OverviewJoin our dynamic team as an Internal Audit Manager, where you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring our agency's operations are efficient, compliant, and well-managed. In this role, you'll be at the forefront of internal auditing, helping to safeguard our organization by overseeing and executing comprehensive audit plans. You'll interface with senior leadership, external auditors, and other regulatory agencies. If you're a detail-oriented professional with a knack for strategic thinking and a passion for risk mitigation, this is your opportunity to shine. This position is hybrid.
Compensation:$98,200.00 - $130,800.00 Annual
What We Provide
- Referral bonus opportunities
- Generous paid time off (PTO), starting at 30 days of paid time off and 9 company holidays
- Health insurance plan for you and your loved ones, Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Disability
- Employer-matched retirement saving funds
- Personal and financial wellness programs
- Pre-tax flexible spending accounts (FSAs) for healthcare and dependent care
- Generous tuition reimbursement for qualifying degrees
- Opportunities for professional growth and career advancement
- Internal mobility, generous tuition reimbursement, CEU credits, and advancement opportunities
What You Will Do
- Assist in the annual risk assessment to determine the annual Internal Audit Plan.
- Assist in the testing of the Model Audit Rule internal controls, including tests of design and effectiveness.
- Plan and execute audits identified in the Internal Audit Plan.
- Provide guidance and support to process owners in the development of action plans to remediate issues and enhance controls and/or processes, as needed. Monitor and report deficiencies and status of the remediation process.
- Prepare planning documents, including planning memos, request lists, and work programs.
- Prepare detailed audit work papers in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.
- Prepare comprehensive reports outlining audit findings and provide recommendations for improvements to appropriate members of management.
- Work closely with the external auditors, Information Technology, and Finance on various internal control issues.
- Assist VNS Health Plans leadership with delegated vendor audits.
- Ensure that controls are designed and implemented in compliance with best practices and regulatory requirements.
- Build and develop relationships with company stakeholders, while promoting the importance of compliance initiatives throughout the organization.
- Provide advisory services to management for new system implementations.
- Monitor critical findings and work with the business owners to ensure timely resolution; provide status updates to the Audit Committee and senior leadership.
- Organize and maintain audit documents to allow retrieval for subsequent audits.
- Perform special investigations and oversee ad-hoc audit projects as needed.
- Stay current regarding changes in regulatory guidance, industry best practices and areas of focus/hot topics.
- Participate in special projects and perform other related duties as required.
- For Regulatory Compliance External Audits only:
- Serve as the audit liaison to the external auditing firm. Receive requests for information and forward to appropriate business owner with a deadline.
- Review the submission from the business owner to make sure that it meets the requirements of the external auditor's request. Follow-up with the business owner with any questions or incomplete submissions. Submit information to the external auditor.
- Answer questions received from the external auditor or obtain answers from the business owner.
- Enforce protocols for naming conventions and document submission from business units.
- Create a document containing tips and potential questions for staff and management prior to meeting with external auditors, such as the biggest risks in those business areas and associated mitigation procedures, communication of high-risk items to senior management, prior audit findings, monitoring and auditing activities performed.
- Participate in special projects and perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Licenses and Certifications:
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), and/or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) licensure required
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required
Work Experience:
- Minimum five years of audit experience, including at least three years of health plan audit experience and at least two years of Big 4 accounting firm experience, preferred
- Strong knowledge of Model Audit Rule (MAR), COSO and COBIT framework required
- Demonstrated skills in collecting and analyzing data, evaluating information and systems, and drawing conclusions required
- Cultural adaptability and ability to work in continually changing work environments required
- Excellent oral and written communication skills required
- Ability to develop and manage relationships with different management levels within the organization required
- Broad based knowledge of interdisciplinary nature of systems and databases preferred
- Experience with audit engagement support tools including electronic work papers required
- Strong computer proficiency including knowledge of Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Visio required and Knowledge of Workday preferred
- Strong project and time management skills required
- Prior supervisory experience preferred
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