Healthcare Process Risk Senior Associate

About the role

As a Healthcare Process Risk Senior Associate, you will help clients understand their business risks and assist in addressing risk in both proactive and responsive contexts for the Internal Audit & SOX Practice. You will have the resources, environment, and support to excel while contributing to clients’ business needs.

Responsibilities

• Review operational, financial, and administrative processes to assess risk, internal control, and overall effectiveness and efficiency.
• Obtain an understanding of clients’ business, objectives, strategy, operations, processes, IT systems, service providers, and controls.
• Actively participate in client engagements from start to completion, including planning, executing, and reporting.
• Common engagements include co-sourced and outsourced internal audit, internal control assessments, enterprise risk management program assessments, tests of control design and operating effectiveness for Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and other compliance requirements, and helping clients design and implement internal controls.
• Support engagement Manager and/or Senior Manager/Director in project management activities, such as preparing and managing engagement project plans, timelines, budgets, and status reporting.
• Supervise, train, mentor Associates and Interns on engagements, assess performance, and provide feedback.
• Develop and execute internal audit workplans and control test procedures based on engagement scope and client environment risk factors.
• Apply knowledge of risk and control trends to evaluate findings for significance, risk, and develop recommendations.
• Work with the project team and client to deliver services in accordance with project leadership and client expectations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Proficiency in EPIC utilization: Demonstrated experience in implementing or working with EPIC (90% of clients use EPIC).
• Revenue Cycle: Proven track record of successfully managing projects related to revenue cycle optimization, including billing, coding, reimbursement, and claims processing, with a focus on improving financial performance and operational efficiency.
• Extensive Healthcare Provider Experience: Minimum of 3 years’ experience working directly with diverse healthcare providers, including hospitals, academic medical centers, and healthcare systems, with a comprehensive understanding of their unique operational challenges and regulatory environments.
• Familiarity with Regulatory Landscape: Proficient understanding of key healthcare regulations and initiatives, including the No Surprise Act, Price Transparency Regulation, and guidelines set forth by the Office of Inspector General (OIG), ensuring compliance and proactive adaptation to evolving regulatory requirements.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, MIS, Business Intelligence, or related field required.
• CIA, CPA, Six Sigma, or related license/certification preferred.
• Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 experience preferred.
• Experience assessing the design and operating effectiveness of enterprise or operational risk management programs, and/or entity-level and business process controls for Internal Audit, SOX compliance, System & Organization Control (SOC) reporting, or other risk management, compliance, and assurance activities.
• Strong understanding of COSO Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013), the Institute of Internal Auditors International Professional Practices Framework (IIA IPPF), and/or current focus areas of external financial statement auditors.
• Ability to execute multiple engagements and complete priorities in a rapidly growing team environment.
• Exceptional client service, communication, analytical, organizational, and project management skills.
• Strong computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Visio and Office Suite applications.
• Ability to travel as needed.

Pay

The base salary range for this position is between $101,200 and $140,760. Placement within the pay range is at Grant Thornton’s discretion and is based on multiple factors, including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, progression within the role, geographic location, and internal equity.

Schedule

Consistent with the firm’s hybrid work model, this position requires in-person attendance at least three days per week, either at a Grant Thornton office or client site.