Overview:
The Senior 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.
Conduct high level audit reviews and document more complex audit projects independently.
This is the most senior skill level which may include supervisory responsibility.
Assists Audit Manager in managing audit productivity, achieving expected quality and revenue goals.
Considered a mentor, trainer, and developer of less tenured Audit team members.
Displays professional skepticism that enhances the work performed in order to achieve success in position.
**Responsibilities**:
- Generates and develops 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-to-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.




- Meets or exceeds standards for quality.
Achieves the expected level of quality set by the audit for the auditing concept, for valid claim identification and documentation.
Audits against the expected level of quality and quantity (i.e. fees per hour, vendor/project volume completion, claims written).
- Direct ownership for quality control.
Reviews all level auditor claims prior to and after client submission.
Makes decisions on audit work completed after the various possibilities have been considered.
- Meets or exceeds standards/guidelines for productivity.
Maintains production goals and quality standards set by the audit for the auditing concept.
- Prepares response to client disputes.
Provides 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 mínimal supervision on how to identify potential over/underpayments.
Ability to serve as a Subject Matter Expert in a specific claim and/or business type.
Participates in knowledge sharing with audit, region, and division.




- Validates new claim types.
Utilizes audit tools with proficiency to evaluate, document and validate new claims and concept effectiveness.
Ensure that any new and existing concepts are achieving desired goals in terms of recoveries, collectability and client acceptance.
- Participates in the development of audit staff.
Actively trains audit team to execute basic, intermediate and complex audit projects with focus on new and existing audit concepts.
May participate in auditor assessment, progression process, and staffing functions.
- Responsible for performing quality control process.
Makes determinations based on advanced expertise and knowledge of claim categories and claim types.
Ensures submission and execution of quality work, proper use of available proprietary software, reports and IT resources to conduct audits.
- Complete all responsibilities as outlined on annual Performance Plan.
- Complete all special projects and other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from four-year College or university
- 5 years of related experience in an office environment
- Fully Bi-Lingual (both written and verbal)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills required
- Advanced computer skills in Microsoft Excel and Access required
- Experience in accounting, finance, accounts payable, merchandising, buying, or audit preferred
- Strong working knowledge and understanding of retail industries preferred
- Ability to successfully manage a team and collaborate with others
- Solid financial acumen and understanding of budget, forecast, and workforce planning required

📌 Senior Auditor Retail (Xico)
🏢 Cotiviti
📍 Xico