Dan Durst is a Managing Director in BDO’s Industry Specialty Services Group. He advises organizations on a wide range of accounting and compliance issues related to Federal government contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements. His areas of expertise include Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal awards to non-Federal entities (Uniform Guidance), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), and Defense Grant and Agreement Regulatory System (DGARS). Dan is also well-versed in various levels of audit support including Business System Reviews, Single Audit, and Inspector General audits.
Dan’s industry experience includes for-profit, nonprofit, and higher education. He has assisted clients with Business Systems Compliance, Policy and Procedure Development, In-House Training, Indirect Cost Rate Proposal Development, Indirect Rate Structure Assessment, Subrecipient Monitoring Support, Audit Support and Risk Assessment, Audit Findings Remediation, Procurement System Compliance, Internal Controls Assessment, Forensic Investigations, and other regulatory compliance matters.
Prior to joining BDO, Dan was an audit supervisor and lead consultant for a member firm of the AICPA’s Government Audit Quality Center. He has previously held security clearances with the U.S. Department of Defense, including Secret Clearance. While contracted by the U.S. Department of State, Dan conducted audits and analysis at the U.S. Embassies in 19 foreign countries. He has supervised and performed several Single Audits under both OMB A-133 and the new Uniform Guidance, Subpart F.
Dan is a frequent lecturer on Federal grants and contracts compliance for industry-recognized training organizations such as Federal Publications Seminars and Thompson Grants.
