Senior Director – Audit – Monitoring and Oversight

Senior Director – Audit – Monitoring and Oversight

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, related field or equivalent experience required
• 10+ years Regulatory, audit, compliance, operations, or related experience in a healthcare environment required

Responsibilities

• Lead the annual and ongoing planning of audit activities, budgets and resources.
• Direct activities for system-wide audits established to investigate and monitor compliance with state contract requirements, standards and procedures implemented by the compliance program, reviewing completely all legal duties imposed by government agencies and others.
• Identify and promote operational and procedural changes in the organization through innovation and dialogue with key stakeholders.
• Maintain a continuous, flexible audit plan that aligns with corporate strategic imperatives, and high-risk areas.
• Provide strategic guidance to help management identify and implement solutions to complex issues facing the organization.
• Direct all contract compliance reporting activities and maintain the compliance dashboard.
• Hire, manage, and develop direct reports that support the organization’s mission.
• Provide strategic leadership on industry and functional (e.g., Financial/Operational, IT, Compliance, SOX, ERM) best practices to the entire Internal Audit Department to optimize Internal Audit’s cross functional matrix environment, which also results in enhanced succession planning and career development for all staff.
• Build effective relationships with key management stakeholders by sharing information on current industry practices and standards.
• Appropriately influence management to improve performance and assists management in meeting corporate goals.
• Identify recommendations that have a significant impact on corporate goals and objectives and ensure that issues are clearly communicated.
• Ensure timely, value-added audit results that lead to management action and improved controls environment.
• Maintain a trusted, collaborative relationship with organization management to promote an appropriate level of engagement in audit activities.
• Manage relationships with external auditors and consulting groups to mitigate regulatory issues and help ensure compliance with federal and state requirements.
• Provide input into the budget and is responsible for fiscal performance of assignments and staffing.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Comply with all policies and standards.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree Business Administration, Healthcare Administration or related field preferred