirements

• 5+ years of previous experience in state and/or local disaster recovery programs administering FEMA funds, including 3+ years in a management or supervisory role.
• Bachelor’s degree in Public Policy, Public Administration, Public Safety, Emergency Management, Disaster Management, or an approved related field.
• Knowledge of and experience with FEMA disaster programs, including related statutes, regulations, policies, processes, and compliance and/or financial management functions.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of consulting and business development experience.
• Certified Emergency Manager (CEM), Associate Emergency Manager (AEM), Program Management Professional (PgMP), or Project Management Professional (PMP) certifications.
• Project management experience, including creating and managing project budgets and schedules, and invoicing.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities under tight deadlines.
• Strong communication and analytical skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Familiarity with using and building tools in AI systems such as Claude, Copilot, and ChatGPT.

About the Government Sector Services Team

EisnerAmper provides assurance, advisory, and outsourcing services to hundreds of governmental clients, including federal, state, local, and county/parish governmental entities, municipalities, public retirement systems, school boards, and districts. Our professionals understand a wide range of funding sources, operational challenges, and reporting requirements, including ever-changing regulatory requirements, Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) pronouncements, and federal grant administrative requirements.

We provide a full scope of services to large programs funded for federal relief to recover from significant declared disasters (ARPA, CARES, FEMA PA/IA, and HUD-CDBG/CDSG) and large federally funded infrastructure, housing, and energy programs (IIJA, IRA, EPA, etc.). As strategic advisors, we help maintain compliance, streamline operations, and maximize resources so governmental entities can focus on providing citizens with the vital services they need.

EisnerAmper is one of the largest accounting, tax, and business advisory firms, with approximately 450 partners and 4,500 employees worldwide. Our clients include enterprises as diverse as sophisticated financial institutions, PE firms, start-ups, global public firms, and middle-market companies, as well as high net worth individuals, family offices, not-for-profit organizations, and entrepreneurial ventures across a variety of industries.

Preferred location: Miami.