Director of Audit Services

Director of Audit Services

The Director of Audit Services serves as the senior executive responsible for leading Erlanger's Internal Audit function and advancing organizational integrity, accountability, and performance. This role provides independent and objective assurance and advisory services designed to improve internal controls, operational efficiency, information technology processes, cybersecurity resilience, and governance practices. This position ensures the effective execution of a risk-based internal audit plan, oversees the development of modern audit methodologies (including data analytics and continuous monitoring), and provides strategic insight to Executive Leadership and the Audit & Finance Committee.

The Director also partners with management to drive process improvement, operational excellence, and the maturity of the enterprise risk management (ERM) framework.

The Director of Audit Services assists the organization in accomplishing its objectives and financial stewardship by bringing a systematic and disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of the system of internal controls, operational controls, financial controls, risk assessment practices, information technology processes, and governance methods. Audit Services achieves this by performing the following essential functions:

• Perform annual risk assessments to identify areas of high risk for audit consideration, as well as to contribute to enterprise risk management processes;
• Conduct operational, financial, and technology audits of the highest risks of the organization; and
• Perform independent reviews and consulting services to improve the operating and internal control environment of Erlanger.

The Director of Audit Services must have the ability to design audits to meet audit objectives that address the highest of risks to the organization. The position must present professionally written reports and effectively present audit results to executive leadership, the Audit & Finance Committee, and other groups. The Director of Audit Services will manage the department budget; mentor, supervise, and provide development to the internal audit staff;

and provide direct oversight/review of work product. The Director of Audit Services handles confidential information with maturity and discretion and recruits and develops internal audit staff.

Education:

Required:

Bachelor's degree in accounting, Business Administration, Healthcare or related field. Preferred: MBA

Experience:

Required:

Seven to ten years of previous experience in a progressive internal audit, compliance audit, information technology audit or public accounting environment, with significant exposure to hospital or health system compliance, financial, operational and IT risks/processes and cybersecurity. Advanced skills with excel spreadsheets, data analytics, and word processing needed. Five years minimum demonstrated effective management experience.

Key Skills & Abilities:
Individual should have excellent communication and organizational skills and the ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects concurrently, with conscientious attention to detail.

Position Requirement(s):
License/Certification/Registration

Required:

Must have or obtain within 2 years, the Certified in Healthcare Compliance (CHC), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), or Certified Fraud Investigator designation.