Internal Controls Consulting, Consultant

Blue Shield of California; California (MO); On-site; USD 111,540 - 188,728; Full time

Job summary

Blue Shield of California is seeking an Internal Controls Consulting Consultant to join the Internal Controls Advisory Services team. The role partners with business and IT to assess risks, design controls, and drive remediation across financial, operational, and vendor processes.

You will translate complex risks into clear, actionable insights and support automation efforts. Responsibilities include developing risk/control matrices, monitoring control health, and delivering management-ready

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Requires 7+ years of relevant experience with internal controls/audit.
• Internal Audit or SOX experience and understanding of control impact across processes.
• Experience supporting control automation initiatives or integrating controls with tech and data platforms.
• Communicates risk and control recommendations to drive remediation and adoption.
• Data analytics and visualization tools (Power BI/Tableau/SQL/advanced Excel) use is expected.
• Health insurance industry experience is preferred.
• CIA or CISA certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business and technology teams to identify, assess, and prioritize key risks.
• Perform end-to-end internal control assessments across financial, operational, and third-party processes.
• Translate risks into clear reports and presentations for management and stakeholders.
• Apply data-driven analytics to enhance control monitoring and advisory insights.
• Advise control owners on design, effectiveness, and remediation within governance frameworks.
• Collaborate with IT and business partners to understand systems, data flows, and dependencies.
• Develop risk/control matrices, process narratives, and assessment documentation.
• Monitor control health and track deficiencies; support remediation to closure.
• Promote automation and standardized workflows to reduce manual processes.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder influence

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

SQL

Excel

Job description

Role Overview

The Internal Controls Advisory Services team provides objective consulting and advisory services designed to add value and assist management with establishing and maintaining an effective system of internal controls. The team helps Blue Shield of California accomplish its objectives by providing enterprise-wide oversight, advisory, testing, and monitoring while partnering with business functions that retain accountability for control execution and effectiveness. This role, the Internal Controls Consulting Consultant, reports to the Senior Manager, Internal Controls Advisory Services. The consultant will collaborate to strengthen the effectiveness of the organization’s controls, drive substantial improvements in overall performance, and position our organization for continued growth and success.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business and technology teams to identify, assess, and prioritize key risks, contributing to a dynamic internal controls workplan.
• Perform end‑to‑end internal control assessments, including evaluating control design and effectiveness, analyzing evidence, and documenting processes, risks, and issues across financial, operational, and vendor/third‑party processes.
• Translate complex risks into clear, actionable insights through concise reports and presentations for management and stakeholders.
• Apply a data‑driven, curious mindset to explore automation, analytics, and emerging technologies that enhance control monitoring and advisory insights.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to control owners and functional leaders, providing guidance on control design, effectiveness, and remediation within defined governance and escalation frameworks.
• Collaborate with IT and business partners to understand system environments, data flows, and dependencies that inform effective control design.
• Develop high‑quality risk and control matrices, process narratives or flowcharts, and assessment documentation to support advisory and non‑recurring engagements.
• Monitor control health, track deficiencies, and support remediation oversight to closure in alignment with protocols.
• Promote adoption of automation, standardized workflows, and applicable tools to reduce manual processes and enhance monitoring capabilities.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Requires a minimum of 7 years of prior relevant experience.
• Requires Internal Audit or SOX compliance experience, with a strong understanding of financial and non‑financial internal controls and impact to operational processes.
• Experience supporting control automation initiatives or integrating controls with technology and data platforms.
• Leverages internal control expertise to develop practical, risk‑based recommendations that address process and control gaps; effectively negotiates issues and drives resolution.
• Strong communication skills with ability to influence stakeholders and drive adoption of standardized control practices across lines of business.
• Experience in data analytics and visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, SQL, or advanced Excel functions) to analyze control and operational data, automate reporting, and support risk monitoring.
• Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities in a dynamic and hybrid environment; experience in the health insurance industry preferred.
• CIA or CISA certification preferred.

Job Information

• Job Identification: 20260981
• Job Category: Finance and Accounting
• Posting Date: 2026-07-06
• Job Schedule: Full time
• Locations:
  • Oakland, CA, United States
  • CA, United States
  • Long Beach, CA, United States
  • El Dorado Hills, CA, United States
  • Lodi, CA, United States
  • Rancho Cordova, CA, United States
  • Redding, CA, United States
  • San Diego, CA, United States
  • Woodland Hills, CA, United States
• Pay Range for California: $111,540.00 to $167,420.00
• Pay Range for Bay Area: $125,736.00 to $188,728.00
• Note: This range represents the pay range for this and many other positions at Blue Shield that fall into this pay grade. Blue Shield salaries are based on a variety of factors, including the candidate experience, location (California, Bay Area, or outside California), and current employee salaries for similar roles.
• Requires Sponsorship: No