Audit Analyst III

Kaiser Permanente; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, CA is seeking an Audit Analyst III to contribute to meaningful audits across diverse business and operational areas. This individual contributor role supports planning, testing, and documentation, with emphasis on data analytics and AI model usage to enhance audit work.

Candidates should have SOX or operational audit experience and be located near Oakland or other specified U.S. cities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or related field plus 3+ years audit or related experience; equivalent experience may substitute for degree.
• CIA/CPA/CISA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supports auditing planning by developing objectives and procedures; documents work papers and conclusions.
• Performs testing and data analysis; identifies risks and control deficiencies; communicates progress to stakeholders.
• Assists in developing audit programs and ensures compliance with professional standards for documentation.
• Participates in department initiatives.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Client Focus

Debugging and Troubleshooting

Initiative

Organizational Skills

Stress Tolerance

Problem Solving

Teamwork

Decision Making

Communication

Learning Agility

Ambiguity/Uncertainty Management

Health Care Industry

Influencing Others

Integrity

Education

Bachelors degree in business or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

The Audit Analyst III offers an experienced auditor the opportunity to contribute to meaningful audits across diverse business and operational areas. As part of a collaborative team, this role evaluates risks and controls, performs testing and analysis, and develops actionable insights. Ideal candidates bring operational audit or SOX experience, curiosity, strong organizational skills, and experience using data analytics and various AI models to enhance their work. Candidates must be located near Oakland, CA, Pasadena, CA, Denver, CO, Seattle, WA, or Atlanta, GA.

Job Summary:

This individual contributor is primarily responsible for supporting the auditing planning process through the development of audit objectives and procedures, work papers, and documentation.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Pursues self-development and effective relationships with others by proactively providing resources, information, advice, and expertise with coworkers and customers; influencing others through technical explanations and examples; providing occasional mentoring to team members; listening and responding to, seeking, and addressing performance feedback; creating plans to capitalize on strengths and develop weaknesses; anticipating and responding to the needs of others; and adapting to and learning from change, difficulties, and feedback.

• Completes work assignments by applying up-to-date expertise in subject area to generate creative solutions; ensuring all procedures and policies are followed; leveraging an understanding of data, and resources to support projects or initiatives; collaborating cross-functionally to solve business problems; identifying and monitoring priorities, deadlines, and expectations; communicating progress and information; identifying, recommending, and implementing ways to address improvement opportunities; and escalating issues or risks as appropriate.

• Contributes to the audit planning process by assisting in the development of audit objectives and detailed test procedures that address key risks and controls; developing work papers or other documentation that address the objectives of the audit program or project and support the conclusions reached during testing; and adhering to professional standards for work paper documentation.

• Participates in department initiatives.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: (Core)

• Ambiguity/Uncertainty Management

• Attention to Detail

• Business Knowledge

• Communication

• Critical Thinking

• Cross-Group Collaboration

• Decision Making

• Dependability

• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Support

• Drives Results

• Facilitation Skills

• Health Care Industry

• Influencing Others

• Integrity

• Learning Agility

• Organizational Savvy

• Problem Solving

• Short- and Long-term Learning & Recall

• Teamwork

• Topic-Specific Communication

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: (Functional)

• Analytical Skills

• Client Focus

• Debugging and Troubleshooting

• Demonstrating Personal Flexibility

• Initiative

• Maintain Files and Records

• Managing Diverse Relationships

• Microsoft Excel

• Organizational Skills

• Stress Tolerance

• Trust

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in business or related field AND Minimum three (3) years audit or related business experience. Additional equivalent work experience in a directly related field may be substituted for the degree requirement.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) OR Certified Public Accountant (CPA) OR Certified Information System Auditor (CISA).

COMPANY: KAISER

TITLE: Audit Analyst III

LOCATION: Oakland, California

REQNUMBER: 1445964

External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran, or disability status.