Senior staff level position established to assist management in identifying, analyzing, and managing risks and opportunities. Prepares audit programs, conducts audit work, makes recommendations, and communicates results of audit projects to all levels of management.

Primary Responsibilities:

Learning, promoting, and upholding the Company’s policies and procedures.
Conducting work in the field and in the office, with or without direct supervision, to accomplish audit objectives identified during risk analyses while demonstrating flexibility in responding to changes in assignments and job responsibilities.
Preparing audit programs for review by managers and evaluating results and findings upon completion of audit.
Making practical recommendations for process improvements while ensuring that recommendations reflect an understanding of the business and are clearly presented to and agreed to by management.
Conducting audit follow-up activities.
Communicating results of audit projects to management and operations personnel directly involved with department projects, and as requested, to company senior management and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.
Adhering to the department’s quality assurance process for planning, analysis, and documentation and reporting on all audit projects.
Staying abreast of best practices and providing a means for introducing those practices to the organization’s business units and processes.
Conduct risk assessment procedures to identify key operational risks and audit focus areas.
Conduct audit sampling, including the extraction of reports from various systems/applications, and using appropriate sample methodology to select the required number samples for review.
Use a broad range of tools and techniques to test and evaluate supporting audit documentation for accuracy and compliance with company policies and procedures and other federal regulations (e.g., HIPAA, SOX)
Identify risks of the organization/audit area, provide recommendations to reduce risk, and present audit findings in the form of reports and presentations. This includes finding/audit comment writing and assisting with the development of audit reports.
Participate in status meetings with both Internal Audit Teams (both GBC and Onshore) as well as with stakeholders during audits (facility management).
Assist with the development/updating of audit programs and procedures.
Onboard and train newly hired audit staff, as needed.
Demonstrate ability to coordinate effectively with both the internal audit team and relevant stakeholders, and display ownership of projects/ initiatives.
Present ideas and suggestions on how to improve work processes.
Participate in process reviews and ad hoc projects as assigned.
Work on more complex audit procedures and processes assigned, as well as complex audit areas (e.g., IT, medication management, financial reporting, etc.).

REQUIRED:

Team player who views his/her role as “value added” while improving overall operations.
Highly motivated self-starter with ability to multi-task and complete assignments within time constraints and deadlines
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, written and verbal.
Proficient in Microsoft Office software programs.
Familiarity with Concur, Excel and/or ACL developing reports, report queries, audit rules a plus
Knowledge of and compliance with the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing

PREFERRED:

Excellent communication skills both written and verbal, and possess strong interpersonal skills.
Ability to work independently and with a team
Professional certification preferred (CPA)

Senior Auditor

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