Internal Audit Director

Location: This role requires associates to be in-office three days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace. Alternate locations may be considered.

The Internal Audit Director is responsible for directing the audit process, ensuring execution and timely completion of financial, operational, compliance, strategy and governance audits across all lines of business and functions, in accordance with professional and departmental standards. Leads the continuous risk assessment and audit plan development process across all lines of business and functions. Collaborates with key stakeholders to help facilitate necessary improvements and enhancements to policies, procedures and internal controls.

How you will make an impact:

• Lead a team of highly skilled audit professionals in the execution of their audit duties, including, continuous risk assessments, audit planning, audit execution and reporting.
• Direct audit teams across multiple audits including scheduling, resource management, performance management, ensuring quality standards are met, and reporting progress to leadership.
• Evaluate complex and dynamic control environments to ensure audit coverage is obtained for people, processes and systems.
• Actively participate in conferences with business partners of audited departments to discuss the audit process, the nature, extent and timing of testing, audit outcomes and remediation plans.
• Coordinate and assist external auditors and other key stakeholders with audits to ensure a positive reflection on the Company, the execution of audits in accordance with departmental standards, and ensure a strong internal control environment.
• Direct and lead the audit team through the most complex audits or special projects/initiatives.
• Coordinate and responds to regulatory inquiries from state or federal regulators as well as customer audit inquiries.
• Responsible for development of presentations to senior leadership and committees.
• Provide guidance to the team as needed. Associates in this role are expected to have In-depth experience with Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) systems (e.g., Workiva WDesk, Diligent High Bond, Audit Board, ServiceNow, etc.) and mastery of auditing concepts, principles, internal controls and how to apply them.

Minimum Requirements:

• BA/BS in Accounting, Auditing, Finance or related field and a minimum of 7 years related experience; or 6 years in public accounting (e.g., Big Four firm); or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.
• Prior leadership experience.
• Experience leading internal audits, managing risk-based audit plan, and promoting audit industry best practices.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences:

• Experience leading internal audits, managing risk-based audit plans, and promoting audit industry best practices.
• Solid understanding of end-to-end business processes and their critical dependencies. Ability to effectively collaborate with key stakeholders to bring about change and possess the ability to effectively manage project change within a dynamic environment. Understanding of health insurance company operations. 
• CPA/CIA/CISA certification.
• Project management, process improvement, and quality oversight experience.
• Travels to worksite and other locations as necessary.

Please be advised that Elevance Health only accepts resumes for compensation from agencies that have a signed agreement with Elevance Health. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Elevance Health.

Who We Are

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities – and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

How We Work

At Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates. Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers, our associates, our communities and our business.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process.

The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19 and Influenza. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal, state and local laws.

Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact elevancehealthjobssupport@elevancehealth.com for assistance.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws, including, but not limited to, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.