Overview
This role is responsible for planning, implementing, and managing key components of the organization’s Internal Audit program. The position supports the annual Internal Audit Plan by partnering with internal stakeholders and external audit partners to assess risk, strengthen controls, and drive continuous improvement across the enterprise. The individual will contribute to audit scoping, testing, reporting, stakeholder communications, project management, and program administration, helping shape the growth and maturity of the Internal Audit function in a dynamic healthcare environment.
Responsibilities
- Support the development, execution, and completion of the Internal Audit Risk Assessment and Annual Internal Audit Plan.
- Partner with internal and external audit teams to assist with audit scoping, risk assessments, testing activities, documentation, and reporting.
- Manage stakeholder communications, including audit data requests, testing validation, observations, and management action plans.
- Serve as a resource across the organization to strengthen and promote Internal Audit program awareness and best practices.
- Coordinate and facilitate audit planning meetings, interviews, walkthroughs, presentations, and stakeholder engagements.
- Lead project management activities, including milestone tracking, dashboard development, reporting, and audit timeline management.
- Oversee the tracking, monitoring, and follow-up process for management action plans resulting from completed audits.
- Build collaborative relationships across the organization and partner with Compliance, Legal, and Enterprise Risk Management teams on key initiatives.
- Manage departmental policies, procedures, onboarding, offboarding, and operational support activities.
- Contribute to process improvement initiatives that enhance audit effectiveness, operational efficiency, and enterprise risk management.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required; an additional three years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of the degree requirement.
- Minimum of three years of healthcare experience, including at least one year of direct internal audit experience within a healthcare environment.
- Experience supporting audit programs, risk assessments, compliance initiatives, or related governance functions.
- Strong project management, organizational, and stakeholder relationship management skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present information clearly and professionally.
- Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving abilities with exceptional attention to detail.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgment when handling sensitive information.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Self-starter with the ability to work independently and manage competing priorities.
Preferred Qualifications
- CPA, CIA, PMP certification, or equivalent experience in a related field.
- Experience working with Compliance, Legal, or Enterprise Risk Management functions is highly desirable.
Compensation & Benefits
Employee pay is based on work experience, qualifications, and work location.
Location
This role is part of the organization’s broader national system, including the Los Angeles campus, clinical care locations across Southern California, a cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago, and Phoenix.
Equal Opportunity
This employer is an equal opportunity employer.