Senior Internal Auditor

LMC Careers  - Internal Audit
Full Time
AM Shift 
7am - 6pm

 

Consistently named best hospital, Lexington Medical Center dedicates itself to providing quality health services that meet the needs of its communities. Ranked #1 in the Columbia metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Medical Center is the only hospital named one of the Best Places to Work in South Carolina and the first hospital in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellence in nursing care.

The 607-bed teaching hospital anchors a health care network that includes six community medical centers and employs more than 8,700 health care professionals. The network includes a cardiovascular program recognized by the American College of Cardiology as South Carolina’s first HeartCARE CenterTM and an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence affiliated with MUSC Hollings Cancer Center for research and education. The network also features an occupational health center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, an Alzheimer’s care center and nearly 80 physician practices.  Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year.

Job Summary

As a member of the Internal Audit Department, the Senior Internal Auditor assists in an independent, objective, assurance and advisory activity designed to add value to governance and improve operations. Will assist by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, internal controls, and governance processes, particularly within the areas of finance, operations, compliance, and information technology.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in accounting or related field (i.e. finance, business).
Minimum Years of Experience: 5 Years of internal audit and/or public accounting or 3 years healthcare internal audit.  
Substitutable Education & Experience: None.
Required Certifications/Licensure: Currently have, or obtain within 12 months of hire, one or more of the following: Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified in Healthcare Internal Audit (CHIAP), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), or related certification. 
Required Training: Excellent verbal and written communication, presentation, organizational, planning, and problem solving skills; proficient with Microsoft Office and automated work paper applications.

Essential Functions

• Treats patients and fellow employees with courtesy and respect, in keeping with the LMC vision.
• Develops and maintains effective working relationships throughout and across all levels of LMC.
• Performs operational, compliance, financial, and/or IT focused assignments and other audit services identified by the Chief Audit Executive. 
• Gains a comprehensive understanding of business operations, processes, and objectives when performing audits. 
• Manages project assignments to ensure timely and effective completion of tasks. 
• Under minimal supervision, develops comprehensive audit programs, executes audit engagements, validates issues, writes audit reports, and performs/documents audit follow-up activities to ensure corrective action is implemented.
• Leads audit kick-off and exit meetings, prepares working papers, conducts interviews, reviews documents, and performs data analytics necessary. 
• Reports on work progress and obstacles in a timely manner to the Chief Audit Executive.
• Exercises initiative and professional judgment to make decisions and recommendations based on facts and information available. 
• Prepares concise and comprehensive written audit reports with audit and issue details, root causes, and recommendations.
• Clearly and articulately discusses audit results with all levels of management including Senior Management.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Makes timely evaluations of audit programs to propose changes as needed that reflect current operational practices. 
• Participates in the annual risk assessment process.  
• Makes practical recommendations for process improvements.
• Prepares clear and concise audit working papers that including sufficient documentation to support procedures completed, related findings, and conclusions.
• Maintains awareness of changes in auditing principles and practices and related areas in order to maintain professional competence.
• Applies Internal Audit Standards established by the Institute of Internal Auditors. 
• Independently and proactively identifies and pursues professional development opportunities that align with development needs, current or