Internal Auditor, Principal

Job DescriptionYour RoleThe Internal Audit Services team performs internal audits and advisory services to provide assurance on specific internal control objectives and emerging risk areas. The Internal Audit Principal will report to the Internal Audit Senior Director. In this role, you will be leading and managing financial, operational, and integrated audits and advisory engagements. You will also be assessing the design and effectiveness of internal controls for business processes, financial reporting and measurement activities, and related applications in accordance with laws, regulations, policies, standards, and procedures using established tools and techniques.Your WorkIn this role, you will:• Execute the annual audit plan by performing audit procedures, including identifying and defining issues, developing criteria, reviewing, and analyzing evidence, and documenting management processes and procedures• Provide expertise in internal controls including project management, business process analysis, financial control disciplines, and information technology• Implement strategic goals established by Internal Audit Services leadership• Support Internal Audit management is the annual risk assessment process to develop the annual audit plan• Identify, develop, and document audit issues and recommendations using independent judgment concerning areas being reviewed• Prepares and delivers reports and presentations to various levels of management• Performs post-audit follow-up reviews to ensure management corrective action plans have been effectively implemented• Provides measurable input into new products, processes, standards, and/or operational plans that impact Internal Audit Services, and proactively improves upon existing processes and systems using significant conceptualizing, reasoning, and interpretation• Conducts extensive investigation and critical thinking to understand root causes of problems that span a wide range of difficult and unique issues across functions and/or businesses• Manages large, complex project initiatives of strategic importance to the organization, involving large cross-functional teams. May direct the work of other individual contributors and/or act as a cross-functional team leadQualificationsYour Knowledge and Experience• Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience• Requires at least 7 years of prior related experience• Ability to communicate with executive leadership regarding matters of significant importance to the organization• Extensive understanding of internal controls and the ability to leverage this knowledge to make effective audit and advisory recommendations• Internal audit and risk assessment practices and methodologies. IT general and automated technical controls concepts• Application controls and end-user computing controls. Data analysis techniques preferable• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and/or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) preferredPay Range: The pay range for this role is $136,400.00 to $204,600.00 for California.Note: Please note that this range represents the pay range for this and many other positions at Blue Shield that fall into this pay grade. Blue Shield salaries are based on a variety of factors, including the candidate's experience, location (California, Bay area, or outside California), and current employee salaries for similar roles.About The TeamBlue Shield of California’s mission is to ensure all Californians have access to high-quality health care at a sustainably affordable price. We are transforming health care in a way that genuinely serves our nonprofit mission by lowering costs, improving quality, and enhancing the member and physician experience.To fulfill our mission, we must ensure a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where all employees can be their authentic selves and fully contribute to meet the needs of the multifaceted communities we serve. Our continued commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion upholds our values and advances our goal of creating a healthcare system that is worthy of our family and friends while addressing health disparities, promoting social justice, and integrating health equity through our products, business practices, and presence as a corporate citizen.Blue Shield has received awards and recognition for being a certified Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work, Military Friendly Employer, People Companies that Care, a Leading Disability Employer, and one of California’s top companies in volunteering and giving. Here at Blue Shield, we strive to make a positive change across our industry and communities – join us!Our Values:• Honest. We hold ourselves to the highest ethical and integrity standards. We build trust by doing what we say we're going to do and by acknowledging and correcting where we fall short.• Human. We strive to be our authentic selves, listening and communicating effectively, and showing empathy towards others by walking in their shoes.• Courageous. We stand up for what we believe in and are committed to the hard work necessary to achieve our ambitious goals.Our Workplace Model:Blue Shield of California is dedicated to making work-life balance a reality. Whether you prefer to work in an office or from home, we understand flexibility is more important than ever. That’s why Blue Shield is a hybrid company, offering you the opportunity to decide where you can do your best and most meaningful work.Two ways of working: Hybrid (our default) and office• Hybrid – In a business unit approved office a few times per year to 3 days per week, on average• Office – In a business unit approved office 4+ days a week, on average. If the role you’re applying for is deemed an “Essential Role,” the company has determined that the role can only be performed in a Blue Shield office or in the field and would require your to meet the office worker classification.Physical Requirements:Office Environment - roles involving part to full time schedule in Office Environment. Due to the current public health emergency in California, Blue Shield employees are almost all working remotely. Based in our physical offices and work from home office/deskwork - Activity level: Sedentary, frequency most of work day.Please click here for further physical requirement detail.Equal Employment Opportunity:External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest records and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, State and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability status and any other classification protected by Federal, State and local laws.