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Blue Shield of CA

Internal Auditor, Principal

Blue Shield of CA, San Diego, California, United States, 92189


Your RoleThe 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.Your WorkIn this role, you will:Execute the annual audit plan by performing audit procedures, including identifying and defining issues, developing criteria, reviewing, and analyzing evidence, and documenting management processes and procedures.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 in 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.Prepare and deliver reports and presentations to various levels of management.Perform post-audit follow-up reviews to ensure management corrective action plans have been effectively implemented.Provide measurable input into new products, processes, standards, and/or operational plans that impact Internal Audit Services, and proactively improve upon existing processes and systems using significant conceptualizing, reasoning, and interpretation.Conduct 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.Manage 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.Your Knowledge and ExperienceRequires a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.Requires at least 7 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.Knowledge of internal audit and risk assessment practices and methodologies, including IT general and automated technical controls concepts.Familiarity with application controls and end-user computing controls, as well as data analysis techniques is preferable.Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and/or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) preferred.Pay Range : The pay range for this role is $136,400.00 to $204,600.00 for California.

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