Sr Compliance Analyst - External Audit - Travel Required

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.

This is a remote role with 25% travel to our state health plans every other month.

Position Purpose: Drives and coordinate the end‑to‑end external audit lifecycle. This role is responsible for leading cross‑functional initiatives, serving as the primary liaison between internal partners and delivery teams to ensure external audits are executed effectively, on time, and in accordance with regulatory and quality standards.

• Respond to external requests for information required by the organization for its regulatory filings
• Manage compliance reporting responsibilities and respond to inquiries from state and federal regulatory agencies
• Drive and coordinate the end‑to‑end external audit process from planning through closure
• Serve as the primary point of contact between internal partners, delivery teams, and external auditors
• Lead calls and working sessions with internal stakeholders to gather, clarify, and document audit and business requirements
• Present audit requirements, status updates, risks, issues, and recommendations clearly and concisely to leadership and stakeholders
• Manage multiple external audits simultaneously, effectively balancing competing priorities, timelines, and stakeholder needs
• Coordinate activities across cross‑functional teams to ensure alignment, timely execution, and resolution of issues
• Track audit progress, dependencies, milestones, and deliverables; proactively identify, escalate, and mitigate risks and blockers
• Ensure audit deliverables meet agreed‑upon requirements, regulatory expectations, and quality standards
• Maintain thorough documentation, audit evidence, and communication throughout the full audit lifecycle

• Demonstrate flexibility and adaptability by effectively managing competing priorities during peak audit periods

• Ability to travel for state audits

Preferred Skills:

• Proven ability to drive end-to-end external audits (planning → execution → closure)

• Strong understanding of regulatory and quality standards (CMS, state Medicaid)

• Comfortable leading calls with senior leadership, external auditors, and cross-functional teams

• Experience managing multiple audits simultaneously with competing priorities

• Meticulous in maintaining audit evidence, tracking milestones, and ensuring deliverables meet standards

Education/Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in related legal field or equivalent experience. Master’s or Juris Doctorate degree preferred and maybe considered in lieu of experience.

3+ years of related experience in compliance privacy and/or regulatory affairs. Experience in project management with working knowledge of laws and/or regulations in area of compliance, in particular HIPAA, and state regulations.

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, including full-time or part-time status. Total compensation may also include additional forms of incentives. Benefits may be subject to program eligibility.

Centene is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, and values the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with the LA County Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act