1) Leads concurrent audits of BCBSA operational, financial, governance, risk management and compliance processes.

• Develops project level risk assessments and audit programs.
• Documents and executes audit procedures in accordance with BCBSA and professional standards to ensure risks are appropriately identified, associated audit procedures are applied and related controls are designed and operating to mitigate the identified risks.
• Evaluates audit results to propose conclusions, findings, and recommendations. Drafts audit reports.
• Develops agendas and leads meetings and communications with auditees.
• May supervise and provide on-the job-training to junior audit staff.
• Manages assignments within approved time budgets.
  

2) Responsible for audit level interactions with auditees.

• Participates in Internal Audit Division meetings and may lead or support meeting presentations.
• Attends and supports activities at BCBSA national conferences.
• Participates in selected senior management relationship meetings as requested by IA management. Participates in BCBSA office-wide events.
• May participate in BCBSA Employee Resource Groups.

3) Contributes to the development of the annual risk-based audit plan by participating in interviews with Association management and supporting Internal Audit leadership with the compilation and analysis of auditable risks.

• Responsible for advance planning and managing the progress of individual audits supervised.
• May assist in the evaluation of open audit issue status provided by auditee management.

4) Provides on the job training, supervision, and performance review input to junior staff, where applicable.

• Provides on-the-job subject matter expertise and consultation to other audit staff members on integrated audit assignments.
• May lead or contribute to training agendas or presentations for other Internal Audit staff.

5) Executes process improvement initiatives under direction of IA management.

• May perform research or pilots or participate as a subject matter expert on inter-departmental task forces or special projects, as requested.
• Contributes process improvement ideas.
• Leads or participates in knowledge sharing discussions.
• Contributes to the visioning of the data analytics development and deployment plans and oversees execution of data analytics on audit projects.
• Conducts audit procedures leveraging automated audit platform functionality.

Education, Experience, and Skills

Education

• Bachelors Degree (required)
  Field(s) of Study: Accounting, Finance, Management, or other business disciplines deemed applicable.
• Masters Degree (preferred)
  

Certifications

• CIA and/or CPA (required)
• CRMA, CFE (preferred)
• FAHM (preferred)

Experience (required)

• Minimum of 5 years of internal audit experience including financial and operational auditing.
• Minimum of 2 years' experience supervising audit projects.

Skills (required)
Advanced Microsoft Office skills. (e.g. Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint); Experience utilizing financial and business systems (e.g. Workday, etc.) to carry out audit procedures.

Healthcare, managed care, or insurance industry experience, which demonstrates conceptual knowledge of BCBSA business is highly desired.

Experience conducting integrated operational / IT audits is highly desired.

Strong written and oral communication, project management, research, and analysis skills.

Knowledgeable of IIA standards and COSO framework.

Familiarity with data analytics and automated audit techniques,

Familiarity with system / process implementation audits, information security risks, third party risk management, and fraud / ethics considerations

Familiarity with program management and Agile development concepts



People Management

No

#Hybbrid role# in the office one day a week.