Government Services Senior Manager- FEMA

At EisnerAmper, we look for individuals who welcome new ideas, encourage innovation, and are eager to make an impact. Whether you’re starting out in your career or taking your next step as a seasoned professional, the EisnerAmper experience is one-of-a-kind. You can design a career you’ll love from top to bottom – we give you the tools you need to succeed and the autonomy to reach your goals.

About the role

EisnerAmper is seeking a Senior Manager in our Government Services practice to lead large-scale disaster recovery programs funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). This role focuses on FEMA-funded initiatives, including Public Assistance, Individual Assistance, Hazard Mitigation, and Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities programs. Responsibilities include driving business development, leading consulting teams, and delivering firm objectives.

What it Means to Work for EisnerAmper

• Be part of one of the largest and fastest-growing accounting and advisory firms in the industry.
• Enjoy flexibility to manage your days in support of work/life balance.
• Join a culture recognized with multiple top “Places to Work” awards.
• Collaborate in an environment where diverse cultures, ideas, and experiences drive innovative solutions.
• Work authentically to inspire and achieve your best.

Responsibilities

• Lead large, complex state and community-level recovery programs administering FEMA funds, including managing compliance and financial oversight functions such as audit, financial management, and closeout activities.
• Evaluate client needs, recommend project approaches, define engagement scope, and manage activities to ensure quality control of client deliverables.
• Drive revenue through new and incremental growth of current and prospective clients.
• Manage teams through all phases of a program: strategic planning, work planning, mobilization, execution, and completion, ensuring alignment with scope, schedule, budget, and contract requirements.
• Manage client situations by interpreting federal regulations and determining project implementation methods.
• Engage in business development activities, including attending conferences, responding to requests for proposals, identifying funding opportunities, and developing proposals.
• Advise executive leadership on emerging FEMA policy changes, federal legislation, and disaster recovery trends, translating guidance into actionable growth strategies and recovery frameworks.
• Develop and maintain relationships with governmental entities and other firms providing disaster services.
• Lead and participate in proposal writing teams, including writing and coordinating submissions.
• Develop disaster recovery thought leadership and insights.
• Identify recovery-related assistance gaps and recommend resource leveraging strategies to increase program impact.
• Perform supervisory responsibilities, including coaching staff, providing feedback to leadership, and completing annual evaluations.
• Occasionally work extended hours or travel to different firm offices and/or client locations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Policy, Public Administration, Public Safety, Emergency Management, Disaster Management, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in disaster recovery, emergency management, and state, local, and/or federal disaster recovery programs.
• 5+ years of consulting and/or client support and business development experience.
• 5+ years in a management or supervisory role.
• Knowledge of and experience with FEMA disaster programs, including related statutes, regulations, policies, processes, and compliance or financial management functions.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree (preferred).
• Certifications such as Certified Emergency Manager (CEM), Associate Emergency Manager (AEM), Program Management Professional (PgMP), or Project Management Professional (PMP) (preferred).
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills in business and technical environments.
• Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced, and innovative environment.
• Strong time management skills to perform effectively under tight deadlines and manage multiple priorities.
• High degree of professionalism, including maintaining confidentiality.
• Computer literacy with intermediate or advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Familiarity with AI systems such as Claude, Copilot, or ChatGPT.

About our Government Sector Services Team

EisnerAmper provides assurance, advisory, and outsourcing services to hundreds of governmental clients, including federal, state, local, and county entities, municipalities, public retirement systems, school boards, and districts. Our professionals understand diverse funding sources, operational challenges, and reporting requirements, helping clients navigate regulatory changes, GASB pronouncements, and federal grant administrative requirements.

We offer a full scope of services to large programs funded by federal relief for disaster recovery (ARPA, CARES, FEMA PA/IA, HUD-CDBG/CDSG) and federally funded infrastructure, housing, and energy programs (IIJA, IRA, EPA). As strategic advisors, we help maintain compliance, streamline operations, and maximize resources so governmental entities can focus on delivering vital services to citizens.

About EisnerAmper

EisnerAmper is one of the largest accounting, tax, and business advisory firms, with approximately 500 partners and 5,000 employees worldwide. We combine responsiveness with a long-range perspective to help clients meet pressing challenges and position them for future success. Our clients include sophisticated financial institutions, start-ups, global public firms, middle-market companies, high net worth individuals, family offices, not-for-profit organizations, and entrepreneurial ventures across various industries. We also serve attorneys, financial professionals, bankers, and investors who support these clients.

Preferred Location: Baton Rouge