Associate Director, Internal Audit

Schedule: Day Shift

Purpose Statement/Position Summary: The Associate Director, Internal Audit is responsible for organizing, coordinating, conducting, and leading the internal audit activities of CHLA to ensure compliance with hospital policies, rules, regulations, laws, and agreement. This position identifies potential issues, communicates identified issues to the Director, Internal Audit, adds value to ensure any concerns are addressed in a timely and effective manner, and improve our operations by bringing a systematic and disciplined approach to the effectiveness of risk management, internal controls, and governance processes to validate implementation of corrective action plans.

Ideal Candidates Will Possess Or Demonstrate The Following

• Perform and conduct audit processes, including: preparation of process flows, risk assessments, and audit programs. Establish completion of detailed workpapers in accordance with established audit programs and departmental procedures.
• Developing internal audit scope, performing internal audit procedures, and preparing internal audit reports reflecting the results of the work performed.
• Develop audit work plans (annual and three year) needed to achieve audit scope and objectives. Identify and design audit tests. Implement and manage annual and three-year audit plans.
• Develop a timeline of planned internal audits reflective of organizational risk and priorities identified.
• Incorporate audit responses into the Final Audit Report.
• Communicate developments or findings by adjusting or extending testing. Conduct the performance of fieldwork and testing in an efficient manner.
• Conduct, supervise and support development of corrective action plans and/or examination of the effectiveness of corrective action plans stemming from audits, investigations, and examinations.
• Perform timely follow-up reviews and procedures on audit reports to ensure audit objectives are met, recommendations are clear, succinct, rational, communicative, and conclusions are documented, supported, and to validate that appropriate corrective actions have been implemented and taken by management.
• Direct and review the work (and corresponding budget) performed by other internal audit personnel, including resources from the co-sourcing internal audit firm.
• Assist Chief Compliance and Audit Officer with periodic reporting to the Audit Committee, development of the annual internal audit plan, and championing internal control and corporate governance concepts throughout the business.

Minimum Qualifications/Work Experience: 6+ years of experience in healthcare compliance, auditing, quality control or finance preferred. Experience in the hospital environment preferred. Audit program development and reporting of audit findings experience preferred.

Skills And Abilities Required

• Ability to manage difficult, sensitive and confidential situations with integrity and professionalism.
• Strong interpersonal skills; able to deal effectively with diverse skill sets and personalities.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Highly organized with proven ability to prioritize workload, meet deadlines, and manage several projects at one time.
• Possess a high degree of flexibility to respond rapidly to changing goals, ability to work under pressure, and meet deadlines.
• Must be detail oriented and take initiative to learn new tasks.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent writing, editing and proofreading skills.
• Executes all job responsibilities and assignments promptly, reliably, honestly and ethically.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), including creating charts and graphs.

Education/Licensure/Certifications: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration required. CPA, CIA, CFE or other relevant certification required. Alternatively, will accept an advanced degree in Business, Management, Accounting, Finance, Healthcare Administration, or a related field in lieu of certification.