Senior IT Auditor

Workforce Classification:

Hybrid

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As a Senior IT Auditor within our Internal Audit team, you will play a key role in partnering with both business and IT, serving as a representative of the IT audit function. This position is ideal for a naturally inquisitive and analytical professional who wants to understand and help the business remedy or build solutions and who will also work diligently to find a resolution to identified challenges.

In this role, you will be responsible for planning and executing a program of audits/reviews, preparing reports to management, and following up on findings and recommendations to ensure compliance and continuous improvement.

Our team has a collaborative approach, and your contributions will benefit both Internal Audit and our IT division. At the highest level, you will help ensure we are good stewards of technology and that we achieve our objectives around making healthcare work better.

What you’ll do:

• Complete the IT component of the annual Internal Audit Risk Assessment.

• Perform audits, assessments, internal controls evaluations, and consulting engagements, as well as follow-up on findings requiring corrective actions.

• Prepare engagement reports for management.

• Partner with management in designing and revising internal controls for new and existing products and systems.

• Develop and maintain effective working relationships at all levels of management and employees, including executive leadership.

• Perform special projects, including assisting in regulatory audits related to information services, conducting training on audits and controls, investigating potential employee fraud, and other tasks as assigned.

• Plan the objectives and scope of audit assignments, perform fieldwork, and conduct opening and closing meetings with department heads and senior management.

• Plan and conduct analysis of applicable data sets, including from disparate sources, to create business insight and advice, using data analysis software.

• Effectively communicate audit results, both verbally and in writing, so they are persuasive, placed in the appropriate context, and understood by the recipient.

• Serve as a technology risk and controls consultant to senior IT management and executive management.

• Direct the activities of other auditors on integrated audits, as assigned.

• Develop and implement IT audit standards, methods, tools, procedures, and processes to be used in the department.

• Identify and attend necessary training to maintain and increase IT knowledge and auditing skills.

What you’ll bring:

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Computer Science, or Business, or (4) years of equivalent experience.

• (3) years of information system audit experience in a complex corporate audit environment.

• Experience with ITGC and application control testing in Sarbanes-Oxley or Model Audit Rule internal control programs or Service Organization Control auditing.

• Experience in one or more of the following: information security programs and frameworks (e.g., HITRUST, COBIT or ISO17799), privacy programs, cloud computing, data analytics, project management and/or project risk assessment, robotic process automation, infrastructure and application management, or ERP system governance, risk, and control methodologies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), or Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designations.

• Experience in operational and financial audits.

• Experience in the healthcare and insurance industry.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Team player with excellent people skills and a collaborative leadership style.

• Exceptional communication skills in both written and verbal forms, including previous experience in writing internal audit reports.

• Strong decision-making capabilities, with a proven track record of weighing the relative costs and benefits of potential actions and identifying the most appropriate one.

• Strong ability to learn and evaluate business IT processes as well as IT General Controls.

• Functional experience with data analysis applications, such as Tableau, Microsoft BI, ACL (Galvanize), Python, or similar tool.

• Functional experience using data visualization techniques to report results and create compelling/convincing stories and messaging.

• An ability to effectively influence others to modify their opinions, plans, or behaviors.

• An understanding of business needs and commitment to delivering high-quality, prompt, and efficient service to the business.

• Strong skills in project management.

Premera total rewards

Our comprehensive total rewards package provides support, resources, and opportunities to help employees thrive and grow. Our total rewards are more than a collection of perks, they're a reflection of our commitment to your health and well-being. We offer a broad array of rewards including physical, financial, emotional, and community benefits, including:

• Medical, vision, and dental coverage with low employee premiums.

• Voluntary benefit offerings, including pet insurance for paw parents.

• Life and disability insurance.

• Retirement programs, including a 401K employer match and, believe it or not, a pension plan that is vested after 3 years of service.

• Wellness incentives with a wide range of mental well-being resources for you and your dependents, including counseling services, stress management programs, and mindfulness programs, just to name a few.

• Generous paid time off to reenergize.

• Looking for continuing education? We have tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate degrees.

• Employee recognition program to celebrate anniversaries, team accomplishments, and more.

For our hybrid employees, our on-campus model provides flexibility to create your own routine with access to on-site resources, networking opportunities, and team engagement.

• Commuter perks make your trip to work less impactful on the environment and your wallet.

• Free convenient on-site parking.

• Subsidized on-campus cafes make lunchtime connections with colleagues fun and affordable.

• Engaging on-site events and activities include food trucks, health and wellness, DEI and disaster preparedness fairs, coffee connects, and more.

• Our complementary fitness & well-being center offers both in-person and virtual workouts and nutritional counseling.

• Need a brain break? Challenge someone to a game of shuffleboard or ping pong while on campus.

Equal employment opportunity/affirmative action:

Premera is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Premera seeks to attract and retain the most qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

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The pay for this role will vary based on a range of factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s geographic location, market conditions, and specific skills and experience.

The salary range for this role is posted below; we generally target up to and around the midpoint of the range.

National Plus Salary Range:

$90,000.00 - $153,000.00

*National Plus salary range is used in higher cost of labor markets including Western Washington and Alaska.

We’re happy to discuss compensation further during the interview because we believe that open communication leads to better outcomes for all. We’re committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where all employees are celebrated for their unique skills and contributions.