Senior Internal Auditor

stcharles; Bend (OR); On-site; USD 78,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

403(b) retirement plan

Earned Time Off (ETO)

Job summary

ST. CHARLES HEALTH SYSTEM is seeking a Senior Internal Auditor within the Compliance Department to provide independent assurance on operational, compliance, financial, and strategic activities.

This role evaluates controls and ensures adherence to laws, regulations, and SCHS standards. The Senior Internal Auditor will develop methodologies, support an Internal Audit internship/light-duty program, and supervise assigned staff.

Responsibilities

• Assists in the development and execution of the annual risk-based internal audit plan, including operational, financial, compliance, information technology, and advisory engagements.
• Leads and performs internal audit assignments and other assurance and consulting activities designed to evaluate governance, risk management, internal controls, operational effectiveness, and regulatory compliance throughout SCHS.
• Plans and executes audits by assessing risk, developing audit programs, determining testing methodologies, conducting fieldwork, evaluating results, preparing audit reports, presenting findings, and facilitating management responses and corrective action plans.
• Assesses the design, reliability, and effectiveness of internal controls using data analytics, traditional audit methodologies, and risk-based auditing techniques to identify opportunities for improvement and mitigate organizational risk.
• Recommends enhancements to management controls designed to safeguard organizational assets, improve operational effectiveness and efficiency, support organizational growth, and ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and organizational policies.
• Monitors multiple audit and control-testing activities, ensuring quality, timeliness, appropriate documentation, and effective communication with key stakeholders regarding findings, recommendations, and remediation efforts.
• Partners with Information Security, Compliance, Legal, Risk Management, Enterprise Risk Management, and operational leaders to assess risks, evaluate controls, and support organization-wide risk mitigation activities.
• Develops and maintains risk registers, internal control libraries, audit universes, dashboards, reports, and related audit documentation used to support audit planning, risk assessments, and program effectiveness evaluations.
• Conducts audits and other reviews under attorney-client privilege and attorney work-product protections when directed.
• Uses statistical and non-statistical sampling techniques, computer-assisted audit tools and techniques (CAATTs), data analytics, and data visualization tools to support audit activities, identify trends, and enhance stakeholder understanding of risks and opportunities.
• Researches and applies current auditing standards, industry best practices, healthcare regulations, and emerging risks to maintain professional competence and strengthen audit program effectiveness.
• Prepares, reviews, and maintains audit workpapers and supporting documentation in accordance with Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Standards and departmental require.

Job description

ST. CHARLES HEALTH SYSTEM

JOB DESCRIPTION

Pay range: $78,478 - $116,480 annually, based on experience.

This position comes with a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, a 403(b) retirement plan, and a generous Earned Time Off (ETO) program.

TITLE: Senior Internal Auditor

REPORTS TO POSITION: Chief Compliance Officer

DEPARTMENT: Compliance

DATE LAST REVIEWED: July 2026

OUR VISION: Creating America's healthiest community, together

OUR MISSION: In the spirit of love and compassion, better health, better care, better value

OUR VALUES: Accountability, Caring and Teamwork

DEPARTMENT SUMMARY

The Compliance Department includes privacy officers, internal auditors, and compliance analysts who proactively support adherence to legal, regulatory, ethical, and accreditation requirements. The work of the department is accomplished through its members who stay current with the ever-changing framework of laws, regulations, and ethical standards that apply to the St. Charles Health System (SCHS). The department educates the health system and its caregivers about how those requirements and standards apply to their work. The Compliance Department works collaboratively with the Legal, Regulatory, Finance, and Risk Management Departments when questions arise that require the particular expertise of any one or more of those departments. Members of the Compliance Department help develop and implement policies and practices that mitigate and prevent risk to the organization, to its patients, and to its patients' families. Through that work, the department fosters an environment where compliance is a core business principle embedded in the everyday decision-making and work processes of SCHS.

POSITION OVERVIEW

T he Senior Internal Auditor at St. Charles Health System provides independent and objective assurance through audits of operational, compliance, financial, and strategic activities. This role evaluates the adequacy of management controls, assesses SCHS's compliance with laws, rules, and regulations, and performs best practice or best-in-class benchmarking analyses. This position is also responsible for developing the methodology, foundational materials, and implementing the Internal Audit internship/light duty program. This position directly manages assigned light-duty caregiver(s) and students.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES

• Assists in the development and execution of the annual risk-based internal audit plan, including operational, financial, compliance, information technology, and advisory engagements.
• Leads and performs internal audit assignments and other assurance and consulting activities designed to evaluate governance, risk management, internal controls, operational effectiveness, and regulatory compliance throughout SCHS.
• Plans and executes audits by assessing risk, developing audit programs, determining testing methodologies, conducting fieldwork, evaluating results, preparing audit reports, presenting findings, and facilitating management responses and corrective action plans.
• Assesses the design, reliability, and effectiveness of internal controls using data analytics, traditional audit methodologies, and risk-based auditing techniques to identify opportunities for improvement and mitigate organizational risk.
• Recommends enhancements to management controls designed to safeguard organizational assets, improve operational effectiveness and efficiency, support organizational growth, and ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and organizational policies.
• Monitors multiple audit and control-testing activities, ensuring quality, timeliness, appropriate documentation, and effective communication with key stakeholders regarding findings, recommendations, and remediation efforts.
• Partners with Information Security, Compliance, Legal, Risk Management, Enterprise Risk Management, and operational leaders to assess risks, evaluate controls, and support organization-wide risk mitigation activities.
• Develops and maintains risk registers, internal control libraries, audit universes, dashboards, reports, and related audit documentation used to support audit planning, risk assessments, and program effectiveness evaluations.
• Conducts audits and other reviews under attorney-client privilege and attorney work-product protections when directed.
• Uses statistical and non-statistical sampling techniques, computer-assisted audit tools and techniques (CAATTs), data analytics, and data visualization tools to support audit activities, identify trends, and enhance stakeholder understanding of risks and opportunities.
• Researches and applies current auditing standards, industry best practices, healthcare regulations, and emerging risks to maintain professional competence and strengthen audit program effectiveness.
• Prepares, reviews, and maintains audit workpapers and supporting documentation in accordance with Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Standards and departmental require.