Single Audit Readiness and Best Practices: Understanding the Auditor's Perspective

As a senior manager at Cherry Bekaert's Government and Public Sector practice, Jack has spent the past eight years specializing in providing audit and advisory services for various government entities, including municipalities, state agencies, counties, school districts, colleges, tribes, and special districts. He is experienced in audit preparation and fieldwork, policy and procedure creation, new standard implementations, GASB technical accounting assistance, internal control reviews, risk assessments, state compliance reviews, and Annual Comprehensive Financial Report preparation.

Jack also works with government and not-for-profit organizations that expend federal and state funding. Services to these clients include OMB Circular/Uniform Grant Guidance compliance, policy review, SEFA and Data Collection Form preparation, lost revenue calculation reviews, and Single Audit preparation.

As a Senior Associate in Cherry Bekaert's Government & Public Sector industry group, Kathleen is part of the advisory team for grant administration and compliance engagements which provides clients with grant lifecycle management solutions. Her career in accounting and grants management spans over 20 years. She is a Certified Grants Management Specialist. Her expertise includes full cycle grant management and accounting, Risk assessment and gap analysis, subrecipient monitoring and risk assessment, 2 CFR 200 Uniform Guidance compliance, internal controls, grant reconciliations, workflow analysis, and creating effective processes through digitalization.

Kathleen has worked in various grant and accounting positions throughout her work life. Kathleen began her grants career working for the North Carolina Department of Correction as an accounts payable manager and subsequently as a grants manager. Her career progressed to working for an Indiana planning commission in accounting and grants, and then as a compliance manager for local government. She also has several years of experience working in accounting and grants management for non-profit community health care. Kathleen has implemented and digitalized both GASB and grant management programs for local government. Her experience has provided her the advantage of understanding the environment and specific issues of the of the people she now serves.