Senior Auditor (Retail)

at  Cotiviti

Overview:
The Senior Retail Auditor position is responsible for developing new and existing audit concepts, gaining client acceptance, training all audit levels to execute audit projects and evaluating the effectiveness of audit concepts with the goal of auditing client data generating high quality recoverable claims for the benefit of Cotiviti and our clients.

Responsibilities:

• Generate and Develop New Audit Concepts - Utilizes retail and auditing experience to perform audit procedures that include analyzing, identifying and defining issues, developing criteria, reviewing and analyzing evidence with the intent to audit standard medium - complex reports. Leader in concept development across multiple audit verticals. This includes evaluating and specifying the concept, interacting with the client to test and gain acceptance. Will execute on the expansion of the concept based on customer requirements. Focused on growing concept approval.
• Develops New Tools and Processes- Collaborates with Business Optimization and audit team in developing new tools and reports. Fosters and implements new ideas, approaches, and technological improvements to support and enhance audit production, communication and client satisfaction.
• Direct Ownership for Quality Control - Reviews all level auditor claims prior to and after client submission. Set by the audit: for the auditing concept, audit against the expected level of quality and quantity (i.e. fees per hour, vendor/project volume completion, claims written). Makes decisions on audit work completed after the various possibilities have been considered.
• Prepare Response to Client Disputes - Provide oversight to audit team for verification of claims validation in concise written or oral manner. Makes determinations based on advanced experience of client knowledge of contract terms and likelihood of acceptance recovery.
• Review Client Transactions - Demonstrates high level of expertise in reviewing transaction types, client contracts/vendor agreements, and client data with minimal supervision of how to identify potential over/under payments. Ability to serve as a Subject Matter Expert in a specific claim and/or business type. Participate in knowledge sharing with audit, region, & division.
• Meets or Exceeds Productivity & Quality Standards

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required (accounting or financial related field preferred)
• 3-5+ years of related experience (accounting, finance, accounts payable, merchandising, buying, or audit preferred)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Advanced computer skills in Excel & Access
• Strong working knowledge and understanding of retail industries.
• Ability to successfully lead in a team environment and collaborate with others.

• Generate and Develop New Audit Concepts - Utilizes retail and auditing experience to perform audit procedures that include analyzing, identifying and defining issues, developing criteria, reviewing and analyzing evidence with the intent to audit standard medium - complex reports. Leader in concept development across multiple audit verticals. This includes evaluating and specifying the concept, interacting with the client to test and gain acceptance. Will execute on the expansion of the concept based on customer requirements. Focused on growing concept approval.
• Develops New Tools and Processes- Collaborates with Business Optimization and audit team in developing new tools and reports. Fosters and implements new ideas, approaches, and technological improvements to support and enhance audit production, communication and client satisfaction.
• Direct Ownership for Quality Control - Reviews all level auditor claims prior to and after client submission. Set by the audit: for the auditing concept, audit against the expected level of quality and quantity (i.e. fees per hour, vendor/project volume completion, claims written). Makes decisions on audit work completed after the various possibilities have been considered.
• Prepare Response to Client Disputes - Provide oversight to audit team for verification of claims validation in concise written or oral manner. Makes determinations based on advanced experience of client knowledge of contract terms and likelihood of acceptance recovery.
• Review Client Transactions - Demonstrates high level of expertise in reviewing transaction types, client contracts/vendor agreements, and client data with minimal supervision of how to identify potential over/under payments. Ability to serve as a Subject Matter Expert in a specific claim and/or business type. Participate in knowledge sharing with audit, region, & division.
• Meets or Exceeds Productivity & Quality Standard