Remote Senior TANF Compliance & Audit Lead

Kids for the Future; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

VPD Government Solutions is seeking aSenior TANF Program Integrity Specialist to lead complex contractor support for OFA compliance monitoring, audit support, and risk-based oversight of state TANF programs. You will apply advanced knowledge of TANF requirements, federal grants oversight, and data analysis to identify systemic issues and produce high-quality review products for federal decision-making.

The role requires strong analytical skills, experience with audits, and the ability to

Qualifications

• At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-12 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.

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.

Skills

Specialized experience

Regulations analysis

Audit methodologies

TANF knowledge

Communication skills

Team leadership

Job description

VPD Government Solutions is seeking aSenior TANF Program Integrity Specialist to lead complex contractor support for OFA compliance monitoring, audit support, and risk-based oversight of state TANF programs. You will apply advanced knowledge of TANF requirements, federal grants oversight, and data analysis to identify systemic issues and produce high-quality review products for federal decision-making.

The role requires strong analytical skills, experience with audits, and the ability to