Auditor III

BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina • Columbia, SC

9d • Hybrid

About The Position

Responsible for providing a full range of financial, compliance, and operational audits, business advisory, and consultation services, investigations, internal controls, accountability, and use of resources. This role involves conducting internal and/or external timely operational, financial, and/or compliance audits of divisions, departments, providers, and activities of the corporation, including the evaluation of internal controls. The position requires identifying, documenting, and evaluating business risks, developing written audit programs, and conducting testing and analysis of existing controls to determine their adequacy and effectiveness. The Auditor III will prepare written work papers to document testing results and conclusions, and document issues, their causes, and their effects. This role also involves drafting recommendations to limit risks and improve processes, writing audit reports for corporate executive management, collecting and analyzing data to detect deficient controls, duplicated effort, fraud, or non-compliance, and conducting testing of corrective actions. Additionally, the Auditor III will conduct special audit studies for management, prepare reports of findings and recommendations, examine and evaluate financial and information systems, and provide training and assistance to other auditors. The position also requires continuous learning of applicable laws, regulations, program instructions, and technology.

Requirements

• Bachelor's in a job related field.
• 5 years auditing experience.
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of auditing.
• Ability to analyze and determine the applicability of financial data, to draw conclusions and make appropriate recommendations.
• Ability to gather information by examining records and documents and to interview individuals concerning those records.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work professionally with persons at all levels, and to maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in oral and written form.
• Ability to handle sensitive matters on a confidential basis.
• Excellent analytical or critical thinking and problem solving capabilities.
• Microsoft Office

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree- any major
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)

Responsibilities

• Conducts internal and/or external timely operational, financial, and/or compliance audits of divisions, departments, providers, and activities of the corporation including evaluation of internal controls.
• Identifies, documents, and evaluates business risks.
• Develops written audit programs.
• Conducts testing and analysis of existing controls to determine adequacy and effectiveness.
• Prepares written work papers to document testing results and conclusions reached.
• Documents issues, the causes of those issues, and their effects on the process/function and the corporation.
• Serves as Lead Auditor on more complex audit assignments.
• Drafts recommendations to limit risks and improve processes, functions and activities.
• Writes audit reports for corporate executive management that clearly and effectively convey engagement evaluations, conclusions and recommendations.
• Collects and analyzes data to detect deficient controls, duplicated effort, fraud, or non-compliance with laws, regulations, and management policies.
• Conducts testing of corrective actions as identified.
• Develops detailed reports on each audit conducted, including a review of findings and an identification of recommendations to correct deficiencies and methods for improvement.
• Examines and evaluates financial and information systems, recommending controls to ensure system reliability and data integrity.
• Conducts special audit studies for management, such as those required to discover controls for prevention of fraud.
• Prepares reports of findings and recommendations for management.
• Provides training to and assists or leads other auditors in completing their assignments.
• Strives to expand knowledge of applicable laws, regulations, program instructions, and technology through self-study, corporate offerings, and formal training programs.

Benefits

• Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
• Affirmative action programs
• Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities, pregnant individuals, individuals with pregnancy-related conditions, and individuals needing accommodations for sincerely held religious beliefs
• E-Verify participation
• Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision
• Support for veterans
• Pay difference coverage for National Guard or Reserve members called to active duty

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level