Description
Position Purpose: With the Corporate IT Finance Team, you will compile and analyze financial information for the company. Partner closely with business and finance leadership to deliver insightful analysis, develop measures to track, trend and forecast related impacts of organizational strategic initiatives.
Key Details: This is a fully remote role. Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. Sponsorship and future sponsorship are not available for this opportunity, including employment-based visa types H-1B, L-1, O-1, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, or CPT.
- Lead forecasting and budgeting processes, including quarterly forecast submissions, maintenance of a rolling forecast, and assumption-based budget planning with scenario and sensitivity analysis.
- Partner closely with adjacent finance and accounting teams to support month-end close.
- Lead month-end financial reporting, delivering clear variance analysis, key trends, and actionable insights versus forecast and budget to VP-level stakeholders.
- Drive financial and operational analysis through reporting, forecasting support, demand/capacity modeling, workforce metrics, and data-driven insights that inform business decisions.
- Identify, design, and implement data and process automation opportunities that improve the accuracy, efficiency, scalability, and timeliness of financial reporting, forecasting, and planning activities.
- Provide financial oversight for technology investments and workforce decisions, ensuring alignment with budgets, forecasts, and procurement policies.
- Facilitate financial support for new technology purchases, ensuring compliance with financial and procurement policies, validating financial impact and budget alignment.
- Partner with BTS and operational leaders to support strategic initiatives, drive informed decision-making, and maintain financial transparency.
- Run pre-established reports along with development of new reports for internal stakeholders.
- Contribute commentary/insights into the business units performance based on area specific knowledge and analysis based results/indicators.
Preferred Skills:
- Experience supporting IT functions or previous roles in IT Finance preferred.
- Strong experience with forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis.
- Experience with relevant financial system and project mgmt. tools (e.g. OneStream, Peoplesoft, Workday, ServiceNow PPM, Planview, Apptio)
- Experience using data and automation tools to streamline financial processes and reporting (e.g., Power BI, Power Query, Power Automate, SQL, Alteryx, or similar tools).
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to present financial insights to senior leaders.
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently in a deadline-driven environment.
At Centene, we connect people to the care they need to live healthier lives — and the work you do here makes that impact real every day. You’ll take on meaningful challenges that directly support individuals, families, and communities, building your skills while making healthcare more accessible and effective. It’s work with a purpose you can see, backed by a team committed to improving lives well beyond the workday.
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
