The 2025 plan year is largely in the rear-view mirror, and now is the time to position your employee benefit plan audit for a successful 2026. Taking proactive steps today can help avoid common pitfalls, reduce audit stress and ensure compliance.
In this one-hour webinar, Sikich's employee benefit plan experts will share timely insights and practical reminders, including:
SECURE 2.0 updates: What's changing in 2026 and how plan sponsors should prepare
Common pitfalls: Lessons learned from the 2025 audit season
Census data accuracy: How to prepare for compliance testing
Plus: Hear insights from an industry peer on what an efficient audit looks like, common challenges and how the audit process can evolve to better support an organization.
Whether you oversee plan compliance, work directly with auditors or simply want to set your organization up for success, this session will give you the tools and foresight to plan ahead. Failing to plan is a plan to fail.
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Our Panelists
Jamey Loupe, CISSP, CISA, CCSK, is a Principal and Risk Practice Leader who brings over two decades of experience helping companies strengthen IT security and compliance. From Fortune 500s to global mid-market organizations, Jamey has led teams through IT audits, cloud and AI security initiatives and risk management strategies. He is passionate about making complex security challenges clear, actionable and aligned with business goals.
Matt Schiavone, CPA, CISSP, CISA, CMMC-CCA, is a Director of Third-Party Risk Assurance Services who helps organizations in high-tech, government contracting, financial services and healthcare align cybersecurity initiatives with business goals. He brings extensive advisory and audit experience across SOC 2, ISO 27001, CMMC, Microsoft Data Protection and NIST frameworks.
Steve Randall, MBA, is Sikich's Governance, Risk and Compliance Leader and a Principal with more than 30 years of management and consulting experience. He specializes in risk management, project management, operational efficiency, internal audit, and risk and internal controls, helping organizations identify core issues and implement strategic solutions.
Kenneth R. Squires, CDPSE, CIA, CISSP, CRISC, HCISPP, NSA IAM, is a principal at Sikich with over 25 years of experience in cybersecurity and risk management. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran and former leader in financial services, Ken advises executives on enterprise risk, vCISO strategy and program governance – driving growth, operational efficiency and security maturity.
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Sikich | 1415 W. Diehl Rd., Suite 400, Naperville, IL 60563 |
www.sikich.com
Sikich practices in an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Professional Code of Conduct and applicable law, regulations, and professional standards. Sikich CPA LLC is a licensed CPA firm that provides audit and attest services to its clients, and Sikich LLC and its subsidiaries provide tax and business advisory services to its clients. Sikich CPA LLC has a contractual arrangement with Sikich LLC under which Sikich LLC supports Sikich CPA LLC's performance of its professional services. Sikich LLC and its subsidiaries are not licensed CPA firms.
"Sikich" is the brand name under which Sikich CPA LLC and Sikich LLC provide professional services. The entities under the Sikich brand are independently owned and are not liable for the services provided by any other entity providing services under the Sikich brand. The use of the terms "our company", "we" and "us" and other similar terms denote the alternative practice structure of Sikich CPA LLC and Sikich LLC.
