Steven N. Wade

**** ********* ***** *********, ** 48197 734-***-**** ac1sjk@r.postjobfree.com

Summary Results oriented energetic professional with strong interpersonal, motivational, facilitation and communication skills.

Education EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY

Bachelor of Business of Administration

Major ~ Business Management

Minor Concentration ~ Economics

Experience

September 2001 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

to January 2017 Corporate Audit and Advisory Services – Auditor II

Revenue Management Risk Adjustment Subject Matter Expert

Led audits of Affordable Care Act engagements for BCBSM and BCN

Worked with Compliance and Finance on coordinated ACA projects

Manage multiple audits and special projects

Reviewed vendor contracts and validated cost savings

Analyze client procedures and control environment, identifying key business

risks and recommending opportunities for improvements

Led team performing root cause and impact analysis for Federal Employee Program and BlueCard claim issues

Supervised audit team for BCBSA and Federal Employee Program Director’s

Office mandated and special audits. Identified procedural weakness

exceeding $800,000 in overpayments leading to automated recoveries

Facilitated meetings inclusive of multiple disciplines to identify exposures

and produce best case solutions

Regularly trained and mentored new auditors

Supervising audit team in reviewing future corporate process flows

Reviewed BCBSM dental vendor contracts for potential improvements. The vendor processes $250M annually.

March 2005

November 2005 Corporate Project Management Office - Portfolio Manager

Provided platform leadership for multiple departmental, enterprise-wide and government mandated projects

Managed a team of 7 to 9 senior and project managers as direct reports and an estimated 40 indirect reports through the project teams

Provided platform management for project budgets up to $20 million

Facilitated executive level meetings to resolve complex enterprise issues involving multiple business units and project vendors

Responsible for hiring, training and scheduling project managers with specialized skill sets to fit project demands

Managed review process of project plans with technical leads for purpose of cost re-estimation projects for scheduling and budget

Worked with legal, purchasing and project management staff resources to review and approve vendor contract terms

Responsible for program issue resolution between BCBSM departments

March 1998 - GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION

August 2001 Detroit, MI

General Motors Audit Services Special Investigations

Investigated and accessed the validity of awareline calls

Led investigations of inappropriate use of company assets

Facilitated leadership meetings to discuss results

Redesigned process to increase first pass rate for investigative audit reports. This process enabled closure of more cases in six weeks than in the previous six months

Evaluated controls, provided guidance to investigated areas to remove exposures and made improvement recommendations

Lead investigator on complex fraud case involving four billion dollar

annual departmental budget and multiple vendors

Developed investigative audit work plan involving multiple cities,

departments and activities.

General Motors Audit Services – Corporate Auditor

Detroit, MI

Supervised or performed operational audits in Canada, North America and Mexico involving production facilities, headquarters operations, corporate staffs and Service Parts Operations

Supervised audit team assigned to Toluca, Mexico facility inclusive of scheduling, planning and detailed testing

Reviewed non-compliance concerns with facility management and obtained concurrence of audit findings

Prepared and presented audit report and summary to senior leadership

Performed risk assessment, created test program, performed detailed testing and created audit reports

Awards and Reconditions

Two Pride in Excellence and two Celebrating Excellence Awards

Received plaque for improving Federal Employee Program performance

Received spot award by BCBSM audit leadership as being a leading producer

Identified and quantified errors that resulted in a $26 million cost savings

Identified $1 million in claims that Medicare should have paid as primary

Identified $50 million in asset losses

Identified $500,000 in financial statement errors during fraud investigation

Identified $9 million in fraudulent costs and vendor conflict of interest

Redesigned Special Investigations’ process and reduced processing time from an average of six months to six weeks

Identified 20 percent cost saving in production facility indirect purchases

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION

Institute of Internal Auditors

REFERENCE

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