Senior Internal Auditor

Department: Corporate Finance

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: 1668 S. Garfield Ave. 2nd Floor, Alhambra, CA 91801

Reporting To: Wendy Huang

Compensation: $110,000 - $125,000 / year

At Astrana Health, the Internal Audit function plays a critical role in supporting our mission by helping to strengthen governance, risk management, and internal controls across the organization. Internal Audit offers broad insights into the organization’s operations and the chance to build meaningful relationships across departments. The Internal Audit team at Astrana is for those who thrive in a fast-paced, rapidly transforming and expanding organization.

The Senior Internal Auditor works alongside and supports Internal Audit leadership in planning and executing an enterprise-wide, risk-based audit plan that encompasses operational, IT, financial, and compliance activities. These audits provide the organization with valuable insights into key processes, promote consistency with organizational expectations, regulatory standards, and industry-leading practices, and foster a culture of continuous improvement. The Senior Internal Auditor consistently upholds all organizational and professional and ethical standards, performs internal audit work in conformance with relevant standards and principles of the internal audit profession, and can work independently under general supervision with latitude for initiative and independent, sound judgment.

This position requires technical knowledge and a collaborative mindset, both within the Internal Audit team and across the organization. The role is ideal for someone who is process-oriented, enjoys working cross-functionally, and engages comfortably across all levels of the organization.

Our Values:

• Put Patients First
• Empower Entrepreneurial Provider and Care Teams
• Operate with Integrity & Excellence
• Be Innovative
• Work As One Team

Audit Planning & Risk Assessment

• Assist Internal Audit leadership in developing and executing on the annual enterprise-wide, risk-based audit plans.
• Identify relevant and emerging risks, control objectives, and existing controls using recognized control frameworks (e.g., COSO) and other leading-practice resources; apply accepted risk assessment techniques to propose appropriate audit scope and objectives.

Audit Execution

• Perform and lead audits from planning through reporting, including risk assessment, process and control walkthroughs, evaluation of control design, development of test plans, independent testing procedures and analyses, and organized documentation.
• Interview stakeholders, gather and evaluate relevant information and support, and document key details to support sound, evidence-based conclusions.
• Analyze the significance of test results; assess the design and operating effectiveness of controls; and identify and document audit issues, root causes, and risk implications.
• Leverage data analytics, technology tools (including authorized emerging AI-enabled capabilities), and automation to maximize efficiency while obtaining deep insights.
• Manage timelines and deadlines for effective and efficient completion of audit activities.

Recommendations, Reporting and Follow-Up

• Communicate audit results through clear, concise written reports and oral presentations.
• Provide practical, cost-conscious, value-added recommendations for strengthening the control environment and implementing leading practices.
• Track the progress of management action and mitigation plans from completed audits through regular follow-up and validation.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Lead effective discussions and meetings with stakeholders throughout the audit lifecycle.
• Build and maintain strong cross-functional relationships with key stakeholders…