Sr. Manager, Internal Controls Consulting

Blue Shield of CA; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Shield of California's Internal Controls team designs, tests, and maintains a 700+ control framework across financial, operational, and compliance processes. The Senior Manager will lead a team of consultants and seniors, overseeing control assurance and advisory work to deliver a risk-based, sustainable control environment.

This hybrid role requires in-office presence two days per week; collaboration with business leaders to close control gaps and strengthen governance is essential for

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent with 4 years of additional relevant experience.
• 8+ years in public accounting, internal audit, and/or SOX/internal controls consulting.
• 4 years of people management experience supervising, coaching, and evaluating direct reports.
• 8+ years in internal controls, risk, audit, or compliance, including 3 years of people-management and portfolio delivery.
• Led multiple control assessments or testing engagements per year across at least 2 departments.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Consultants and Seniors overseeing control assurance (methodology, testing, attestations) and remediation oversight.
• Provide control advisory (process assessments, control design, framework enhancements) to business units.
• Partner with business leaders to close control gaps and strengthen governance.
• Apply COSO/SOX frameworks to deliver a risk-based, sustainable control environment.

Skills

Leadership

Control testing

Data analysis

COSO/SOX knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher with 4 years of experience in lieu of a degree

Job description

You Role

The Internal Controls team is responsible for designing, testing, and maintaining Blue Shield of California's enterprise internal control framework - covering 700+ controls across financial, operational, and compliance processes - and for partnering with business leaders to close control gaps and strengthen governance. The Senior Manager, Internal Controls will report to the Director, Internal Controls. In this role you will lead a team of Consultants and Seniors across to oversee control assurance (methodology, testing, attestations, and remediation oversight) and control advisory (process assessments, control design, and framework enhancements) work, flexing across both as business priorities require, to deliver a risk-based, sustainable control environment.

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 High School Diploma/GED and 4 years of additional relevant experience in lieu of a degree
• Requires a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience in public accounting, internal audit, and/or SOX/internal controls consulting
• Requires 4 years of prior people management experience with direct responsibility for supervising, coaching, and evaluating direct report
• Demonstrated 8 years of experience in internal controls, risk, audit, or compliance, including at least 3 years of people-management and portfolio delivery
• Led multiple control assessment or testing engagements per year across at least 2 departments, ensuring consistent methodology, evidence standards, and reporting
• Strong understanding of internal controls frameworks (e.g., COSO, SOX) and the ability to leverage that knowledge to make effective advisory recommendations
• Skill in collecting and analyzing complex data, evaluating information and systems, and drawing logical conclusions under tight deadlines
• Active certification in CPA, CIA, or CISA preferred
• Experience in the healthcare industry, specifically Medi-Cal and Medicare, 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.