Overview
This Finance Program Manager role serves as a key financial, analytical, and technical resource supporting enterprise-wide financial planning, forecasting, analytics, and value-based performance management. The position manages and coordinates complex budgeting processes, leads financial system enhancements, performs advanced financial and claims-based analytics, and delivers data-driven insights to support strategic and operational decision-making.
Responsibilities
- Lead and optimize system-wide annual budget processes and quarterly reforecasts across markets, ministries, and entities.
- Provide monthly close support, including accounting coordination, income statements, balance sheets, and long-term financial projections.
- Serve as an expert and project lead for budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning.
- Implement financial system enhancements, optimize workflows, and standardize tools, methodologies, dashboards, and analytics processes.
- Analyze claims, eligibility, attribution, CMS/payer files, and contract datasets to identify trends, risk drivers, financial opportunities, and performance gaps.
- Develop and maintain executive dashboards and KPI reporting for leadership and governance.
- Support value-based contract modeling (MSSP, MA, shared savings, bundled payments) in partnership with Managed Care, Actuarial, Finance, and IT.
- Provide financial, utilization, and quality analytics to support improvement initiatives, vendor reviews, and strategic decisions.
- Conduct data validation, reconciliations, controls reviews, and audit preparation; collaborate with Internal Audit and external partners.
- Ensure adherence to HIPAA, PHI, and organizational data governance standards.
- Translate actuarial, contractual, and management guidance into actionable financial insights and strategic recommendations.
- Partner with Shared Services, Market Finance, data teams, and leadership to align financial reporting, performance management processes, and compliance requirements.
- Maintain strong customer-service relationships with CFOs, finance teams, and clinicians.
- Prepare and deliver high-quality presentations for senior leadership, boards, committees, and external stakeholders.
- Provide ad hoc analysis and proactive financial insights to support enterprise strategy and operational goals.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Health Informatics, Data Analytics, or related field (required).
- 5 years’ experience in healthcare finance, accounting, actuarial/insurance analytics, value-based care analytics, or related fields (required).
- Experience working with healthcare claims, eligibility, and financial datasets (required).
- Proficiency in SQL, Tableau (or other BI tools), Excel, and relational databases (required).
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Health Informatics, or related discipline.
- CPA (Certified Public Accountant).
- CBAP (Certified Business Analysis Professional – IIBA).
- Experience with Medicare Advantage, MSSP, ACOs, CINs, risk-based payment models, or provider/payer financial reconciliation workflows.
- Experience with financial planning software.
Skills
- Healthcare finance and accounting.
- SQL querying, data extraction, and relational database navigation.
- Claims, eligibility, attribution, and contract data analysis.
- Tableau or equivalent data visualization tools.
- Financial modeling, forecasting, and scenario planning.
- KPI development, monitoring, and benchmarking.
- Audit preparation, data validation, and quality assurance.
- Healthcare performance metric analysis (cost, utilization, quality).
- Advanced Excel (pivot tables, lookups, formulas).
- HIPAA compliance and data governance standards.
- Critical thinking, analytical reasoning, and problem solving.
- Clear and concise communication, including translating data into actionable insights.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Effective time management and ability to meet deadlines.
- Collaboration and stakeholder engagement across complex teams.
- Adaptability to evolving priorities and requirements.
- Initiative, self-direction, and strong sense of accountability.
Compensation & Benefits
- Range: $46.76 (minimum) to $74.81 (maximum)
What’s offered includes:
- Competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses, and 403(b) with employer contributions (when eligible)
- Medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage, HSA/FSA options, life insurance, mental health resources and discounts
- Paid time off; parental and FMLA leave; short- and long-term disability; backup care for children and elders
- Tuition assistance, professional development, and continuing education support
- Benefits may vary based on the market and employment status
Location
Not specified in the provided job description.
Equal Opportunity
All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, or protected veteran status, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. If you require a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, you can request one through the organization’s Talent Acquisition Team.