Internal Auditor, Principal

Blue Shield of CA; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

In-office two days per week

Job summary

Blue Shield of CA is seeking an Internal Audit Principal to lead and manage financial, operational, and integrated audits and advisory engagements. The role emphasizes evaluating internal controls across business processes, financial reporting, and related applications using established tools and techniques.

The ideal candidate will have at least 10 years of experience, a bachelor’s degree, and strong ability to communicate with executive leadership.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Requires a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
• Ability to communicate with executive leadership regarding matters of significant importance to the organization.
• Extensive understanding of internal controls and the ability to leverage this knowledge to make effective audit and advisory recommendations.
• Internal audit and risk assessment practices and methodologies.
• IT general and automated technical controls concepts, application controls and end-user computing controls.
• Working knowledge of AI tools, models and platforms including associated risks, controls, and governance consideration.
• Stays updated on data and AI trends, technologies, and regulations, applying insights to audit engagements and supporting the education of data and AI risks and controls to audit teams.
• Healthcare and pharmacy audit experience preferred.
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and/or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage financial, operational, and integrated audits and advisory engagements.
• Assess design and effectiveness of internal controls for business processes, financial reporting and measurement activities.
• Utilize established tools and techniques to evaluate controls in compliance with laws, policies, standards, and procedures.
• Provide advisory recommendations to improve control design and performance.
• Communicate findings and recommendations to executive leadership.
• Support education of data and AI risks and controls to audit teams.

Skills

Internal controls

Audit leadership

Executive communication

IT controls

AI risk awareness

Healthcare audits

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Your Role

The Internal Audit Services team performs internal audits and advisory services to provide assurance on specific internal control objectives and emerging risk areas. The Internal Audit Principal will report to the Internal Audit Senior Director. In this role, you will be leading and managing financial, operational, and integrated audits and advisory engagements. You will also be assessing the design and effectiveness of internal controls for business processes, financial reporting and measurement activities, and related applications in accordance with laws, regulations, policies, standards, and procedures using established tools and techniques.

Our leadership model is about developing great leaders at all levels and creating opportunities for our people to grow - personally, professionally, and financially. We are looking for leaders that are energized by creative and critical thinking, building and sustaining high-performing teams, getting results the right way, and fostering continuous learning.

Your Knowledge and Experience

• Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Requires a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience
• Ability to communicate with executive leadership regarding matters of significant importance to the organization
• Extensive understanding of internal controls and the ability to leverage this knowledge to make effective audit and advisory recommendations
• Internal audit and risk assessment practices and methodologies
• IT general and automated technical controls concepts, application controls and end-user computing controls
• Working knowledge of AI tools, models and platforms including associated risks, controls, and governance consideration
• Stays updated on data and AI trends, technologies, and regulations, applying insights to audit engagements and supporting the education of data and AI risks and controls to audit teams
• Healthcare and pharmacy audit experience preferred
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and/or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) preferred
  

Hybrid

This role requires employees to be in-office based on our hybrid workplace model, balancing purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility. For most teams, this means coming into the office two days each week. Employees living more than 50 miles from an office location will work with their manager to determine in-office time based on business need.