Summary:Responsible for leading and performing financial and operational assurance and advisory engagements in accordance with the Global Internal Audit Standards. This position assists UNC Health entities in accomplishing organizational objectives by using a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, internal controls, and governance processes.
Responsibilities:- Independently lead and perform risk-based assurance and advisory engagements in accordance with the Global Internal Audit Standards and departmental methodology. Evaluate governance, risk management, and internal control processes to provide independent and objective assurance and insight.
- Conduct engagement planning activities, including risk assessments, walkthroughs, development of audit objectives and scope, identification of key controls, and preparation of audit programs. Identifies risk strategies to steer through current and forward-looking complex situations.
- Perform interviews, data analysis, control testing, investigations, continuous auditing activities, and other audit procedures to assess the effectiveness of controls and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Apply professional skepticism, sound judgment, and due professional care in evaluating evidence, identifying root causes, assessing risks, and developing well-supported conclusions and recommendations
- Utilize data analytics and auditing technology to identify trends, anomalies, emerging risks, and opportunities to improve audit effectiveness and organizational performance.
- Maintain complete and accurate engagement documentation in TeamMate+, including planning, risk assessments, testing, findings, recommendations, management responses, and follow-up activities.
- Prepare and communicate clear, concise, and well-supported audit reports, executive summaries, and presentations to management and senior leadership. Communicate engagement results that are accurate, objective, constructive, complete, and timely. Owns role of change agent.
- Monitor and validate management corrective actions through follow-up procedures, assess remediation effectiveness, and communicate unresolved risks or overdue action plans to audit leadership and management.
- Maintain confidentiality of sensitive information, uphold the highest ethical standards, and pursue ongoing professional development to remain current with auditing standards, healthcare regulations, emerging risks, and industry best practices.
Other InformationEducation Requirements:• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, Health Administration or related field.
Licensure/Certification Requirements:• Certified or in process of obtaining certification (i.e., CIA, CPA, CMA, CFE).
Professional Experience Requirements:• Three (3) years of progressive auditing and accounting experience within Healthcare or with public accounting firm or combined internal audit work.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:- Demonstrates ability to independently lead audit engagements, apply professional skepticism, evaluate governance and risk management processes, leverage data analytics, develop practical recommendations, and effectively communicate with management and executive stakeholders.
- Working knowledge of the Global Internal Audit Standards, internal controls (COSO Framework), laws and regulations applicable to areas of assignment.
- Expert knowledge of governance controls, risk assessments, and internal controls.
- Proficient with advanced data analytical techniques to identify anomalies, assess risk, evaluate control effectiveness, support continuous auditing initiatives, and improve audit efficiency and coverage (i.e., IDEA, Power BI, proficient with Microsoft 365 apps).
- Efficient skills to plan, organize, execute engagements, and defend observations and supporting work.
- Advanced verbal and written skills (i.e., reports, executive summaries, presentations) that are accurate, objective, clear, concise, constructive, complete and timely,
- Electronic work papers knowledge is a plus. (i.e., TeamMate, AutoAudit). Strong data mining skills with knowledge of ACL and/or Business Objects.
- Thorough knowledge and understanding of advanced accounting principles and of auditing systems, theories, practices, and methods. Knowledge of accounting and clinical systems available to the health care system. Knowledge of the laws and regulations pertaining to governmental financial hospital operations.
- Ability to pay close attention to detail to ensure strict accuracy. Ability to maintain confidentiality, only providing information on a 'need-to-know' basis, and safeguard sensitive information.
Job DetailsLegal Employer: NCHEALTH
Entity: Shared Services
Organization Unit: Audit Services
Work Type: Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00
Salary Range: $33.37 - $47.97 per hour (Hiring Range)
Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity
Work Assignment Type: Hybrid
Work Schedule: Day Job
Location of Job: US:NC:Morrisville
Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes
This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Health Care System, in a department that provides shared services to operations across UNC Health Care; except that, if you are currently a UNCHCS State employee already working in a designated shared services department, you may remain a UNCHCS State employee if selected for this job.
