<p>POSITION SUMMARY:</p> <p>The AVP Assurance Services is responsible for development, coordination, monitoring, execution, and reporting on audit and assurance activities. Responsible for understanding and communicating controls, related risks, and implementation of action plans stemming from audit activities. Effectively communicates (oral and written) with all levels of department staff as well as hospital and corporate leadership. Responsible for demonstrating a thorough understanding of complex accounting and auditing issues, including Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, and compliance with other applicable regulations.</p> <p>ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: To perform this job, an individual must perform each essential function satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation.</p> <ul> <li>Assist with and contribute to the development of risk-based audit workplans and goals for the enterprise risk assurance function including identifying risks, evaluating functions, understanding and evaluating controls, and efficiently using data. </li><li>Collaborate with cross functional leadership in developing multi-layered assurance approaches to monitor mitigation of key risks. </li><li>Effectively communicate with, and educate, process owners and senior management on the importance of internal controls, an effective control environment, and the role of risk assurance. </li><li>Manage the execution of Risk Assurance projects with adequate supporting documentation for results and corrective action plans in support of risk-based audit workplans. </li><li>Create and update dashboards showing holistic progress of projects. Assist with the development of presentation decks to the ELT and Board communicating risk management, governance and control issues, opportunities for improvement, and impactful recommendations to senior leadership. </li><li>Coordinate and facilitate work of external parties (e.g. external auditors) to execute on SOX compliance </li><li>Support the integration of acquisitions, as needed, to ensure compliance with company policies and procedures </li><li>Assist in the development and presentation of training and quarterly update materials presented to facility leadership </li><li>Provide written and oral feedback, one on one training, and delegation of work assignment to departmental managers/seniors/staff. </li><li>Regular and reliable attendance. </li><li>Perform other duties as assigned. </li></ul> <p>Additional Information:</p> <p>Position serves both internal co-workers and external customers, clients, patients, contractors, and vendors.</p> <p>Access to and/or works with sensitive and/or confidential information.</p> <p>Exhibit a comprehensive understanding of healthcare regulatory and compliance (e.g., HIPAA). Skilled in the application of policies and procedures. Knowledge of Business Office Standards and Recommended Practices.</p> <p>SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:</p> <p>Supervise the work of others, including planning, assigning and scheduling work, reviewing work and ensuring quality standards, training staff and overseeing productivity. May offer recommendations for hiring, termination and pay adjustments, but does not have final responsibility for making these decisions.</p> <p>KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES: The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required.</p> <p>Education: Bachelor's degree in accounting, information systems or related discipline</p> <p>Experience: 10+ years of experience</p> <p>Certifications: CPA, CIA, CISA, or other relevant certification</p> <p>Licenses: N/A</p> <p>Skills and Abilities:</p> <p>Mathematical Skills</p> <ul> <li>Business Mathematical Skills -- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rates, ratios, and percentages and to draw and interpret graphs. </li></ul> <p>Computer Skills</p> <ul> <li>Moderate Computer Skills - Frequent use of electronic mail, word processing, data entry, spreadsheets, graphics, etc. Ability to create, maintain and incorporate simple functions into documents, spreadsheets, databases, and presentations to support business objectives. </li></ul> <p>Communication</p> <ul> <li>Moderate Communication - Regularly uses moderately complex oral and written skills. May train others in functional areas, interact with other and make presentations to department or middle management </li></ul> <p>Decision Making</p> <ul> <li>Organizational Impact -- Decisions have significant, broad implications for the management and operations of a division. Job contributes to decisions on the overall strategy and direction of LifePoint. </li></ul> <p>Nature of Problems</p> <ul> <li>Organizational Business Problems -- Problems are broad, complex and abstract, often involving company-wide issues. Must develop solutions using substantial creativity, resourcefulness, innovation, negotiation and diplomacy. </li></ul> <p>Independent Judgement</p> <ul> <li>Functional Independent Judgement -- Provides and sets goals and priorities for functional area. May make recommendations for department policies, practices, and programs. Makes decisions for and/or resolves problems for others. </li></ul> <p>Planning/Organization</p> <ul> <li>Project Management -- Handle multiple projects simultaneously including task delegation, project oversight, and resource allocation. </li></ul> <p>PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS:</p> <p>The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job responsibilities.</p> <p>While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit for extended periods of time; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, bend, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Repetitive motion of upper body required for extended use of computer. Required specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.</p> <p>WORK ENVIRONMENT AND TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:</p> <p>Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job responsibilities.</p> <p>Works in well-lit, ventilated and climate-controlled office environment with routine office equipment; some equipment has moving mechanical parts.</p> <p>In hospital environment, may be exposed to hazards and unusual elements, which may include but are not limited to bloodborne pathogens and / or contagious illnesses, toxic chemicals, and biohazardous materials which may require extensive safety precautions and the use of protective equipment.</p> <p>Noise level in the work environment is typical for an office and/or hospital environment.</p> <p>Moderate overnight travel (up to 30%) by land and/or air</p>