Internal Auditor

Affinity Health Plan, an independent, growing, not-for-profit managed care company designed specifically to serve the needs of low-income New Yorkers, needs an Internal Auditor for its Compliance and Regulatory Affairs department. In conjunction with and under the direction of the Director of Internal Audit, the Internal Auditor will assist in developing, implementing, and conducting an effective Internal Audit program that supports Affinity’s financial, operational, process improvement and risk management activities. If you are working towards your CPA, this experience would qualify for certification purposes

In this responsible position, you will:

• Recommend and develop internal controls, process improvements and efficiencies that will mitigate risks, ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and improve organizational performance, using applied knowledge of the health care and managed care industries and the regulatory environment impacting managed care.
• Continually assess the effectiveness of end to end processes, including the people, processes and technologies needed to achieve goals and objectives.  Identify problems and generate creative.
• Assist in preparing a thorough and documented organization-wide Internal Audit Plan including audit plan creation, testing, review processes, and fraud identification procedures, and specific internal audit plans of specific functional areas.
• Perform full-scope audits of internal controls, processes, and systems.
• Collaborate and consult with Finance Department staff on the procedures and preparation of materials necessary for external audits to support satisfactory audit processes and results.
• Work with and educate management personnel to ensure their understanding of the objectives, risks and control activities performed in their functional areas and the implementation of control processes to mitigate risks in their functional area. Assist in training employees in operational areas to conduct follow-up audit work and follow audit scope, testing regimes, data gathering and fact testing activities.
• Prepare concise documentation and audit reports, including recommendations to senior management for improvements with corrective action plans, if required.
• Recommend procedural, process or system changes as a result of the audits performed.
• Support the development and maintenance of the company's risk assessment system to record and manage various audit project activities.
• Maintain current knowledge of regulatory environment impacting the health care and managed care industries.
• Perform other duties or tasks as assigned or required.

Requirements for this position include:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business/Management with a Health Care concentration, or a related field, or the equivalent work experience; Masters degree preferred.
• Certified Public Accountant or Certified Internal Auditor preferred.
• A minimum of two (2) years internal auditing experience in a health care environment.
• Solid working knowledge of IFRS, GAAP and GAAS.
• Knowledge of the regulatory environment impacting managed care, preferably including the Model Audit Rule (as well as Sarbanes-Oxley, after which the Model Audit Rule is patterned).
• Understanding of business operations as well as financial, technical and operational controls and their impact on financial reporting.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Effective interpersonal, presentation and influencing skills.
• Excellent PC skills including knowledge of Microsoft Office, Internet and database management tools. Knowledge of financial systems required.
• Strong analytical skills as demonstrated by the ability to analyze and evaluate complex processes, controls, and systems.
• Ability to interact with all levels of corporate personnel to complete thorough audits.
• Ability to occasionally work a flexible schedule to accommodate project deadlines.
• High level of integrity.

If you meet or exceed these qualifications and are interested in this position, please respond by sending an email with your resume to jkjobs@affinityplan.org with the position title in the subject line. You can also fax your resume to 718-794-7846, stating that you are applying for this position on the fax cover sheet. We are an Equal Opportunity/AA Employer. Only qualified applicants will receive a response.

No agency responses, please.