Sr. Manager, Internal Controls Consulting

Blue Shield of CA; Rancho Cordova (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Shield of California seeks a Senior Manager, Internal Controls to lead a team responsible for the enterprise internal control framework across 700+ controls in financial, operational, and compliance areas. You will oversee control assurance and advisory activities, partnering with business leaders to close gaps and strengthen governance.

The role emphasizes strong leadership, data analysis, and the application of COSO/SOX principles to drive a sustainable control environment within a

Qualifications

• 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.
• Active certification in CPA, CIA, or CISA preferred.
• Experience in the healthcare industry, specifically Medi-Cal and Medicare, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Consultants and Seniors overseeing control assurance (methodology, testing, attestations, remediation oversight) and control advisory (process assessments, design, framework enhancements).
• Partner with business leaders to close control gaps and strengthen governance.
• Deliver risk-based, sustainable control environment across financial, operational, and compliance processes.

Skills

Data analysis

COSO/SOX expertise

Internal controls

People management

CPA/CIA/CISA preferred

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

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.