Director Internal Assurance - Remote Eligible

Director Internal Assurance

Becker's Healthcare recently honored Banner as one of 150 top places to work in health care for 2025, we are proud to offer our team members many career and lifestyle choices throughout our network of facilities. At Banner Health, we're excited about what the future holds for health care. That's why we're changing the industry to make the experience the best it can be. If you're ready to change lives, we want to hear from you.

As the ideal candidate for the Director Internal Assurance role, we are looking for your experience working in large healthcare systems and conducting audits, with a solid understanding of accounting, healthcare operations and finance.

This role is based from home with the possibility of onsite meetings a few times a month. The schedule is Monday - Friday 8 am -5pm with some flexibility to accommodate stakeholders.

Your pay and benefits are important components of your journey at Banner Health. This opportunity includes the option to participate in a variety of health, financial, and security benefits. In addition, this position may be eligible for our Management Incentive Program as part of your Total Rewards package. Within Banner Health Corporate, you will have the opportunity to apply your unique experience and expertise in support of a nationally-recognized healthcare leader. We offer stimulating and rewarding careers in a wide array of disciplines. Whether your background is in Human Resources, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Managed Care Programs or Public Relations, you'll find many options for contributing to our award-winning patient care.

This position will have primary responsibility for working collaboratively with Banner management to assure effectiveness and efficiency of governance, risk management, and control processes, reliability of operations, and safeguarding of assets. Directs internal audit activities including risk assessment, planning, audit execution, reporting, and follow-up. Provides administrative oversight of team members and staff from third-party organizations. Supports Banner's Enterprise Risk Management function. This position will prepare reports to the Audit Committee. Manages external audit assistance and maintains all organizational and professional standards. Creates and directs internal audit improvement opportunities. Be a role model for Banner's values and demonstrates the highest ethical standards.

Core functions include:

• Guides the development and implementation of short and long-range goals and objectives for assessing organizational controls and risk management.
• Directs, supervises, and evaluates the work of direct staff and matrixed employees.
• Builds and supports effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders and organizations.
• Directs and participates in the development, implementation, and consistent application of effective organizational policies, procedures, and practices.
• Assists as requested in oversight of department budget to meet corporate goals and objectives.

Communicates the department vision, translating it into actionable projects and activities. Maximizes staff's contributions and assures timely decision-making reflecting the mission, vision, and values of the system. Reviews, prepares, analyzes, and presents reports and recommendations to senior leadership regarding operations, programs, services, and/or other applicable areas of interest in order to provide concise and accurate information that aids in decision-making. Participates as a subject-matter expert and may lead or facilitate task forces, teams, and/or councils to plan, implement and coordinate programs, services, and/or activities for the organization.

This position has direct leadership accountability for the internal audit function across the system. This position requires the skill to negotiate and influence. Customers of this position are both internal and external, including leadership, staff, medical staff, regulatory agencies, and/or the community.

Minimum qualifications include:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Business, Finance, Healthcare Administration, or relevant field or equivalent level of education and experience.
• Expert knowledge in professional ethics and the principles, practices, and operations in assigned area of responsibility as normally obtained through a minimum of 7 years of progressive experience, including technical expertise, personal skills, delivery, and improvement and innovation through internal audit, external audit, or related fields. A minimum of 3-5 years of management level experience within a healthcare system setting or large multi-operational, complex corporate environment.

Preferred qualifications include:

• A master's degree. Additional education/certifications and/or experience, e.g., academics, compliance, data analytics, health plan, HIPAA Security and Privacy, information technology, or research.
• Certification as a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Healthcare Internal Audit Professional (CHIAP), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), or Certified Public Accountant (CPA).