Audit Manager

BJC HealthCare; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

BJC HealthCare in the greater St. Louis area is seeking an Audit Manager to lead the planning, execution, and delivery of operational audits within the Internal Audit function.

This role will mentor auditors and collaborate with stakeholders across the enterprise to strengthen internal controls and drive meaningful process improvements aligned with BJC's mission. The position requires a CPA or CIA or CISA license and 5–10 years of experience, emphasizing strong communication and leadership

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting/Business/related
• 5–10 years of experience in auditing or internal audit
• CPA or CIA or CISA certification required

Responsibilities

• Manages staff, hires, trains, assigns work and conducts performance evaluations
• Develops and adheres to the Annual Audit Plan and departmental budgets
• Oversees audit risk analyses, determines audit priorities, and deploys audit staff
• Represents Audit Services in cross-departmental meetings and drives internal control improvements
• Collaborates with stakeholders across BJC to identify exposures and guide management on controls

Skills

Audit leadership

Mentoring

Risk assessment

Project management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting/Business/related

CPA or CIA or CISA

Job description

Additional Information About the Role

Join BJC as an Audit Manager and play a key role in advancing operational excellence across our organization. Reporting within the Internal Audit function, this leader will oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of operational audits while providing guidance and mentorship to a team of auditors. This position offers the opportunity to collaborate with stakeholders across the enterprise, assess business risks, and contribute to meaningful process improvements that support BJC's mission and strategic goals.

Must be located in greater St. Louis area.

Overview

BJC HealthCare is one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States, delivering services to residents primarily in the greater St. Louis, southern Illinois and southeast Missouri regions. With net revenues of $6.3billion and more than 30,000 employees, BJC serves patients and their families in urban, suburban and rural communities through its 14 hospitals and multiple community health locations. Services include inpatient and outpatient care, primary care, community health and wellness, workplace health, home health, community mental health, rehabilitation, long-term care and hospice.

BJC is the largest provider of charity care, unreimbursed care and community benefits in the state of Missouri. BJC and its hospitals and health service organizations provide $785.9 million annually in community benefit. That includes $410.6 million in charity care and other financial assistance to patients to ensure medical care regardless of their ability to pay. In addition, BJC provides additional community benefits through commitments to research, emergency preparedness, regional health care safety net services, health literacy, community outreach and community health programs and regional economic development.

BJC’s patients have access to the latest advances in medical science and technology through a formal affiliation between Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital with the renowned Washington University School of Medicine, which consistently ranks among the top medical schools in the country.

Administers the Audit Services function for the system. This includes the performance of audit risk analyses to identify exposure areas throughout the system, establish the scope of audit activity, determines audit priorities, plans and organizes departmental activity and effectively deploys audit staff.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

The Manager, Audit is responsible for the management and development of staff. Also primarily responsible for the development and execution of the Annual Audit Plan for BJC HealthCare. Requires direct interaction with all levels of staff throughout BJC, necessitating strong communication and coordination skills. This position requires a CPA or CIA or CISA license.

Responsibilities

• Manages individual(s) including but not limited to: hires, trains, assigns work, manages & evaluates performance, conducts professional development plans. Ensures that the productivity and actions of that group meet/support the overall operational goals of the department as established by department leadership.
• Develops and adheres to departmental staffing, revenue and/or expense budgets. Responds to changes in the business which may affect the ability to achieve the budget goals.
• Manages daily activities of the Audit staff, including ensuring the staff has a good understanding of necessary audit concepts and procedures, determining audit priorities, establishing the scope of audit activities, deploying audit staff, and reviewing audit work performed by staff members for adequacy of coverage and soundness of judgment.
• Assists in the development of the Annual Audit Plan, representing the Audit Services department at meetings and facilitating cooperation and collaboration across all BJC departments and organizations and at all levels within the organization, and stays continually abreast of relevant industry issues through independent research in order to identify and evaluate the impact of such information on BJC HealthCare.
• Participates on BJC teams or steering committees in order to identify areas of significant exposure and guide management on internal control issues to assist in resolving audit issues throughout BJC HealthCare.

Minimum Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's Degree
• Accounting/Business/related

Experience

• 5-10 years

Supervisor Experience

• < 2 years

Licenses & Certifications

• CPA or CIA or CISA

Benefits and Legal Statement

BJC Total Rewards

At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary.

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer