Internal Audit Program Manager III

CHPW•Seattle, WA

About The Position

To be successful in this role, you will have: Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, economics, Business Administration, or an equivalent combination of education and highly relevant experience required Minimum of five (5) years of Senior Internal Auditor experience (or equivalent) required Minimum of five (5) years of program management or project administration experience (or equivalent experience) required Minimum of five (5) years of Enterprise Risk Management or ORSA experience required. CIA, CISA and/or CPA designation preferred Healthcare insurance experience preferred Model Audit Rule or Sarbanes-Oxley experience preferred IT audit experience desired Essential functions and Roles and Responsibilities: Develop strategic recommendations for senior management to ensure the ERM framework is aligned with all five ERM elements (identifying, assessing, monitoring, managing, and reporting risk) and functioning properly across the organization. Lead efforts to maintain adherence to ORSA requirements. Annually, draft the ORSA Summary Report in accordance with regulatory requirements. Partner with business leaders to develop or refine ERM tools and practices to identify, analyze, monitor, and report enterprise risk metrics to senior management. This includes leading a cross functional workgroup of operational business owners to ascertain measurable targets for risk oversight. Evaluate operational performance against targets and present recommendations to cross functional leadership group. Lead and facilitate the risk identification and prioritization process with management across the organization. Collaborate with management to ensure that risk appetite statements are aligned with expectations established by senior management and the Audit Committee. Lead and facilitate the assessment of risk capital and prospective solvency. This includes developing risk scenarios and subsequent collaboration with Finance to create financial models to ‘stress test’ scenarios and report-out assessment observations and recommended interventions to senior management based on the results. Lead all phases of integrated audit and consulting engagements that include operational, financial, and compliance activities. This includes planning, audit program development, control testing, audit report writing, and presentation of audit results to management. This requires collaborating directly with business management to develop actionable plans to resolve audit findings. Collaborate with business owners and perform control documentation and testing to assess internal control over financial reporting for Model Audit Rule compliance. Research audit and risk management industry resources and collaborate with audit peers to identify initiatives and interventions to improve CHPW audit processes as well as Enterprise Risk Management/ORSA processes. Other duties as assigned. Essential functions listed are not necessarily exhaustive and may be revised by the employer, at its sole discretion.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, economics, Business Administration, or an equivalent combination of education and highly relevant experience required
Minimum of five (5) years of Senior Internal Auditor experience (or equivalent) required
Minimum of five (5) years of program management or project administration experience (or equivalent experience) required
Minimum of five (5) years of Enterprise Risk Management or ORSA experience required.
Knowledge about business processes, audit principles, internal controls, system controls, Model Audit Rule (Sarbanes-Oxley), and Enterprise Risk Management concepts
Ability to create process flowcharts
Accounting and auditing skills
Effective Oral, written, interpersonal, and presentation skills
Proficiency with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio)
Ability to coordinate projects and meet scheduled deadlines
Ability to maintain independence, confidentiality, and conduct work with an impartial, unbiased attitude.
Complete and successfully pass a criminal background check. Criminal History: includes review of criminal convictions and probation. CHPW does not automatically or categorically exclude persons with a criminal background from employment. The applicant’s criminal history will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis considering the risk to the business, members, and/employees.
Has not been sanctioned or excluded from participation in federal or state healthcare programs by a federal or state law enforcement, regulatory, or licensing agency.
Vaccination requirement (CHPW offers a process for medical or religious exemptions)
Candidates whose disabilities make them unable to meet these requirements are considered fully qualified if they can perform the essential functions of the job with reasonable accommodation.

Nice To Haves

CIA, CISA and/or CPA designation preferred
Healthcare insurance experience preferred
Model Audit Rule or Sarbanes-Oxley experience preferred
IT audit experience desired

Responsibilities

Develop strategic recommendations for senior management to ensure the ERM framework is aligned with all five ERM elements (identifying, assessing, monitoring, managing, and reporting risk) and functioning properly across the organization.
Lead efforts to maintain adherence to ORSA requirements.
Annually, draft the ORSA Summary Report in accordance with regulatory requirements.
Partner with business leaders to develop or refine ERM tools and practices to identify, analyze, monitor, and report enterprise risk metrics to senior management.
This includes leading a cross functional workgroup of operational business owners to ascertain measurable targets for risk oversight.
Evaluate operational performance against targets and present recommendations to cross functional leadership group.
Lead and facilitate the risk identification and prioritization process with management across the organization.
Collaborate with management to ensure that risk appetite statements are aligned with expectations established by senior management and the Audit Committee.
Lead and facilitate the assessment of risk capital and prospective solvency.
This includes developing risk scenarios and subsequent collaboration with Finance to create financial models to ‘stress test’ scenarios and report-out assessment observations and recommended interventions to senior management based on the results.
Lead all phases of integrated audit and consulting engagements that include operational, financial, and compliance activities.
This includes planning, audit program development, control testing, audit report writing, and presentation of audit results to management.
This requires collaborating directly with business management to develop actionable plans to resolve audit findings.
Collaborate with business owners and perform control documentation and testing to assess internal control over financial reporting for Model Audit Rule compliance.
Research audit and risk management industry resources and collaborate with audit peers to identify initiatives and interventions to improve CHPW audit processes as well as Enterprise Risk Management/ORSA processes.
Other duties as assigned.