Description
Whether you’re looking for a collaborative team setting, a dynamic career path that can lead to leadership, an excellent work-life balance, or experience with an industry leader, our Internal Auditor, Associate opportunity offers many ways for you to get involved!
As the Internal Auditor, Associate, you will work under the direction of the Director, Audit & Compliance, the Internal Audit Associate is primarily responsible for planning, executing, and reporting on IT-related audits, and creating appropriate audit work papers as required.
UPMC has a Center for Engagement and Inclusion that is charged with executing leading-edge and next-generation diversity strategies to advance the organization’s diversity management capability and its national presence as a diversity leader. This includes having Employee Resource Groups, such as Women Inspiring Talent in Heath Care in Finance (WITH) or PRIDE Health, that support the implementation of our diversity strategy.
Responsibilities:
Industry & Technology Skills:
- Possesses a basic understanding of the audit process and is able to apply it effectively.
- Possesses familiarity with internal and external control expectations, including, COSO, fraud, and general IT controls.
- Possesses a basic understanding of healthcare terminology and industry risks.
- Able to research and analyze new business processes to identify key controls and risks.
- Able to create a process flow of key activities and controls.
- Performs day-to-day activities with department applications (Microsoft Office, Audit Workpaper Software, and ACL).
- Workpaper & Report/ Deliverable Preparation:
- Uses standard department templates and processes for performing audits.
- Ability to create testing steps to validate controls and risks.
- Completes workpapers on time, and organizes evidence to fully support conclusions and findings.
- Tracks and closes open items and review comments within timeframes.
- Identifies root cause of issues.
- Prepares first draft of audit report for review by supervising auditor including correct spelling, grammar and organization.
- Tracks and performs follow-up for past audits.
- Leadership skills:
- Participates in departmental special projects consistent with experience or expertise.
- Assists in developing and maintaining department independence, professionalism, and reputation.
- Participates in departmental meetings.
- Appropriately interacts with clients, including maintaining independence and selecting the appropriate meeting formats.
- Departmental Goals and Time Management:
- Contributes to departmental goals.
- Successfully manages many competing demands and completes work within budgeted hours.
- Meets departmental goals for productivity.
- Proactive in searching out additional tasks and projects during review downtimes.
- Assists in identifying opportunities for process improvements within the department.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, information technology, or related business field.
- Internship in accounting or auditing preferred.
- Technical skills, including strong knowledge of Word and Excel.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
Total Rewards
More than just competitive pay and benefits, UPMC’s Total Rewards package cares for you in all areas of life — because we believe that you’re at your best when receiving the support you need: professional, personal, financial, and more.
Our Values
At UPMC, we’re driven by shared values that guide our work and keep us accountable to one another. Our Values of Quality & Safety, Dignity & Respect, Caring & Listening, Responsibility & Integrity, Excellence & Innovation play a vital role in creating a cohesive, positive experience for our employees, patients, health plan members, and community. Ready to join us? Apply today.
