Director Internal Audit

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Description

Humana is a $90 billion (Fortune 40) market leader in integrated healthcare whose dream is to help people achieve lifelong well-being. As a company focused on the health and well-being of the people we serve, Humana starts from within, and is committed to providing progressive benefits that advance the employment experience and vitality of the associate community. Through offerings anchored in a whole-person view of human well-being, Humana embraces a focus on stimulating positive individual and population changes while nurturing a sense of security, enabling people to live life fully and be their most productive.

Against that backdrop, we are seeking a talented professional for the role of Director, Internal Audit. In this role, you will lead internal audit initiatives for multiple business segments, plus our shared services areas (excluding IT), and will provide consultative guidance to the leadership of those areas on matters of risk reduction, operational controls, and process improvement. This position does not have responsibility for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.

The Director reports directly to the Vice President of Internal Audit (i.e., Chief Audit Officer) and will lead a multi-level, high-performing team of roughly 25 associates. You will be responsible for the results of the audits performed by your team and their overall work quality. This position can be located anywhere within the lower 48 states, but being based in one of our employment hub cities would be ideal. Those cities include Louisville, Chicago, Washington DC, Tampa, or Boston.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities


Review the team's outputs
Proactively inform management of significant risks or exposures, and provide development feedback and coaching for recommendations and improvements.
Lead a team of associates responsible for interacting and assisting with outside auditors
Execution of internal controls and risk audits in compliance with Standards of the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing and the Code of Ethics developed by the Institute of Internal Auditors.
Represent the department in various business initiatives and actively participate in meetings with business management to ensure the department is well-informed of key developments that could have an impact on audit priorities.
Guide associates in the implementation of strategic and tactical direction.
Coordinate Internal Audit activities with internal stakeholders to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of audit activities.
Review and analyze policies, procedures and data to identify what can be used to improve and exceed operational standards.
Make site visits to perform assessments and develop action plans for corrective action.
Communicate with all stakeholders throughout the auditing process.
Regularly participate in meetings of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors and report out results.
Be accountable through your staff for assurances to the CEO and CFO on their quarterly attestation of financial reporting control adequacy.
Actively participate in the creation and execution of the annual audit plan for the enterprise.
Build, lead, and develop a cohesive team of audit professionals: coach and mentor associates with a goal of developing and retaining talent.


Key Candidate Qualifications

The successful candidate will possess extensive experience (typically 8 years) of audit or consulting experience. He/she will be a strategic thinker and thought leader with at least a Bachelor's degree, plus first-hand experience in leading audit teams in major public accounting firms and/or internal audit departments in large (i.e., Fortune 500) corporations.

In addition to the above, the following professional qualifications and personal attributes are sought:


Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, with ability to present and explain complex information and recommend process improvements to various audiences including management of the business and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.
Aptitude for establishing and maintaining working relationships at all levels in the business
Successful track record in facilitating and consulting across teams and managing projects
Current or recent experience in a large, highly matrixed company, with proven ability to influence leaders and key stakeholders in such an environment
Highly collaborative mindset and excellent relationship-building skills, including the ability to engage many diverse stakeholders and SMEs and win their co-ownership in the outcome
Proven success in team leadership and expanding and elevating the capabilities and performance of the team.
Comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft Office products including Word, PowerPoint, Excel is a must.
Experience with AuditBoard, PowerBI, Alteryx, Tableau, SQL, R, Python, or other data analytics/business intelligence software tools will be very advantageous.
Although not required, an advanced degree and/or advanced professional certifications (CPA, CIA, CISA, CISSP, PMP, CFE) will be an asset.


NOTE: We will require full COVID vaccination, including booster, for this job, as we are a healthcare company committed to putting health and safety first for our members, patients, associates, and the communities we serve. If progressed to offer, you will be required to provide proof of full vaccination, or documentation for consideration of a medical or religious exemption where allowed by law. Requests for these exemptions should be submitted at least 2 week prior to your scheduled first day of work.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

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