Ms. Beth Lee Garner CPA
National Practice Leader, ERISA Audits, BDO USA, LLP
Beth is the national practice leader for BDO's Employee Benefit Plan (EBP) audit practice. With 22 years of accounting experience, including significant experience serving employee benefit plans and the financial institution industry, she heads BDO's national EBP team and has EBP audit clients in multiple cities in the U.S.
Beth has significant experience auditing defined contribution, defined benefit, and health and welfare plans. She has experience in consulting on plan improvements, mergers and acquisitions, plan terminations, frozen plans and correction of compliance failures. During her time at BDO, Beth has also been involved in several Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) consulting projects. Beth previously was vice president/controller of a publicly traded bank and, coupled with her benefit plan audit experience, has dealt with many types of investments.
Beth is a report or focused reviewer for complex EBP audits, including 403(b) and health and welfare plans. She provides detailed training to the entire firm on benefit plan-specific items, develops the audit programs used by engagement teams at BDO and the BDO Alliance network, and was involved in developing the auditing methodology tool used by the BDO engagement teams when auditing benefit plans.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants
Women In Pensions, Atlanta Chapter
EDUCATION
Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University
B.B.A., Valdosta State University
Beth has significant experience auditing defined contribution, defined benefit, and health and welfare plans. She has experience in consulting on plan improvements, mergers and acquisitions, plan terminations, frozen plans and correction of compliance failures. During her time at BDO, Beth has also been involved in several Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) consulting projects. Beth previously was vice president/controller of a publicly traded bank and, coupled with her benefit plan audit experience, has dealt with many types of investments.
Beth is a report or focused reviewer for complex EBP audits, including 403(b) and health and welfare plans. She provides detailed training to the entire firm on benefit plan-specific items, develops the audit programs used by engagement teams at BDO and the BDO Alliance network, and was involved in developing the auditing methodology tool used by the BDO engagement teams when auditing benefit plans.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants
Women In Pensions, Atlanta Chapter
EDUCATION
Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University
B.B.A., Valdosta State University