Overview: SpendMend partners with hospitals, health systems, and higher education institutions to help them improve financial performance and fuel their mission of patient care. We offer a comprehensive suite of solutions - including cost recovery, pharmacy software, compliance auditing, and medical device management - that deliver insights, reduce risk, and uncover savings across the cost cycle. Our mission is to positively impact patient care by delivering innovative, value-driven services that empower our clients to make smarter financial decisions. With a focus on excellence, integrity, and collaboration, SpendMend is committed to being a trusted partner in healthcare and education.
Audit Managers conduct internal audits for clients’ Accounts Payable Departments to assess effectiveness of controls, accuracy and efficiency of records, and recovery of lost revenue, while supervising a team of Auditors.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Direction and management for multiple audit engagements.
- Responsible for managing audits of high risk/high profile clients.
- Execution of Pre-Discovery phase procedures that include coordinating Discovery meetings, performing a detailed review of client data, setting the job budget, evaluating the client rating and reviewing the audit statement scope.
- Perform Discovery phase that includes: conducting Discovery meetings, completion of a detailed Discovery questionnaire and creation of Discovery correspondence.
- Completion of Post-Discovery tasks that include: design of a detailed audit plan, conducting a pre-audit meeting with the audit team, ensuring the audit team is fully knowledgeable of the engagement, development of detailed flowcharts and coordination of travel.
- Direct management of the audit engagement that includes: execution of the audit plan according to established procedures, being cognizant of job expenses and job profitability, maintaining an effective client/partner relationship and ensuring claims are presented and approved in a timely manner.
- Conducting and documenting all client management and end-of-job meetings, including interaction with senior client management.
- Execution of post examination steps that include: preparing an audit report that encompasses detailed observation and recommendations and appropriate exhibits, scheduling and conducting client presentations, resolution of any contested claim issues or additional information requests, follow up on open and pending claim issues as well as current and past due invoices.
- Being an effective member of the Audit Operations Management team through participation in the management decision process, manager meetings and by performing special projects.
- Perform detailed performance evaluations.
- Possess a detailed understanding as well as the ability to execute responsibilities of the audit coordinator, senior auditor and staff auditor positions.
- Perform additional duties and special projects as assigned by the Regional Director
Travel: Periodic travel to client locations
Supervisory Responsibilities: Audit Supervisors and Auditors
Education and/or Experience:
- The individual must possess an excellent knowledge of finance and accounting, information systems, general business practices, management principles, the flow of business transactions and supervisory skills and techniques.
- The individual must possess a four year degree (or working towards a degree) in accounting or finance and/or equivalent audit management experience.
- Must have audit management experience in the hospital, retail, distribution and manufacturing industries. Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Certified Accounts Payable Professional (CAPP) and/or Certified Public Accountant (CPA) desired.
Skills:
- The individual must have excellent written and verbal English communication skills for contact with clients and vendors. It is imperative to be extremely analytical with strong mathematical skills.
- The individual must be professionally minded; well organized; self-directing; possess excellent communications and interpersonal skills and be a highly motivated team player.
- The individual must be prepared to commit the time and resources necessary to successfully obtain the desired results of the position.
Physical Demands: The individual must have a reliable vehicle for transportation to the client site. The individual must be able to move and/or lift boxes up to 20 lbs in order to find the appropriate supportive documentation. 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 functions.
Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
We are not able to sponsor work visas for this position.