Compliance Monitoring and Audit Specialist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Execute risk-based monitoring, internal controls, audit readiness, corrective actions, and compliance review functions for federally funded and public-sector initiatives.

• Carry out both desk and on-site monitoring of programs, projects, contractors, subrecipients, and internal processes.

• Create risk assessments, monitoring strategies, review protocols, sampling methods, interview frameworks, and documentation request lists.

• Assess compliance with grant agreements, contracts, policies, procedures, 2 CFR Part 200, 24 CFR 570, and relevant program criteria.

• Examine financial management, procurement, eligibility, records management, internal controls, performance, and reporting documentation.

• Record observations, concerns, findings, questioned expenses, root causes, recommendations, and management responses.

• Draft monitoring reports, executive summaries, briefing documents, and corrective action plans.

• Monitor corrective actions, evidence, deadlines, responsible parties, validation, and completion.

• Assist with Single Audits, GAGAS engagements, inspector general reviews, HUD monitoring, and other external oversight activities.

• Conduct quality assurance reviews and contribute to the prevention of fraud, waste, abuse, and conflicts of interest.

• Maintain compliance trackers, evidence repositories, issue logs, and audit-ready documentation.

• Convey requirements and findings objectively to clients, subrecipients, contractors, and project leadership.

• Provide training and technical assistance while identifying recurring risks and opportunities for process enhancement.

• Perform additional duties of a similar nature and level as assigned to fulfill project, client, and organizational objectives.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, public administration, business, auditing, grants management, or a related discipline.

• Minimum of five years of experience in compliance, auditing, grants management, monitoring, risk assessment, accounting, or public-sector consulting.

• Strong skills in analytical thinking, documentation, interviewing, and report writing.

• Capacity to communicate professionally, manage competing priorities, meet deadlines, and deliver accurate, organized work.

• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 applications and the ability to adapt to client and company systems.

• Preferred experience in CDBG-DR/CDBG-MIT, HUD, 2 CFR Part 200, 24 CFR 570, Single Audit, GAGAS, or federal grant monitoring.

• CPA, CIA, CISA, CGFM, PMP, CFE, or equivalent credential preferred.

• Prior experience in supporting HUD monitoring reviews and the closure of corrective actions preferred.

• Consulting experience with government clients or work conducted in a regulated, deadline-driven environment preferred.

• Experience collaborating with geographically dispersed, multidisciplinary, or surge teams preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• 401k Retirement Plan.

• Health Savings Account (HSA).

• Flexible Spending Account (FSA).

• Life, AD&D, short-term, and long-term disability coverage.

• Opportunities for professional and personal development.

• Generous paid time off.

• Commuter and wellness benefits.

• Equal employment opportunity.

• Drug-free workplace.

• Pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks.