Director, Internal Audit

Overview

Ardent Health Services (AHS) is a national health care services company headquartered in Nashville, TN. Through its subsidiaries, Ardent owns and operates nearly 200 sites of care. Our subsidiaries own and operate hospitals and multispecialty physician practices in six states. Ardent includes 30 hospitals, 4,423 patient beds, 23,000 employees, and 1,700 employed physicians. Within the industry, we are noted for recognizing that every hospital is as unique as the community it serves. This in-depth understanding of how health care works at the local level is one of our great strengths.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Director, Internal Audit is responsible for overseeing the Internal Audit teams efforts toward assessing risks, monitoring controls, and completion of the annual audit plan. The internal audit department performs a diverse mix of financial, operational, compliance, information technology, and controls based audit projects. In our Internal Audit department, you will continue to develop the skills you learned in public accounting or industry internal audit that can lead to your continued progression in internal audit or optional placement in other roles within the Company.

Responsibilities

• Assess and enhance internal control framework to ensure reliability of financial reporting.
• Manage direct reports, including project management, reviewing the work of others, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Oversee the preparation of clear and concise audit reports outlining findings, recommendations, and management responses.
• Work closely with the Vice President of Internal Audit to proactively shift priorities as needed, manage workloads, and focus on team collaboration and growth.
• Effectively communicate audit findings and recommendations to management.
• Collaborate and consult with management on special assignment, including accounting matters, compliance concerns, operational initiatives, and/or due diligence.
• Manage Internal Audit's collaborative relationship with internal (hospital management, Corporate leadership, Audit Committee) and external parties (external auditors, consultants).

Qualifications

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field required; Advanced degree preferred
• CPA License preferred
• 8+ years of public accounting and/or industry internal audit experience
• Healthcare experience strongly preferred
• Experience developing and implementing an internal control framework

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Proven success managing others in the execution of an audit plan including planning, testing and reporting with a focus on process improvement
• Demonstrate a propensity to generate and communicate solutions to problems
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects
• Communicates results effectively to business owners and executive leadership
• Ability to proactively monitor and adapt to changing priorities
• Contribute to a positive team attitude and collaborative working environment
• Willingness to travel up to 20%