[Remote] Finance, Director

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Acentra Health is dedicated to empowering better health outcomes through technology and clinical expertise. They are seeking a Director of Finance to provide strategic financial leadership and operational oversight, focusing on budgeting, financial forecasting, compliance, and program integrity within public sector healthcare programs.

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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