Senior Analyst, Accounting Strategy & Process (Audit)

Join Aya Healthcare, winner of multiple Top Workplace awards! This role sits at the intersection of accounting, operations, and internal audit. The Senior Analyst will evaluate how key financial and operational processes function in practice, identify control gaps, inefficiencies, and potential financial risk, and support the implementation and validation of improvements. The role is designed to provide a practical, business-focused internal audit capability, with an emphasis on understanding root causes, strengthening controls, and improving the consistency and reliability of financial processes. This position offers high visibility across Accounting, Finance, and operational teams, along with direct exposure to leadership and external auditors. This position is a hybrid role, requiring 2-3 days in office per week. Who We Are: We’re an $8+ billion, rapidly growing workforce solutions provider in the healthcare industry. We deliver tech-enabled services that help healthcare organizations meet and manage their contingent labor needs. We build and manage tech-enabled marketplaces for national and local healthcare talent and deliver contingent labor management solutions through our proprietary software platform. At Aya, we’re obsessed with creating exceptional experiences for our clients, clinicians, and employees. In fact, we put employee satisfaction above all else. Our team members are responsible for incomparable customer experience and we know that happy employees are critical to maintaining happy clients. We foster an entrepreneurial, high-energy, low-bureaucracy culture and value innovative thinking and creative problem solving. We embrace diversity in thought and backgrounds unified by a commitment to high achievement. When you join Aya, you’ll be surrounded by teammates who care about you as an individual and leaders who will help you grow both personally and professionally. Responsibilities: Operational Audit & Process Review Perform targeted operational and financial audits across key areas such as revenue, payroll, vendor spend, and close processes Execute end-to-end walkthroughs to understand how processes operate across systems and teams Evaluate whether processes are functioning as intended and aligned with company policies and accounting requirements Identify control gaps, breakdowns, and areas of potential financial leakage Testing & Data Analysis Perform structured testing of transactions and key controls to assess process effectiveness Analyze large data sets to identify anomalies, trends, and inconsistencies Compare expected vs. actual outcomes to surface risks and inefficiencies Document findings clearly, including root cause and financial or operational impact Findings, Insights & Recommendations Develop clear, concise summaries of audit findings and key risk areas Prioritize issues based on risk, materiality, and business impact Partner with Accounting, Finance, and operational teams to recommend practical, scalable solutions Process Improvement & Implementation Support Support the design and implementation of process improvements, system enhancements, and control mechanisms Partner cross-functionally to ensure solutions are adopted effectively and are sustainable Balance efficiency gains with appropriate control and structure Controls & Compliance Support Contribute to strengthening the overall internal control environment Support alignment of processes with financial reporting and audit requirements Assist in improving documentation to support external audits and compliance initiatives Follow-Up & Validation Perform targeted follow-up testing to confirm that identified issues have been resolved Validate that implemented changes are operating effectively and consistently Provide ongoing visibility into process performance and residual risk areas What Makes This Role Unique Direct involvement in building a new internal audit and controls function Broad exposure to how the business operates across finance and operations Opportunity to identify and drive high-impact improvements Blend of audit, accounting, and operational problem-solving High visibility with senior leadership and external auditors Required Qualifications: 2+ years of experience in public accounting (audit preferred) or relevant industry experience Strong foundation in accounting and financial processes Experience with audit testing, process walkthroughs, or internal controls is a plus Highly analytical with the ability to work with and interpret data Naturally curious with a strong desire to understand how things work end-to-end Clear communicator with the ability to distill complex issues into actionable insights Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment What We Offer: Free premium medical, dental, life and vision insurance Generous 401(k) match Aya also offers other benefits to those that are eligible and where required by applicable law, including reimbursements and discretionary bonuses. Aya provides paid sick leave in accordance with all applicable state, federal, and local laws. Aya’s general sick leave policy is that employees accrue one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked. However, to the extent any provisions of the statement above conflict with any applicable paid sick leave laws, the applicable paid sick leave laws are controlling. <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="4" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridM