Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Acentra Health is dedicated to empowering better health outcomes through innovative technology and services. They are seeking a Director of Finance to provide strategic financial leadership, oversee budget development, financial forecasting, and ensure compliance with regulations while partnering with various stakeholders to enhance program integrity and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual, quarterly, and monthly budgeting, forecasting, and long-range financial planning activities for the state healthcare program
• Monitor financial performance against budgets and forecasts; identify risks, trends, and opportunities and provide actionable recommendations
• Develop and maintain financial reporting, dashboards, and executive-level presentations for internal leadership and state stakeholders
• Support pricing strategy, cost modeling, rate analysis, and financial components of state contract deliverables and change requests
• Partner with operations, clinical, compliance, and analytics teams to evaluate program performance and support data-driven decision making
• Implement financial controls, policies, and procedures to ensure compliance with contractual obligations, state regulations, and corporate policies
• Collaborate with compliance teams to support initiatives related to fraud, waste, and abuse detection and prevention
• Analyze operational data to identify anomalies, financial leakage, and opportunities for cost containment
• Support audits, state reviews, and financial reconciliations
• Assist with cash forecasting, accrual management, invoicing oversight, and coordination with accounting functions
• Drive process improvement initiatives focused on operational efficiency, automation, and enhanced financial transparency
• Maintain adherence to HIPAA, data privacy, and information security requirements
• Read, understand, and adhere to all corporate policies including policies related to HIPAA and its Privacy and Security Rules

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, or related field required
• Minimum of 7 years of progressive financial management experience, including experience supporting large government healthcare or public sector programs with project budgets greater than $50 million dollars
• Demonstrated experience with budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and executive reporting
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial reporting tools
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex financial and operational data
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including experience presenting to executive leadership and external stakeholders
• Preferred experience working with New York State agencies, Medicaid programs, managed care organizations, or healthcare oversight initiatives
• Experience with pricing strategy, competitive analysis, and proposal support for state or government contracts preferred
• MBA, CPA, or other advanced financial certification
• Strong knowledge of healthcare finance, government contracting, Medicaid reimbursement methodologies, and financial compliance requirements
• Experience supporting program integrity initiatives, including fraud, waste, and abuse detection, data analysis, and financial oversight
• Experience with Deltek Costpoint or Oracle EPM preferred

Benefits

• Comprehensive health plans
• Paid time off
• Retirement savings
• Corporate wellness
• Educational assistance
• Corporate discounts

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