Joe Bentz is a managing director with Baker Tilly’s government contractor solutions practice. He joined the firm after more than 35 years of experience in government auditing and acquisition, including expertise in enhancing the operational and cost effectiveness of business operations, conducting internal investigations, resolving compliance challenges, improving business system effectiveness, and improving relationships between contractors, auditors and contracting officers.
Joe was formerly deputy director (and acting director) of the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) where he partnered with the director in providing direction and oversight of the agency’s $650 million annual operating budget and nearly 5,000 professionals providing contract audit and advisory services worldwide. Joe also served as deputy assistant secretary of the U.S. Army for management and budget and as the principal deputy auditor general of the U.S. Army working with U.S. Army senior leaders addressing the U.S. Army’s highest priorities in support of its soldiers.
Joe possesses extensive knowledge of government financial management, acquisition, and contracting processes and he has participated as chair or officer on various Department of Defense (DoD) committees and councils.
- Provides cost-effective solutions to clients drawing from broad and comprehensive knowledge of federal government operations with respect to auditing, acquisition, contracting, strategic planning and financial management
- Offers specialized expertise in all types of government audits, evaluations and investigations with particular experience conducting contract, financial and performance audits in the federal government
- Advises on the applicability of government cost accounting standards, and on the adequacy of business systems and provides recommendations for implementing cost-effective controls to strengthen the system’s control environment
- Council of Defense and Space Industry Associations (CODSIA)
- National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)
- National Contract Management Association (NCMA)
- Association of Government Accountants (AGA)
- “DCAA’s Focus on Contractor Business Systems Highlighted in its Latest Report to Congress,” author
- “Achieving a More Equitable Outcome? DCAA’s Revised Guidance on Cost Impact Calculations for Unilateral Cost Accounting Practice Changes,” author
- DCAA and Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) Cost, Pricing, Compliance and Audits Forum, keynote speaker
- FEDPUBS Seminars GovCon Small and Medium Business Forum, keynote speaker
