Internal Auditor, Principal

Blue Shield of California•Oakland, CA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Internal Audit Services team performs internal audits and advisory services to provide assurance on specific internal control objectives and emerging risk areas. The Internal Audit Principal will report to the Internal Audit Senior Director. In this role, you will be leading and managing financial, operational, and integrated audits and advisory engagements. You will also be assessing the design and effectiveness of internal controls for business processes, financial reporting and measurement activities, and related applications in accordance with laws, regulations, policies, standards, and procedures using established tools and techniques.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Requires a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience
Ability to communicate with executive leadership regarding matters of significant importance to the organization
Extensive understanding of internal controls and the ability to leverage this knowledge to make effective audit and advisory recommendations
Internal audit and risk assessment practices and methodologies
IT general and automated technical controls concepts, application controls and end-user computing controls
AI and data analysis techniques

Nice To Haves

Healthcare and pharmacy audit experience preferred
Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and/or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) preferred

Responsibilities

Execute the annual audit plan by independently performing audit procedures, including identifying and defining issues, developing criteria, reviewing, and analyzing evidence, and documenting management processes and procedures.
Audits entail end to end process reviews, can be cross functional and complex.
Provide expertise in internal controls including project management, business process analysis, financial control disciplines, and information technology
Implement strategic goals established by Internal Audit Services leadership
Support Internal Audit management is the annual risk assessment process to develop the annual audit plan
Identify, develop, and document audit issues and recommendations using independent judgment concerning areas being reviewed
Prepares and delivers reports and presentations to various levels of management
Performs post-audit follow-up reviews to ensure management corrective action plans have been effectively implemented
Provides measurable input into new products, processes, standards, and/or operational plans that impact Internal Audit Services, and proactively improves upon existing processes and systems using significant conceptualizing, reasoning, and interpretation
Conducts extensive investigation and critical thinking to understand root causes of problems that span a wide range of difficult and unique issues across functions and/or businesses
Manages large, complex project initiatives of strategic importance to the organization, involving large cross-functional teams.
May direct the work of other individual contributors and/or act as a cross-functional team lead
Leverages data analytics and technical expertise to analyze complex datasets, identify risk patterns and anomalies, and drive data-driven audit insights; actively utilizes and champions emerging technologies, including AI, to enhance audit efficiency, coverage, and quality