Employee Benefit Plan Audit Services

Hein has audited employee benefit plans since the firm’s founding in 1977, and we have a thorough understanding of the Department of Labor (DOL) requirements.

We have a dedicated team of auditors with in-depth industry knowledge that helps ensure compliance with standards and regulations that may impact your plan audit. Hein’s Employee Benefit Plan Audit professionals approach your audit in a way that maximizes efficiency and quality, and gives your plan administrator and human resources staff confidence in the plan reporting and compliance.

Our Employee Benefit engagement teams include partners, managers and supervisors, and are backed by the full resources of Hein’s industry and service experts.

Industry Involvement and Commitment

As a member of the AICPA’s Employee Benefit Plan Audit Quality Center, Hein is committed to adhering to the highest quality standards by agreeing to the Center’s membership requirements, which include designating a partner responsible for our Employee Benefit Plan Audit practice, establishing quality control programs including specialized training, performing annual internal inspection procedures, and making our peer review report findings publicly available.

Employee Benefits Plan Audit team members are also active members of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), and participate in the annual AICPA National Conference on Employee Benefit Plans.

Specialized Services and Expertise

• Pension and 401(k) plans subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) under the regulatory authority of the DOL; audited pursuant to Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS)
• Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs); audited pursuant to GAAS
• 11-K filers; audited pursuant to the Public Company Audit Oversight Board (PCAOB) Standards