Auditor III

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Position

Purpose:

Responsible for providing a full range of financial, compliance, and operational audits, business advisory, and consultation services, investigations, internal controls, accountability, and use of resources.

Logistics:
Palmetto GBA – one of Blue Cross Blue Shield’s South Carolina subsidiary companies.

Location:

This position is full‑time (40‑hours/week) Monday‑Friday working REMOTE in the U.S., or onsite at our 17 Technology Circle, Columbia, SC location. You will work an 8‑hour shift scheduled during our normal business hours of 8:00 AM–5:00 PM. It may be necessary, given the business need, to work occasional overtime.

• Conduct internal and/or external timely operational, financial, and/or compliance audits of divisions, departments, providers, and activities of the corporation, including evaluation of internal controls.
• Identify, document, and evaluate business risks.
• Develop written audit programs.
• Conduct testing and analysis of existing controls to determine adequacy and effectiveness.
• Prepare written work papers to document testing results and conclusions reached.
• Document issues, the causes of those issues, and their effects on the process/function and the corporation.
• Serve as Lead Auditor on more complex audit assignments.
• Draft recommendations to limit risks and improve processes, functions, and activities.
• Write audit reports for corporate executive management that clearly and effectively convey engagement evaluations, conclusions, and recommendations.
• Collect and analyze data to detect deficient controls, duplicated effort, fraud, or noncompliance with laws, regulations, and management policies.
• Conduct testing of corrective actions as identified.
• Develop detailed reports on each audit conducted.
• Provide a review of findings and identify recommendations to correct any deficiencies and methods for improvement to processes.
• Examine and evaluate financial and information systems, recommending controls to ensure system reliability and data integrity.
• Conduct special audit studies for management, such as those required to discover controls for prevention of fraud.
• Prepare reports of findings and recommendations for management.
• Provide training to and assist or lead other auditors in completing their assignments, maximizing audit efficiency and reducing lost time and corporate personnel involvement.
• Strive to expand knowledge of applicable laws, regulations, program instructions, and technology through self‑study, corporate offerings, and formal training programs.

• Required
  
  Education:
  
  Bachelor’s in a job‑related field.
• Required Experience:
  
  5 years auditing experience.
• Required Software and tools:
  Microsoft Office.
• Required
  
  Skills and Abilities:
  • Knowledge of the principles and practices of auditing.
  • Ability to analyze and determine the applicability of financial data, to draw conclusions and make appropriate recommendations.
  • Ability to gather information by examining records and documents and by interviewing individuals concerning those records.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work professionally with persons at all levels, and to maintain effective working relationships.
  • Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in oral and written form.
  • Ability to handle sensitive matters on a confidential basis.
  • Excellent analytical or critical thinking and problem‑solving capabilities.

• Medicare cost report auditing experience to include leading audits.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
• Health Financial Systems experience.
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA).

• Subsidized health plans, dental and vision coverage.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match.
• Life insurance.
• Paid time off (PTO).
• On‑site cafeterias and fitness centers in major locations.
• Education assistance.
• Service recognition.
• National discounts to movies, theaters, zoos, theme parks and more.

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