Internal Controls Consulting, Consultant

About the 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.

Responsibilities

• 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

Qualifications

• 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
• Able 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

Job Info

Job Identification : 20260981
Job Category : Finance and Accounting
Posting Date : 2026-07-06T18:00:40+00:00
Job Schedule : Full time
Locations : Oakland, CA, United States
CA, United States
Long Beach, CA, United States
El Dorado Hills, CA, United States
Lodi, CA, United States
Rancho Cordova, CA, United States
Redding, CA, United States
San Diego, CA, United States
Woodland Hills, CA, United States
Pay Range for California : $111,540.00 to $167,420.00
Pay Range for Bay Area : $125,736.00 to $188,728.00
Note : Please note that this range represents the pay range for this and many other positions at Blue Shield that fall into this pay grade. Blue Shield salaries are based on a variety of factors, including the candidate experience, location (California, Bay Area, or outside California), and current employee salaries for similar roles. Role can be filled by a candidate requiring sponsorship : No