Senior Compliance Analyst - External Audit

Centene Corporation

About The Position

You could be the one who changes everything for our 28 million members. Centene is transforming the health of our communities, one person at a time. As a diversified, national organization, you’ll have access to competitive benefits including a fresh perspective on workplace flexibility. Position Purpose: As a Senior Compliance Analyst, you will assist in maintaining Centene Corporation’s Compliance Program with a primary focus on external audit and regulatory exam coordination. This role serves as a lead coordinator and primary point of contact for external auditors and regulators for assigned audits, ensuring timely, accurate, and consistent execution of audit activities across markets and functions. The role partners closely with internal stakeholders to manage audit requests, regulatory communications, corrective actions, and executive reporting.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in related legal field or equivalent experience.
3+ years of related experience in compliance privacy and/or regulatory affairs.
Experience in project management with working knowledge of laws and/or regulations in area of compliance, in particular HIPAA, and state regulations.

Nice To Haves

Hands on experience supporting external audits
Background in healthcare
Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously
Comfortable presenting to large group of stakeholders in addition to executive level leadership
Clear, professional written and verbal communication with auditors, regulators, and internal stakeholders
Master’s or Juris Doctorate degree preferred and maybe considered in lieu of experience.

Responsibilities

Serve as the lead coordinator and primary contact for external auditors and regulatory agencies for assigned external audits, examinations, and reviews.
Manage end‑to‑end external audit coordination, including audit intake, kickoff, evidence collection, quality review, submission, interviews, and closure.
Respond to and manage external requests for information related to regulatory audits, exams, and formal reviews.
Coordinate and support auditor and regulator interactions, including entrance conferences, onsite/virtual reviews, follow-up requests, and exit conferences.
Review draft audit reports, support rebuttal development, and coordinate responses, as applicable.
Communicate state and federal regulatory requirements related to external audits and examinations to internal stakeholders.
Maintain and manage audit and regulatory documentation in accordance with enterprise standards and regulatory expectations.
Assist health plans in managing relationships with regulatory agencies by ensuring consistent, accurate, and timely audit responses.
Serve as a company-wide compliance and external audit subject matter resource across markets, and functions.