Audit Analyst IV - healthcare experience

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

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, California seeks an Audit Analyst IV with healthcare experience to lead field execution of audits, reviews, and special projects. This individual contributor role requires strong analytical, cross-functional collaboration, and risk assessment skills; you will partner with finance, compliance, and operational teams to improve processes and controls.

Qualifications include a Bachelor's in business or related field and at least five years of audit experience;

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or related field and 5 years audit or related business experience.
• CIA/CPA/CISA preferred.
• Experience in healthcare or finance functions is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Leads or manages field execution of audits, reviews, and special projects.
• Identifies key risks and assesses project scope; plans, schedules, and supervises field work.
• Reviews work papers and documentation and ensures adherence to professional standards.
• Participates in department initiatives and cross-functional collaboration to improve processes.

Skills

Ambiguity/Uncertainty Management

Attention to Detail

Communication

Critical Thinking

Problem Solving

Project Management

Microsoft Excel

Organizational Skills

Teamwork

Health Care Industry

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Healthcare experience, particularly supporting Finance, National Health Plan, Revenue Cycle, Community and Social Health, or Compliance functions, is preferred.

Job Summary:

This individual contributor is primarily responsible for leading or managing the field execution of audits, reviews, and special projects.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Practices self-development and promotes learning in others by proactively providing information, resources, advice, and expertise with coworkers and customers; building relationships with cross‑functional stakeholders; influencing others through technical explanations and examples; adapting to competing demands and new responsibilities; listening and responding to, seeking, and addressing performance feedback; providing feedback to others; creating and executing plans to capitalize on strengths and develop weaknesses; supporting team collaboration; and adapting to and learning from change, difficulties, and feedback.

• Completes work assignments and supports business‑specific projects by applying expertise in subject area; supporting the development of work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; ensuring team follows all procedures and policies; coordinating resources to accomplish priorities and deadlines; collaborating cross‑functionally to make effective business decisions; solving complex problems; escalating high priority issues or risks as appropriate; and recognizing and capitalizing on improvement opportunities.

• Supports assessment of organizational activities designed to add value and improve the organizations operations by identifying and evaluating risks and controls; and recommending improvements for the processes in focus.

• Leads or manages the field execution of diverse audits, reviews, and special projects by identifying key risks and assessment of project scope alternatives to identify an appropriate testing approach; leading the planning, scheduling, and field supervision of assigned projects; reviewing work papers or other documentation; and adhering to professional standards.

• 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

• Getting Work Done Through Others

• Initiative

• Maintain Files and Records

• Managing Diverse Relationships

• Microsoft Excel

• Negotiation

• Organizational Skills

• Project Management

• Stress Tolerance

• Technical Communication

• Trust

  Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in business or related field AND Minimum five (5) years audit or related business experience. Additional equivalent work experience in a directly related field may be substituted for the degree requirement.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Two (2) years project management experience.

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

COMPANY: KAISER

TITLE: Audit Analyst IV - healthcare experience

LOCATION: Oakland, California

REQNUMBER: 1455543

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.