Internal Audit Senior Associate

Conifer Health Solutions, LLC.; Taguig; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Conifer Health Solutions, LLC. is seeking a senior staff auditor to assist management in identifying, analyzing, and managing risks and opportunities within our healthcare-focused operations in the Philippines.

The role involves developing risk-based audit programs, conducting audits, preparing recommendations, and communicating results to management. You will lead audit sampling, ensure regulatory compliance (HIPAA, SOX), onboard new staff, and collaborate with stakeholders across the

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or healthcare related field.
• Minimum 5 years of auditing/accounting experience.

Responsibilities

• Conduct risk assessment procedures to identify key operational risks.
• Develop risk-based audit programs and review results.
• Perform audits with or without supervision and adapt to changes.
• Provide practical recommendations for process improvements.
• Lead audit sampling and test documentation for accuracy.
• Onboard and train newly hired audit staff.
• Coordinate with internal audit and stakeholders to share findings.
• Ensure adherence to QA processes and regulatory requirements (HIPAA, SOX).
• Present audit results to management and operations personnel.
• Stay updated on best practices and implement them across units.

Skills

Audit

Risk assessment

Process improvement

Reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or healthcare related field

Job description

Senior staff level position established to assist management in identifying, analyzing, and managing risks and opportunities. Prepares audit programs, conducts audit work, makes recommendations, and communicates results of audit projects to all levels of management.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Conduct risk assessment procedures to identify key operational risks and audit focus areas.
• Developing risk-based audit programs and procedures for review by managers and evaluating results and findings upon completion of audit.
• Conducting work with or without direct supervision, to accomplish audit objectives identified during risk analyses while demonstrating flexibility in responding to changes in assignments and job responsibilities.
• Making practical recommendations for process improvements while ensuring that recommendations reflect an understanding of the business and are clearly presented to and agreed to by management.
• Conducting follow-up and remediation testing activities.
• Leading process walkthrough calls and communicating results of audit projects to management and operations personnel directly involved with department projects, and as requested, to company senior management.
• Identify risks of the organization/audit area, provide recommendations to reduce risk, and present audit findings in the form of reports and presentations. This includes finding/audit comment writing and assisting with the development of audit reports.
• Adhering to the department's quality assurance process for planning, analysis, and documentation and reporting on all audit projects.
• Staying abreast of best practices and providing a means for introducing those practices to the organization's business units and processes.
• Conduct audit sampling, including the extraction of reports from various systems/applications, and using appropriate sample methodology to select the required number samples for review.
• Use a broad range of tools and techniques to test and evaluate supporting audit documentation for accuracy and compliance with company policies and procedures and other federal regulations (e.g., HIPAA, SOX)
• Onboard and train newly hired audit staff, as needed.
• Demonstrate ability to coordinate effectively with both the internal audit team and relevant stakeholders and display ownership of projects/ initiatives.
• Present ideas and suggestions on how to improve work processes.
• Participate in process reviews and ad-hoc projects as assigned.
• Work on more complex audit procedures and processes assigned, as well as complex audit areas (e.g., IT, revenue cycle management, financial reporting, etc.).
• Onboard and train newly hired audit staff, as needed.
• Learning, promoting, and upholding the Company's policies and procedures.

Required Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in business or healthcare related field
• Minimum 5 years of experience in auditing/accounting