• Lead all external audits, including Medicaid, Medicare, and commercial payors • Serve as the primary point of contact for commercial and payor audits • Oversee audit responses, rebuttals, corrective action plans, and appeals • Partner with Legal to ensure the company speaks with one voice during audits • Track audit outcomes, recoupments, pre-pay activity, and financial exposure • Design and implement a robust internal audit and monitoring program, built from the ground up • Use audit findings to inform policy updates, training, and operational improvements • Identify root causes and drive sustainable remediation across teams • Advise executive leadership on audit risk, mitigation strategies, and resource needs • Lead and develop audit staff, setting expectations and raising performance • Navigate audits across multiple state Medicaid manuals, understanding the nuance and variation by state • Operate effectively within a large, multi-state, national organization