Fabricia has over 20 years of hands-on experience overseeing some of the Firm’s largest audits for employee benefit plans and has supervised and performed audit fieldwork for international, national and local unions and Taft-Harley employee benefit funds.
Her expertise lies in all areas of federal reporting and compliance for employee benefit plans, as well as auditing and consulting for defined benefit and defined contribution plans. She frequently performs internal control consulting and claims audits and is proficient in preparing Form 5500, 990 and 990-T.
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Effective internal controls are not one-size-fits-all. They must be tailored to the specific risks faced by an organization. For employee benefit plans (EBPs) and labor organizations, this means aligning control activities with operational, financial and compliance risks that are unique to their environments. A structured framework, such as the COSO model, which is an internal…
As organizations rely more heavily on integrated systems, automation and remote access, risk exposure increases. Cyber incidents, data integrity issues and financial reporting errors can escalate quickly without clearly defined controls. A well-designed internal control framework helps organizations manage these risks while supporting reliable operations and decision-making. Internal controls are the backbone of operational resilience….
Each year, plan administrators are responsible for filing a Form 5500 for employee benefit plans covered by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”). Since the electronic version of the Form 5500 was released for the 2009 Form 5500, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) have identified common errors found…