Audit Analytics Project Manager

McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve – we care. What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrow’s health today, we want to hear from you.

Current Need

We are currently seeking a Data Analytics Project Manager for Internal Audit – the position location is flexible across our team offices in Irving TX, and Alpharetta, GA.  This role will assist in the development of solutions aligned to automate auditing and continuous monitoring, as well as other ad hoc projects around reporting and data analysis. This is an exceptional opportunity for a strong Data Analyst who is looking for a highly influential yet technical position.

Position Description

The Audit Analytics Project Manager is a new position and will lead audit analytics efforts using data mining, data visualization, and other tools to produce analysis throughout the audit process. This individual will play a key role in maintaining, developing, and communicating continuous audit programs that provide more efficient and complete assurance coverage and/or insight across available transactional data. The data analytics program will deepen the team’s and McKesson’s understanding of risk and dramatically increase the impact of the Internal Audit department. The Audit Analytics Project Manager will report directly to the Senior Manager of Audit Analytics and will contribute to the development of the audit analytics program by creating analytic models, continuous monitoring analytics, and dashboards and driving change within internal audit teams in identifying opportunities for applying such analytics to their engagements. The department currently uses SQL for analysis and data manipulation, and Tableau for Data Visualization but will expand to emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Robotics Process Automation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and lead the development of new data analytic tools to provide insights and increase efficiency
• Use data analysis tools to automate audit testing and develop techniques for continuous auditing and analyzing large volumes of data
• Lead data analytic efforts in supporting internal audit programs, including developing scope planning, execution, and reporting
• Lead brainstorming activities and the creation of ad-hoc/continuous monitoring reporting as needed to support internal investigations, special projects, and the on-going monitoring of fraud risks
• Perform risk assessments and develop KRIs that trigger inputs into the annual audit plan
• Build relationships with auditees and data experts within the business to understand process and system flows and their audit and data implications and assist in designing audit testing
• Leads Internal Audit staff through the development and presentation of fraud/data mining related training including sourcing, cleaning, transferring, and loading data to analytics tools
• Evaluate and communicate project results to the Audit Analytics Director and discuss potential best practices, continuous monitoring reports and/or COSO audit steps, where applicable, to maintain a focus on the related fraud/internal control risk going forward
• Manage multiple projects with attention to detail and product timely results
• Seek to improve job performance through self-assessment, skill development, training, and goal setting
• Learn and research data sources within McKesson, across various business units and systems
• Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned

Minimum Requirements

6+ years of experience (3+ years in data analysis)

Critical Skills  

• Strong quantitative analysis background and experience in working with large, complex data systems to aggregate, organize, and prepare data for use in business analysis
• SQL writing proficiency, experience using a modern object-oriented programming language such as R or Python which can be used to perform data analytics
• Ability to use tools and technology to analyze large data sets
• Able to demonstrate creativity and research skills to tackle analytics or automation projects without step-by-step instructions
• Ability to leverage McKesson’s internal resources or publicly available information to solve problems and build data models
• Data visualization and/or power point presentation skills to effectively communicate insights
• Excellent organization, communication, project management and analytical skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of records and information
• Ability to work and succeed in a multi-cultural environment
• Effective project management skills
• Experience solving complex problems and identifying innovative solutions
• Experience working with both internal and external data

Additional Knowledge & Skills

• Experience with tools such as SAP, Alteryx, Tableau, Python, Power BI or equivalent preferred
• Strategic, proactive, creative, innovative, and collaborative
• Able to use sound judgment and exhibit professional skepticism
• Must be flexible, team oriented and able to accept and create change
• Fast and capable learner
• Previous experience creating dashboards, management reporting, and trend analysis
• Project management experience is a plus
• Enjoys process improvement projects
• Mature Confidence/Integrity

Education

BA or BS degree or equivalent experience required, Masters preferred.

Physical Requirements

General Office Demands

Benefits & Company Statement

McKesson believes superior performance – individual and team – that helps us drive innovations and solutions to promote better health should be recognized and rewarded. We provide a competitive compensation program to attract, retain and motivate a high-performance workforce, and it’s flexible enough to meet the different needs of our diverse employee population.

We are in the business of better health and we touch the lives of patients in virtually every aspect of healthcare. We partner with payers, hospitals, physician offices, pharmacies, pharmaceutical companies and others across the spectrum of care to build healthier organizations that deliver better care to patients in every setting.

But we can’t do it without you. Every single McKesson employee contributes to our mission—whatever your title, whatever your role, you act as a catalyst in a chain of events that helps millions of people all over the globe. Talented, compassionate people are the future of our company—and of healthcare. At McKesson, you’ll collaborate on the products and solutions that help us carry out our mission to improve lives and advance healthcare. Working here is your opportunity to shape an industry that’s vital to us all.

McKesson is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer – minorities/females/veterans/persons with disabilities.

Qualified applicants will not be disqualified from consideration for employment based upon criminal history.

• Comfortable with unstructured data across multiple data sources and can apply judgment
• Perform requirements gathering activities
• Create ad-hoc/continuous monitoring reporting as needed to support internal investigations, special projects and the on-going monitoring of risks
• Develop continuous auditing processes that use data-driven insights
• Build tools to drive increased audit workflow efficiency
• Improve quality of audit analyses and judgements derived from larger data sets
• Demonstrate program effectiveness to internal and external stakeholders
• Coach and mentor others within and outside of audit

At McKesson, we care about the well-being of the patients and communities we serve, and that starts with caring for our people. That’s why we have a Total Rewards package that includes comprehensive benefits to support physical, mental, and financial well-being. Our Total Rewards offerings serve the different needs of our diverse employee population and ensure they are the healthiest versions of themselves. For more information regarding benefits at McKesson, please click here.

As part of Total Rewards, we are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets. In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered. 

Our Base Pay Range for this position

McKesson is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.Qualified applicants will not be disqualified from consideration for employment based upon criminal history.

McKesson is committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers including job seekers with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please contact us by sending an email to Disability_Accommodation@McKesson.com. Resumes or CVs submitted to this email box will not be accepted.

Current employees must apply through the internal career site.

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