- Business Area: Accounting, Finance & Actuarial
- Job Type: Full time
- Date Posted: Jun 08 2026
- Job Number: 1641722
This job is available in 47 locations
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Manager, Financial Planning
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Description
You could be the one who changes everything for our 28 million members. Centene is transforming the health of our communities, one person at a time. As a diversified, national organization, you’ll have access to competitive benefits including a fresh perspective on workplace flexibility.
Applicants for this role have the flexibility to work remotely from home anywhere within the continental United States.
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.
About The Role
We are seeking a strategic and analytical
Manager, Financial Planning to lead financial planning, forecasting, and workforce capacity planning activities for Operations. This role plays a critical part in ensuring alignment between business demand, staffing requirements, and financial performance.
In this role, you will be responsible for developing financial forecasts, managing budget processes, performing variance analysis, and delivering actionable insights to operational and executive leadership.
You will oversee a team focused on capacity modeling, workforce analytics, and financial performance reporting, enabling data-driven decision-making and supporting the achievement of organizational goals.
What’s Appealing About This Role
- High-visibility, high-impact role with direct exposure to operational and financial leadership—your insights influence key business decisions
- True “player-coach” opportunity to lead a team while staying hands-on with forecasting, modeling, and analytics
- Strategic partnership across the business, translating operational trends into financial outcomes that drive staffing and performance decisions
Position Purpose
Maintain and update the budget, prepare monthly reports, update company forecast model, and participate in financial planning and forecasting activities, including operational and workforce planning support as needed.
In This Manager, Financial Planning Role, You Will
- Manage the department with respect to workflow, production, and quality standards, including financial planning, forecasting, and analytical deliverables
- Review and participate in budget and financial forecast processes, including annual budgets and periodic forecast updates
- Review and analyze reports, records, and directives, and confer with staff and business partners to obtain data required for planning and forecasting activities
- Evaluate and update policies and procedures of the department to improve quality and ensure compliance with all related laws, regulations, and executive orders
- Prepare and analyze reports on departmental and organizational activities, including variance analysis and performance trends, and recommend improvements
- Disseminate relevant financial and operational information to business unit leaders to support effective decision-making
Additional Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain financial models to support forecasting, workforce capacity planning, and business performance analysis
- Partner with operational leaders to translate business demand forecasts into staffing and financial plans aligned with organizational objectives
- Analyze workforce, operational, and financial performance metrics to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement
- Prepare and present financial analyses, forecast updates, and variance explanations, clearly identifying key drivers impacting performance
- Support scenario planning, proformas, and business case development to evaluate operational initiatives and financial impacts
- Develop reporting and insights to improve visibility into financial performance, workforce utilization, and productivity outcomes
Education/Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
- 4+ years of experience in public accounting or related field.
- Previous experience as a lead in a functional area, managing cross-functional teams on large-scale projects or supervisory experience including hiring, training, assigning work, and managing performance of staff.
- Experience in the healthcare industry preferred.
- Fundamental understanding of financial planning systems, with advanced Excel or financial modeling experience preferred.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting operational finance, workforce planning, or capacity modeling
- Advanced financial modeling and data analysis skills (e.g., Excel, Power BI, SQL)
- Experience working in a complex, matrixed organization with frequent forecasting cycles
- Ability to translate complex financial data into actionable insights for non-financial stakeholders
- Healthcare or managed care industry experience preferred
Pay Range: $87,700.00 - $157,800.00 per year
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
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