Senior Internal Auditor - Hybrid

Overview

At Houston Methodist, the Sr. Internal Auditor is responsible for independently planning, coordinating, and executing reviews of processes or activities of Houston Methodist entities and identifying risks and controls in accordance with the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing. Evaluates risks in achieving organizational objectives including the adequacy of internal controls, compliance with laws and regulations, adherence to policy and procedures, safeguarding of assets, and the accuracy of reported financial activities. Formulates value-added and cost-effective recommendations for improvements to mitigate risks for presentation to department leadership. Supports governance by proactively assuring the organization about the state of the control environment. Serves as a mentor to more junior team members.

Houston Methodist Standard

HOUSTON METHODIST EXPERIENCE EXPECTATIONS

• Provide personalized care and service by consistently demonstrating our I CARE values:
  • INTEGRITY: We are honest and ethical in all we say and do.
  • COMPASSION: We embrace the whole person including emotional, ethical, physical, and spiritual needs.
  • ACCOUNTABILITY: We hold ourselves accountable for all our actions.
  • RESPECT: We treat every individual as a person of worth, dignity, and value.
  • EXCELLENCE: We strive to be the best at what we do and a model for others to emulate.

• Practices the Caring and Serving Model

• Delivers personalized service using HM Service Standards

• Provides for exceptional patient/customer experiences by following our Standards of Practice of always using Positive Language (AIDET, Managing Up, Key Words)

• Intentionally collaborates with other healthcare professionals involved in patients/customers or employees' experiential journeys to ensure strong communication, ease of access to information, and a seamless experience

• Involves patients (customers) in shift/handoff reports by enabling their participation in their plan of care as applicable to the given job

• Actively supports the organization's vision, fulfills the mission and abides by the I CARE values

Responsibilities

PEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Possesses strong communication and interpersonal relationship skills, including providing oral and/or written communication of audit commencement, objectives, status, and results to audit customers.

• Provides Internal Audit management with periodic status reports regarding progress against the annual audit plan and other goals such as cycle time targets, issues identified, and barriers encountered.

• Provides functional advice, training, and mentoring to more junior internal auditors.

SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Conducts a variety of healthcare, financial, compliance and operational internal audits and actively participates as an internal controls consultant. Evaluates basic controls over information systems encountered during operational audits.

• Displays a positive, helpful, and supportive attitude and demeanor with audit customers and maintains the department target customer satisfaction survey goal.

• Proactively performs periodic follow-up of previously reported audit findings to assess resolution and corrective action taken.

QUALITY/SAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Applies current internal control frameworks such as Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO), Control Objectives for Information Technology (COBIT), and the Institute of Internal Auditors' International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing.

• Independently creates concise and accurate written reports communicating audit results.

FINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Independently performs risk assessments and develops risk-based audit approaches and establishes the preliminary scope of reviews.

• Independently identifies and quantifies opportunities for improvement and develops formal audit recommendations that are value-added and cost-effective.

• Utilizes time tracking reports to track audit completions. Maintains appropriate audit report cycle times and audit work paper documentation within established timelines in the appropriate audit system.

GROWTH/INNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Proactively seeks opportunities to enhance competency in current healthcare industry trends through networking with other audit leaders outside of the organization and through continuing education.

• Actively seeks knowledge