Staff Auditor

Texas Children's; United States; Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Children's is seeking a Staff Auditor to execute independent assurance and consulting activities that add value and improve governance, risk management, and control processes. The role emphasizes a risk-based, disciplined approach and interaction with auditees across a fast-paced healthcare network.

Position requires onsite presence several days weekly; remaining days may be worked from home. CPA and CIA are preferred, with 2 years of internal audit experience in healthcare advantageous.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a business-related field required.
• CPA certification from the state of Texas preferred.
• CIA issued by The Institute of Internal Auditors preferred.
• 2 years' experience in an internal audit and/or accounting environment required.
• Experience in auditing within the healthcare industry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Executes operational, financial, and compliance audits, investigations, and other projects in accordance with professional auditing standards and departmental policies and procedures
• Performs audit procedures, including conducting and documenting interviews via process flows, narratives, etc., reviewing and analyzing evidence, identifying, and defining issues, identifying root cause of issues, developing criteria, documenting client processes and procedures, and composing summary memos
• Completes assignments such as audits, investigations, and other projects efficiently and effectively by the agreed-upon deadlines and within established budgets and informs Director/Audit Manager of potential variances in project completion dates
• Monitors and reviews work products to ensure that working papers are complete and compliant with department and IIA standards, work is reviewed by the preliminary and final reviewer, and reviewer's notes have been resolved and cleared
• Prepares work papers, reports, and correspondence for assigned projects that are accurate, objective, clear, concise, constructive, complete, and timely
• H helps to prepare documents for meetings such as kick-off meetings, status meetings and exit conferences to discuss audit objectives, scope and methodologies as well as to inform the auditee about audit results and conclusions, opportunities for improvement, areas of risk, problems identified and proposed recommendations for change
• Documents work performed such as interviews, meetings, etc. in accordance with professional internal auditing standards and departmental policies and procedures to ensure that results and conclusions are adequately supported
• Builds and maintains productive client relationships through professionalism, interactive communications and constructive responses to client needs

Skills

Auditing

Interviewing

Documentation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a business-related field

Job description

We are searching for a Staff Auditor -- someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you will execute independent, objective assurance, and consulting activities designed to add value and improve the operations of the organization. This will be done using a systematic, risk based disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance processes while providing organizational leadership with transparency to key risks.

Think you've got what it takes?

Responsibilities

• Executes operational, financial, and compliance audits, investigations, and other projects in accordance with professional auditing standards and departmental policies and procedures
• Performs audit procedures, including conducting and documenting interviews via process flows, narratives, etc., reviewing and analyzing evidence, identifying, and defining issues, identifying root cause of issues, developing criteria, documenting client processes and procedures, and composing summary memos
• Completes assignments such as audits, investigations, and other projects efficiently and effectively by the agreed-upon deadlines and within established budgets and informs Director/Audit Manager of potential variances in project completion dates
• Monitors and reviews work products to ensure that working papers are complete and compliant with department and IIA standards, work is reviewed by the preliminary and final reviewer, and reviewer's notes have been resolved and cleared
• Prepares work papers, reports, and correspondence for assigned projects that are accurate, objective, clear, concise, constructive, complete, and timely
• Helps to prepare documents for meetings such as kick-off meetings, status meetings and exit conferences to discuss audit objectives, scope and methodologies as well as to inform the auditee about audit results and conclusions, opportunities for improvement, areas of risk, problems identified and proposed recommendations for change
• Documents work performed such as interviews, meetings, etc. in accordance with professional internal auditing standards and departmental policies and procedures to ensure that results and conclusions are adequately supported
• Builds and maintains productive client relationships through professionalism, interactive communications and constructive responses to client needs

Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a business-related field required
• CPA certification from the state of Texas preferred
• CIA issued by The Institute of Internal Auditors preferred
• 2 years' experience in an internal audit and/or accounting environment required
• Experience in auditing within the healthcare industry preferred

Position does require being onsite several days of the week; remaining days will be work from home; this is not a fully remote opportunity.