Your 401(k) Audit Shouldn't Be a Fire Drill
Independent 401(k) Audits by a 30+ Year Specialist — Not a Rotating Junior Team
If your current auditor treats your 401(k) plan like a side project, passes your file down the chain, or disappears for weeks at a time... you're not getting an audit. You're babysitting one.
Not a Department. A Dedicated 401(k) Audit Practice
The Problem
Most CPA firms "also do benefit plans." Which means your audit is usually handled by a junior who learned plans last year, a manager juggling 14 other engagements, or a partner you only meet after something goes wrong.
401(k) audits fail when they're treated like low-priority work—that's when mistakes happen, regulators dig, and plan sponsors get exposed.
The Cost
You spend more time managing your auditors than running your plan. Every year feels like a new firm learning your plan from scratch. Requests trickle in randomly instead of following a clear process.
Your team dreads the audit because it disrupts operations. And you're never quite sure if your audit would actually hold up under DOL review.
The Difference
I personally scope the engagement, design the audit plan, oversee and perform key testing, communicate with your team, and sign the report. No hand-offs. No training engagements. No disappearing act.
When regulators, TPAs, and recordkeepers see my name, they know it's going to be done right.
A 401(k) Audit Built for Compliance, Speed, and Accountability
A Dedicated 401(k) Audit Specialist
A Defined Audit Roadmap
Clear Upfront Requests
Fast, Senior-Level Answers
Free Download: 401(k) Audit Readiness
& Risk Checklist
Before you hire any auditor, you should know where your plan is exposed.
This checklist shows you:
- The most common 401(k) audit failure points
- What regulators and peer reviewers actually look for
- Where sponsors unknowingly create audit risk
- What a competent 401(k) auditor should already have covered
- How to spot an audit firm that isn't built for ERISA work
Thinking about Changing Auditors?
If you’re already being told you need an audit — or you’re tired of the process you’re stuck in — the next step isn’t a sales call.
It’s an
Audit-Fit call.
We’ll cover:
- Your plan size, provider, and audit history
- Where audits usually break down for plans like yours
- What a specialist-run engagement would look like
- Whether we’re a good fit — before either side wastes time
No pressure. No junior screening calls. No sales rep.
Just a conversation with the CPA who would actually handle your audit.
Mike Aversano, CPA
With over 30 years in public accounting and a career dedicated to ERISA and 401(k) plan audits, Mike Aversano has built a practice specifically around retirement plans.
Having audited hundreds of plans across multiple industries, Mike brings deep experience working with recordkeepers, TPAs, and compliance testing.
The kind of expertise that only comes from doing this work every day. This firm exists because too many plans are audited by people who don't. We do.
Your 401(k) Audit is Too Important to Outsource to a Training Program.
Next Steps:
- Download the Checklist
- Schedule the Call
- Get Clarity.