Senior TANF Program Integrity / Compliance and Audit Specialist

The Senior Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program Integrity Specialist leads complex contractor support for OFA compliance monitoring, audit support, program integrity reviews, and risk-based oversight of state TANF programs. The specialist applies advanced knowledge of TANF requirements, federal grants oversight, audit practices, and data analysis to identify systemic issues and support high-quality review products for federal decision-making.

This role requires travel within the U.S. – approximately 6 trips per year.

Responsibilities:

• Lead contractor support for TANF compliance reviews, desk audits, monitoring activities, and targeted program integrity assessments.
• Analyze complex TANF statutory and regulatory requirements and apply them to state program operations, reporting, fiscal documentation, and policy materials.
• Review TANF financial data, expenditure records, work participation information, quarterly reports, ACF-202 submissions, and other relevant information to identify compliance risks or data quality concerns.
• Develop audit protocols, monitoring methodologies, evidence collection tools, workpaper templates, risk assessment frameworks, and quality assurance procedures.
• Assess documentation related to TANF reporting requirements, work participation rules, penalty-related provisions, EBT restrictions, child support cooperation, immigrant eligibility, and other program integrity areas.
• Prepare draft audit reports, monitoring findings summaries, issue papers, senior briefing materials, corrective action summaries, and technical assistance recommendations for federal review.
• Identify cross-state trends, systemic weaknesses, recurring documentation gaps, and opportunities to improve oversight processes.
• Manage multiple concurrent reviews, coordinate assignments, track deadlines, and ensure deliverables are accurate, well-supported, and timely.
• Review and provide quality control for work products prepared by junior or mid-level analysts.
• Support federal staff in preparing for state meetings, briefings, technical assistance sessions, and follow-up reviews.

Qualifications:

• At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to mid-level conducting program compliance reviews, audits, investigations, or oversight of federal grant programs.
• Advanced ability to analyze regulations, financial data, program operations, and evidence to identify compliance issues.
• Strong understanding of audit methodologies, evidence collection, corrective action monitoring, and federal grants oversight.
• Knowledge of TANF, federal block grants, ACF programs, or comparable human services programs preferred.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including ability to prepare detailed audit reports and briefings.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex reviews, lead teams or workstreams, and coordinate with multiple stakeholders.
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office software: MS-Word, MS-Excel, MS-PowerPoint, and MS-Outlook

Education and Experience:

• Master’s Degree (PhD Preferred)
• 10 years’ experience preferred in grants/contracts management and oversight, dissemination and strategic communications.
• 2 years’ experience directly supporting OFA or a related program.
• At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to mid-level conducting program compliance reviews, audits, investigations, or oversight of federal grant programs.