Automation, CISA - Certified Information Systems Auditor, Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Communication Skills, Consulting, Data Analysis, Data Visualization Tools, Design Evaluation, Documentation, Emerging Technology, Establish Priorities, Financial Control, Financial Operations, Health Insurance, Internal Audit, Negotiation Skills, Operational Audit, Operational Control, Operations Processes, People Management, Performance Management, Power BI, Problem Solving Skills, Process Improvement, Quality Control, Risk, Risk Control Matrix, Risk Management, SQL (Structured Query Language), Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), Support Documentation, Systems Maintenance, Tableau
Your Role
The Internal Controls Advisory Services team provides objective consulting and advisory services designed to add value and assist management with establishing and maintaining an effective system of internal controls. The team helps Blue Shield of California accomplish its objectives by providing enterprise-wide oversight, advisory, testing, and monitoring while partnering with business functions that retain accountability for control execution and effectiveness. The Internal Controls Consulting, Consultant will report to the Senior Manager, Internal Controls Advisory Services. In this role you will be responsible for collaborating to strengthen the effectiveness of the organization's controls, drive substantial improvements in overall performance and position our organization for continued growth and success.
Your Knowledge and Experience
- Requires a bachelor''s degree or equivalent experience
- Requires a minimum of 7 years of prior relevant experience
- Requires Internal Audit or SOX compliance experience, with a strong understanding of financial and non-financial internal controls and impact to operational processes
- Experience supporting control automation initiatives or integrating controls with technology and data platforms
- Leverages internal control expertise to develop practical, risk-based recommendations that address process and control gaps; effectively negotiates issues and drives resolution
- Strong communication skills with ability to influence stakeholders and drive adoption of standardized control practices across lines of business
- Experience in data analytics and visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, SQL, or Excel advanced functions) to analyze control and operational data, automate reporting, and support risk monitoring
- Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities in a dynamic and hybrid environment, with experience in health insurance industry preferred
- CIA or CISA certification preferred
Your Work
In this role, you will:
- Partner with business and technology teams to identify, assess, and prioritize key risks, contributing to a dynamic internal controls workplan
- Perform end‑to‑end internal control assessments, including evaluating control design and effectiveness, analyzing evidence, and documenting processes, risks, and issues across financial, operational and vendor/third-parties processes
- Translate complex risks into clear, actionable insights through concise reports and presentations for management and stakeholders
- Apply a data‑driven, curious mindset to explore automation, analytics, and emerging technologies that enhance control monitoring and advisory insights
- Serve as a trusted advisor to control owners and functional leaders, providing guidance on control design, effectiveness, and remediation within defined governance and escalation frameworks
- Collaborate with IT and business partners to understand system environments, data flows, and dependencies that inform effective control design
- Develop high‑quality risk and control matrices, process narratives or flowcharts, and assessment documentation to support advisory and non‑recurring engagements
- Monitor control health, track deficiencies, and support remediation oversight to closure in alignment with protocols
- Promote adoption of automation, standardized workflows, and applicable tools to reduce manual processes and enhance monitoring capabilities
Your Work
In this role, you will:
- Partner with business and technology teams to identify, assess, and prioritize key risks, contributing to a dynamic internal controls workplan
- Perform end‑to‑end internal control assessments, including evaluating control design and effectiveness, analyzing evidence, and documenting processes, risks, and issues across financial, operational and vendor/third-parties processes
- Translate complex risks into clear, actionable insights through concise reports and presentations for management and stakeholders
- Apply a data‑driven, curious mindset to explore automation, analytics, and emerging technologies that enhance control monitoring and advisory insights
- Serve as a trusted advisor to control owners and functional leaders, providing guidance on control design, effectiveness, and remediation within defined governance and escalation frameworks
- Collaborate with IT and business partners to understand system environments, data flows, and dependencies that inform effective control design
- Develop high‑quality risk and control matrices, process narratives or flowcharts, and assessment documentation to support advisory and non‑recurring engagements
- Monitor control health, track deficiencies, and support remediation oversight to closure in alignment with protocols
- Promote adoption of automation, standardized workflows, and applicable tools to reduce manual processes and enhance monitoring capabilities
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
At the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA), we provide business strategy, technical support and consulting expertise to 36 Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies across the nation, employing more than 1,000 of the best strategic thinkers in the industry. We are a Brand manager that sets quality control standards for the 36 independent companies that use the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Brands, and we serve as a trade association that represents these Blue companies. It is through our involvement that the Blues companies share a united vision and strategy while also benefiting from the local strength of all member companies.
2,000 to 2,499 employees
https://www.bcbs.com/about-us/careers