Internal Audit Manager - Ethics and Compliance - Remote Work Schedule

The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium is a non-profit Tribal health organization designed to meet the unique health needs of Alaska Native and American Indian people living in Alaska. In partnership with the more than 171,000 Alaska Native and American Indian people that we serve and the Tribal health organizations of the Alaska Tribal Health System, ANTHC provides world-class health services, which include comprehensive medical services at the Alaska Native Medical Center, wellness programs, disease research and prevention, rural provider training and rural water and sanitation systems construction. ANTHC is the largest, most comprehensive Tribal health organization in the United States, and Alaska's second-largest health employer with more than 3,100 employees offering an array of health services to people around the nation's largest state. Our vision: Alaska Native people are the healthiest people in the world. ANTHC offers a competitive and comprehensive Benefits Package for all Benefit Eligible Employees, which includes: • Medical Insurance provided through the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program as a Tribal Employee, with over 20 plans and tiers. • Cost-Share Dental and Vision Insurances • Discounted Pet Insurance • Retirement Contributions with Pre-Tax or Roth options into a 403(b). • 401(a) ANTHC Retirement Plan: After one year of employment, ANTHC will begin making matching contributions of up to 5% of your eligible pay, based on your own contributions. In addition, you may be eligible for an annual discretionary contribution of up to 3% from the employer. • Paid Time Off starts immediately, earning up to 6 hours per pay period, with paid time off accruals increasing based on years of service. • Eleven Paid Holidays • Paid Parental Leave or miscarriage/stillbirth eligibility after six months of employment • Basic Short/Long Term Disability premiums, Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance, and Basic Life Insurance are covered 100% by ANTHC, with additional options for Short-Term Disability Buy-Up Coverage and Voluntary Life for yourself and your family members. • Flexible Spending Accounts for Healthcare and Dependent Care. • Ancillary Cash Benefits for accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness. • On-Site Child Care Facility with expert-designed classrooms for early child development and preschool. • Employee Assistance Program with support for grief, financial counseling, mental/emotional health, and discounted legal advice. • Tuition Discounts for you and your eligible dependents at Alaska Pacific University. • On-Site Training Courses and Professional Development Opportunities. • License and certification reimbursements and occupational insurance for medical staff. • Gym Access to Alaska Pacific University includes a salt water pool, rock climbing, workout gym, and steep discounts for outdoor equipment rentals. • Emergency Travel Assistance • Education Assistance or Education leave eligibility • Discount program for travel, gym memberships, amusement parks, and more. Visit us online at www.anthc.org or contact Recruitment directly at HRRecruiting@anthc.org. Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium has a hiring preference for qualified Alaska Native and American Indian applicants pursuant to P.L. 93-638 Indian Self Determination Act. Summary: The Internal Audit Manager oversees audits conducted within ANTHC for compliance. The Internal Audit Manager leads and supports a team of audit and business process professionals on a variety of internal audits, including financial, operational, and management review to ensure standard auditing procedure and practices align with financial risk management best practices. The Internal Audit Manager provides reporting to ANTHC's leadership and works with departments to research and propose business process improvement strategies and goals. This position supports the boarder Ethics and Compliance effort as the financial expert undertaking special assignments requiring forensic accounting investigation and reporting. Responsibilities: Runs the internal audit department by independently applying professional critique to the review of financial and operational application controls, business process controls, database security controls, IT general controls and third-party assurance. Creates and implements policies and procedures for the internal audit activities in accordance with the mission, vision and values, goals and objectives of ANTHC. Oversees a comprehensive, long-range audit program and annual audit work plan to include the risk-assessment based evaluation of management controls as consistent with best practices. Oversees biennial Medicaid Self Audit. Creates and develops reports containing the results of audit examinations to understand the practical recommendations for improvement and provide reports that will address any findings that require board oversight to fulfill their duty of care. Examines ANTHC operational and financial controls, evaluates internal control over financial reporting and evaluates process efficiency and improvement, including but not limited to the audit committee functions, disclosure of conflicts of interest and Board oversight of financial reporting. Provides guidance and makes suggestions to ANTHC business units to facilitate enhanced internal monitoring and self evaluation activities. Tests assumptions and provides assurance that ANTHC is reporting reliable information. This position verifies adherence to approved ANTHC policies and procedures and makes recommendations for revisions or new policies and procedures. Ensures audits are performed in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and applicable federal regulations and state laws. Utilizes approved standard model format to analyze and record sufficient, reliable information to identify audit objectives and scope upfront, and ensure appropriate analyses and evaluation of findings to support conclusions. Oversees, creates, and implements corporate financial auditing and internal control reviews. Interfaces and coordinates with the operational stakeholders regarding the audits that will be conducted. Communicate issues that may involve non-compliance or misconduct of financial reporting standards and principles for voluntary disclosure to evaluate and to collaborate concerning the necessary actions. Maintains documentation and provides reports on the auditing activities, findings, requests for actions plans and ongoing monitoring. Creates audit reports, oral or written, for the appropriate Board of Directors committees, including but not limited to the Ethics, Compliance, Quality and Safety Committee, or the Finance and Audit Committee. Also presents audit reports and updates to the Ethics, Compliance and Hotline Oversight Committee. Provides assistance to stakeholders in developing policies and procedures consistent with best practices for internal controls monitoring documentation, financial and accounting best practices. In addition, this position provides sound advice, consultation, and feedback on internal controls regarding financial and operational matters with operational and business owners. Participation in identified committees required. Develops a schedule to create and provide periodic training to promote awareness of internal controls and discuss policy change that will impact ANTHC. Provide operational improvement recommendations to various committees and task forces. Make recommendations for continuous program improvements consistent with applicable standards. Serves as audit liaison with external auditor and contractors, and collaborates with internal/external customers, internal/external auditors, business partners, committees, consultants, federal/state agency staff and contractors. Will provide support to contracted external audit activities as needed. Provides leadership, guidance and direction to assigned staff. Develops goals and priorities in conjunction with employees and assigns tasks and projects. Develops staff skills and training plans. Counsels, trains and coaches subordinate staff. Implements corrective actions and conducts performance evaluations. Reviews and signs off on timecards. Performs other duties as assigned or required. Other information: KNOWLEDGE and SKILLS • Demonstrated knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS) and accounting policies and procedures. • Demonstrated knowledge of current changes and/or developments in applicable federal, state, local laws, and Healthcare policies and procedures. • Demonstrated knowledge of financial statement auditing and workpaper review with the ability to develop and implement audit plans and schedules. • Demonstrated skill in interpreting financial standards and principles, applying laws, rules and regulations relating to regulatory compliance, such as Internal Revenue and Government Accountability Office Auditing Standards. • Demonstrated knowledge of financial recordkeeping procedures, laws, regulations, and standards. • Demonstrated skill in working independently, multitasking, prioritizing projects and meeting deadlines. • Demonstrated skill in applying forensic accounting techniques to lead ethical and compliance investigations. • Demonstrated ability to supervise, motivate and train employees, to include project management, assessing and prioritizing multiple tasks, projects and demands. • Demonstrated skill in examining, evaluating, and forming recommendations for process improvements. • Demonstrated skill in employee development and performance management. • Ability to analyze and solve problems. • Skill in establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with others. • Skill in written and oral communication. MINIMUM EDUCATION QUALIFICATION A Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or a related field. Progressively responsible professional/exempt work experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for graduate education. MINIMUM EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATION Non-Supervisory - Seven (7) years of applicable professional experience. TO INCLUDE Supervisory - Five (5) years of audit or financial leadership experience. PREFERRED EDUCATION QUALIFICATION Master's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting or Finance. PREFERRED EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATION Experience in managing and overseeing audits is preferred. Extensive experience planning, executing, reviewing, and reporting for internal audits related to internal control principles and financial reporting concepts. Considerable working experience applying professional skepticism. Knowledge of information technology general controls concepts to access programs and to identify and assess business process controls and linkage to IT systems. Extensive experience appropriately applying internal control principles and business/technical knowledge including Application Controls and IT General controls; financial reporting concepts; considerable working experience applying professional skepticism. PREFERRED CERTIFICATION QUALIFICATION Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS May be required to work outside the traditional work schedule. May be called out to work off-shift in emergency situations. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job