Audit and Compliance Auditor I

Senior Technical Reviewer And Subject-Matter Expert
The candidate selected for this position will:

• Serve as the senior technical reviewer and subject-matter expert for the Compliance and Audits Branch. Review and approve complex standard termination statistical, compliance, and premature distribution audits; evaluate audit reports, workpapers, determination letters, and enforcement actions; and ensure audit conclusions are accurate, fully supported, and consistent with applicable auditing standards, ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code, PBGC regulations, and plan provisions.
• Provide authoritative technical advice, guidance, training, and assistance on large, complex, and/or critical standard termination audits. Advise and mentor auditors on plan document analysis, benefit formula interpretation, participant benefit calculations and valuations, sampling methodologies, and complex plan features; and provide technical support to management, counsel, and other PBGC professionals on audit determinations and benefit calculation issues.
• Communicate complex audit findings, technical positions, and corrective-action requirements to staff auditors, managers, plan administrators, plan sponsors, actuaries, attorneys, and other stakeholders. Present and defend audit determinations, deliver briefings and training, and use persuasion and negotiation to resolve disputed technical issues.
• Analyze changes in laws, regulations, policies, and audit requirements and determine their impact on the standard termination audit program. Develop and update audit procedures, manuals, training materials, review standards, and written technical guidance; prepare and review audit determination letters and reports; and formulate authoritative written recommendations on complex and unprecedented issues.