Client Audit Specialist, Sr. - Remote

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Job Posting Title

Client Audit Specialist, Sr. - Remote

Job Description

The Client Audit Specialist Sr is accountable for managing regulatory and/or client-initiated audits, by evaluating and understanding the purpose of various audit types and the related deliverables. As a process/subject matter expert supporting the navigation of the end-to-end audit process, this role pursues and obtains additional expertise as indicated from respective Compliance and operational subject matter experts to meet the applicable regulatory, client, and/or functional audit expectations. The Client Audit Specialist Sr provides consultation and strategic advice regarding audit management practices to business partners and external parties.

Responsibilities

• Assess audit processes and documentation and maintain thorough and accurate documentation, consult on initiatives to improve processes to meet evolving client and regulator needs
• Review and interpret assigned audit requests to determine scope, impacted business areas and stakeholders, and evidence necessary to fulfill and manage the audit request.
• Present sample cases or evidence data for assigned processes and act as a subject matter expert for business requirements, system specification, process flows, process change, Federal and/or State regulations and/or accreditation standards implications

• Develop and maintain key internal and external relationships to effectively provide audit management consultation regarding the streamlining of work activity, creation of efficiencies, and promoting consistent, timely and accurate completion, reporting, or submission of audit deliverables

• Monitor audit progress and proactively identify and mitigate risks (including performance guarantee implications) to audit completion; appropriately escalate to department leadership or operational stakeholders and provide remediation recommendations to prevent delays or future findings
• Ensure stakeholders have a thorough understanding of their audit-related responsibilities, are accountable to producing deliverables accurately and on time, and are informed of relevant audit status updates or changes
• Ensure thorough audit records are developed and maintained, with emphasis on accuracy, relevance, and timeliness; prepare necessary documentation for audit activities including deliverables, reports, findings and recommendations; provide clear and concise audit result communications to internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrate high-level project management and organization capabilities by effectively communicating and leading audit strategy, deliverables, requirements, milestones and accountability, from the point of audit intake through the entire audit

• Support department enhancement initiatives to ensure accurate and thorough training and procedural materials are available and maintained
• Accountable for ongoing client facing relationships as established for the purposes of audit activities; ensure consultative and collaborative interactions with Client counterparts in working through the audit response process
• Monitor and escalate associated issues and risks to the appropriate governing body and drive development and refinement of business processes and identification of best practices to ensure the most effective and efficient processes and operations are put into place to decrease risk for repeat audit findings
• Perform quality reviews and analysis of audit deliverables to ensure compliance with contractual and regulatory requirements. 
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Health Care Services or related area of study, or equivalent combination of education and/or relevant work experience; HS diploma or GED is required
• 5 years of relevant  work experience in compliance, operations, or audit within a regulated environment
• Must be eligible to work in the United States without need for work visa or residency sponsorship

Additional Qualifications

• Strong verbal and written communication, and presentation skills; ability to effectively distill complex information into clear and compelling presentations and leadership briefings
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively facilitate meetings, resolve conflict, build consensus, establish rapport and collaborate effectively across departments, internally and externally, and at all levels within an organization; ability to confidently represent the business and interact with e