Compliance, Monitoring and Audit Specialist

Location: United States (Remote)

Salary: $90,824–$116,739 per year

Company

Michael Baker International provides engineering and consulting services for infrastructure, resilience, disaster recovery, and public-sector programs, with Tidal Basin supporting disaster preparedness, recovery, mitigation, and compliance.

What you will do

• Conduct desk and on-site monitoring of programs, projects, contractors, subrecipients, and internal functions.
• Develop risk assessments, monitoring plans, review protocols, sampling approaches, interview guides, and document request lists.
• Evaluate compliance with grant agreements, contracts, policies, procedures, 2 CFR Part 200, 24 CFR 570, and applicable program requirements.
• Review financial management, procurement, eligibility, records management, internal controls, performance, and reporting documentation.
• Document findings, questioned costs, root causes, recommendations, management responses, and corrective action plans; track evidence, owners, due dates, validation, and closure.
• Support Single Audits, GAGAS engagements, inspector general reviews, HUD monitoring, quality assurance, fraud and abuse prevention, training, and technical assistance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, public administration, business, auditing, grants management, or a related field.
• At least five years of experience in compliance, auditing, grants management, monitoring, risk, accounting, or public-sector consulting.
• Strong analytical, documentation, interviewing, and report-writing skills.
• Ability to communicate professionally, manage competing priorities, meet deadlines, and produce accurate, well-organized work.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications and ability to learn client and company systems.

Nice to have

• Experience with 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 comparable credential.
• Experience supporting HUD monitoring reviews and corrective action closure.
• Consulting experience with government clients or work in a regulated, deadline-driven environment.
• Experience with geographically dispersed, multidisciplinary, or surge teams.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote role supporting federal, state, territorial, tribal, and local government programs; assignments may vary by client, contract, program phase, location, and scope.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k) retirement plan; HSA; FSA; life, AD&D, short-term, and long-term disability coverage.
• Professional and personal development, generous paid time off, commuter benefits, and wellness benefits.
• Pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks are required.
• Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or no longer needed.