Internal Audit Program Specialist

City of Hope; United States; On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Hope is seeking an Internal Audit Program Specialist to plan, implement, and manage key components of the Internal Audit program across our national system. You will support the annual Audit Plan, collaborate with internal teams and external partners, and drive risk assessment, testing, reporting, and program administration in a dynamic healthcare environment.

The role requires strong analytical skills, sound judgment, and excellent communication, with a focus on improving controls and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; three years of relevant experience may substitute.
• Healthcare experience with at least one year in internal audit within healthcare preferred.
• Experience supporting audit programs, risk assessments, or governance functions.
• Strong PM, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.
• CPA/CIA/PMP or equivalent experience preferred; exposure to Compliance/ERM is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and manage components of the Internal Audit program.
• Assist with audit scoping, risk assessments, testing, reporting, and stakeholder communications.
• Coordinate audit planning, interviews, walkthroughs, and engagements.
• Manage action plans, monitoring, and follow-up from audits.
• Collaborate with Compliance, Legal, and Enterprise Risk Management teams.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder mgmt

Communication

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope's growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.

The Internal Audit Program Specialist is responsible for planning, implementing, and managing key components of City of Hope's Internal Audit program. This role plays a critical part in supporting the annual Internal Audit Plan, partnering with internal stakeholders and external audit partners to assess risk, strengthen controls, and drive continuous improvement across the enterprise. The individual will actively contribute to audit scoping, testing, reporting, stakeholder communications, project management, and program administration while helping shape the growth and maturity of the Internal Audit function. This position requires strong analytical skills, sound judgment, relationship-building abilities, and the capacity to proactively identify risks, recommend improvements, and manage complex projects in a dynamic healthcare environment.

As a successful candidate, you will:

• Support the development, execution, and completion of the Internal Audit Risk Assessment and Annual Internal Audit Plan.
• Partner with internal and external audit teams to assist with audit scoping, risk assessments, testing activities, documentation, and reporting.
• Manage stakeholder communications, including audit data requests, testing validation, observations, and management action plans.
• Serve as a resource across City of Hope to strengthen and promote Internal Audit program awareness and best practices.
• Coordinate and facilitate audit planning meetings, interviews, walkthroughs, presentations, and stakeholder engagements.
• Lead project management activities, including milestone tracking, dashboard development, reporting, and audit timeline management.
• Oversee the tracking, monitoring, and follow-up process for management action plans resulting from completed audits.
• Build collaborative relationships across the organization and partner with Compliance, Legal, and Enterprise Risk Management teams on key initiatives.
• Manage departmental policies, procedures, onboarding, offboarding, and operational support activities.
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives that enhance audit effectiveness, operational efficiency, and enterprise risk management.

Qualifications

Your qualifications should include:

• Bachelor's degree required; an additional three years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of the degree requirement.
• Minimum of three years of healthcare experience, including at least one year of direct internal audit experience within a healthcare environment.
• Experience supporting audit programs, risk assessments, compliance initiatives, or related governance functions.
• Strong project management, organizational, and stakeholder relationship management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present information clearly and professionally.
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving abilities with exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgment when handling sensitive information.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently and manage competing priorities.
• CPA, CIA, PMP certification, or equivalent experience in a related field preferred. Experience working with Compliance, Legal, or Enterprise Risk Management functions is highly desirable.

City of Hope employees' pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.

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