Internal Auditor - AI Specialist - Centene Corporation

You could be the one who changes everything for our 28 million members. Centene is transforming the health of our communities, one person at a time. As a diversified, national organization, you’ll have access to competitive benefits including a fresh perspective on workplace flexibility.

Position Purpose: Perform internal audits, including the execution of strategic, operational, financial, and compliance risk-based audits, by leveraging artificial intelligence, automation, and data-enabled tools to enhance audit efficiency, coverage, and insights.

• Partner with Internal Audit team members to design, develop, and implement data analytics, dashboards, and AI-enabled solutions (e.g., Copilot, agent-based workflows) to support audit execution and reporting
• Develop and maintain reusable, automated, and AI-assisted audit procedures and workflows
• Execute risk-based audits evaluating controls and processes for scalability, effectiveness, efficiency, and risk mitigation strategies
• Assist in audit planning, including identifying opportunities to incorporate data analytics, automation, and AI-enabled procedures into audit work programs
• Assist in drafting audit reports that summarize audit findings and recommendations, including consolidation of metrics, data visualization, and AI-supported insights
• Develop and communicate audit observations, recommendations, process improvement opportunities, and best practices; leverage AI-enabled analysis where appropriate and ensure outputs are validated and documented
• Assist audit team in performing special projects and implementing internal audit best practices
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards

Preferred Skills:

• Microsoft CoPilot related certifications
• 1-3 years experience in AI development, data analytics, automation, or related technical roles
• Hands-on experience with AI agents, Copilot solutions, or other Large Language Model (LLM) based tools
• Proficiency in Python and experience with analytics and automation tools such as Power BI and Power Automate.
• Exposure to Internal Audit, SOX, or risk/compliance environments

Required Education/Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or related field. 2+ years of public accounting, internal audit, or related operational auditing or business experience. IT, Medicare or health care industry experience preferred. License/Certification: CPA, CIA and/or CISA preferred.

Centene offers a comprehensive benefits package including: competitive pay, health insurance, 401K and stock purchase plans, tuition reimbursement, paid time off plus holidays, and a flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules. Actual pay will be adjusted based on an individual's skills, experience, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law, includin