Senior Risk Advisor

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina; Kansas; Hybrid; USD 89,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401k with employer match

PTO and wellness programs

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is seeking a Senior Risk Advisor to provide audit and advisory services across non-insurance operating assets. You will partner with management to strengthen controls, utilizing COSO to design and monitor entity-level controls across subsidiaries.

You will lead walkthroughs, perform testing, and deliver high-quality audit reports while communicating effectively with management and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in accounting, finance, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in audit, risk management, or internal controls.
• CPA or CIA certification is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist Audit Manager in performing audit and advisory engagements related to key initiatives.
• Use COSO to design, implement, and monitor entity-level controls across subsidiaries.
• Analyze processes to identify risks, gaps, and mitigation strategies for governance.
• Document processes, risks, controls, and testing procedures per department guidelines.
• Provide training and guidance on risk identification, assessment, and mitigation to management.
• Perform ad-hoc audits, identify exceptions, and report findings.
• Lead control deficiency assessments and validate remediation actions.

Skills

Audit & risk Mgmt

COSO framework

Process mapping

Communication

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance/audit

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Visio

Word

PowerPoint

AuditBoard

Optro

Job description

Job Description

The Senior Risk Advisor provides audit and advisory services for CuraCor Group's (CCG) non-insurance operating assets, focusing on financial, strategic, and entity-level risks and controls. This role partners with management to develop, strengthen, and operationalize key processes and internal controls across the parent organization's subsidiaries. Reporting to the Financial Audit & MAR Manager, the advisor helps the organization and its subsidiaries design, implement, and monitor effective internal controls.

What You'll Do

• Assist Audit Manager in performing audit and advisory engagements related to key organizational initiatives such as business acquisitions and corporate synergies.


• Utilize the COSO internal control framework to assist management in the design, implementation, and monitoring of entity-level controls at the company's subsidiaries to strengthen corporate governance, support and foster a strong control environment, and establish an enterprise framework for ongoing control activities.


• Analyze organizational and financial processes to identify and assess risks, identify gaps, develop mitigation strategies, and provide recommendations to management regarding enhancements to the control environment and governance structure.


• Document business processes, risks, internal controls, and testing procedures in accordance with the department's framework and documentation requirements.


• Provide continuous training, guidance, and consulting for management regarding risk identification, assessment, management, and mitigation.


• Perform various financial and other ad-hoc audits as needed, identify exceptions/deviations, and report findings.


• Perform control deficiency assessments, develop corrective action plans, and validate management's remediation actions.

In addition to the above responsibilities, the Senior Risk Advisor should

• Proactively identify and communicate risks to the business and Audit leadership timely.


• Independently lead walkthroughs, perform testing, and develop advisory/audit plans.


• Provide recommendations to balance risk mitigation with organizational efficiencies.


• Produce high-quality, coherent audit reports.


• Communicate effectively and professionally to management, peers, and business partners.

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree or advanced degree (where required)


• 5+ years of experience in related field.


• In lieu of degree, 7+ years of experience in related field.

Bonus Points

• Professional certifications of CPA or CIA - Highly Preferred


• 3 years of experience in auditing, risk management, internal controls, consulting - Highly Preferred


• Big 4 and/or public accounting experience


• Experience in business combinations/acquisitions, entity-level controls, and/or purchase accounting


• Experience in ICFR, SOX/MAR, and/or COSO


• Experience in PCAOB & AICPA auditing standards


• Experience in the insurance industry, healthcare, investments, and/or statutory accounting & reporting


• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft applications (Excel, Visio, Word, PowerPoint)


• Experience in Optro/AuditBoard

What You'll Get

• The opportunity to work at the cutting edge of health care delivery with a team's deeply invested in the community.


• Work-life balance, flexibility, and the autonomy to do great work.


• Medical, dental, and vision coverage along with numerous health and wellness programs.


• Parental leave and support plus adoption and surrogacy assistance.


• Career development programs and tuition reimbursement for continued education.

• 401k match including an annual company contribution.


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Where You'll Work

Our Hybrid Flex approach is built on presence with a purpose - giving you flexibility to work remotely with intentional in-person connection - that supports a workplace's flexible, connected, and future focused.

In a Hybrid-Flex role, you'll work in the office at least two days a week for collaboration and connection. In a Remote Flex role, you'll work virtually, with a few in-office visits each year for meaningful moments that matter.

Whether your role is Hybrid Flex or Remote Flex depends on the nature of the work and distance from our Durham headquarters. We welcome candidates from outside the local area and in any states listed on this job posting. Onsite expectations will be discussed during the interview process.

Salary Range

At Blue Cross NC, we take great pride in a fair and equitable compensation package that reflects market-price and our starting salaries are typically planned near the middle of the range listed. Compensation decisions are driven by factors including experience and training, specialized skill sets, licensure and certifications and other business and organizational needs. Our base salary is part of a robust Total Rewards package that includes an Annual Incentive Bonus*, 401(k) with employer match, Paid Time Off (PTO), and competitive health benefits and wellness programs.

*Based on annual corporate goal achievement and individual performance.

$89,174.00 - $142,679.00

At this time, Blue Cross NC will not sponsoremployment authorization for this position.