Chief of Staff, Office CFO; Managed Care or Healthcare

Chief of Staff, Office of the CFO (Managed Care or Healthcare)

Job Category:
Accounting/Finance

Department:
Finance Services

Location:

Los Angeles, CA, US, 90017

Position Type:
Full Time

Requisition

Salary Range: $ (Min.) - $ (Mid.) - $ (Max.)

Established in 1997, L.A. Care Health Plan is an independent public agency created by the state of California to provide health coverage to low-income Los Angeles County residents. We are the nation’s largest publicly operated health plan. Serving more than 2 million members, we make sure our members get the right care at the right place at the right time.

Mission: L.A. Care’s mission is to provide access to quality health care for Los Angeles County's vulnerable and low-income communities and residents and to support the safety net required to achieve that purpose.

The Financial Services Chief of Staff (FSCS) serves as a strategic advisor, enterprise integrator, and execution leader for the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO). In this position, the FSCS partners closely with the CFO and Finance leadership team to advance the organization’s financial sustainability, operational transformation, and enterprise strategic priorities across Medi‑Cal, Medicare, Covered California, and PASC.

The FSCS functions as a force multiplier for the CFO, helping to translate strategic priorities into coordinated execution across the Finance organization and broader enterprise. This position drives alignment, accountability, governance, and communication across complex cross‑functional initiatives while ensuring the CFO remains focused on the organization’s highest‑value strategic opportunities and enterprise risks.

Serves as a strategic leader and trusted advisor and connector across Financial Services. The FSCS synthesizes operational, financial, regulatory, and strategic insights into actionable recommendations that support executive decision‑making. This position is responsible for improving organizational effectiveness within Finance by strengthening executive operating cadence, enhancing prioritization and follow‑through, removing operational friction, and elevating enterprise coordination across key initiatives.

The FSCS also leads the development of high‑impact executive communications that clearly articulate financial strategy, enterprise risks, operational priorities, and organizational performance. Through strong executive presence, strategic judgment, and disciplined execution, this position enables the CFO and Finance leadership team to operate with greater alignment, agility, visibility, and enterprise influence.

This position is critical to the success of Financial Services’ strategic priorities and serves as a central leader in ensuring Finance continues to operate as a trusted strategic partner to the enterprise. This position reports directly to the CFO.

This position is responsible for directing all aspects of running an efficient team, including hiring, supervising, coaching, training, disciplining, and motivating direct reports.

Serve as a strategic advisor and thought partner to the CFO and Finance leadership team, ensuring alignment between Finance priorities and enterprise strategic objectives.

Partner with the CFO to drive execution of Finance strategic priorities related to financial sustainability, reporting and analytics modernization, operational transformation, regulatory readiness, and enterprise stewardship.

Facilitate enterprise‑wide coordination and alignment across Finance initiatives, ensuring cross‑functional collaboration, accountability, and timely execution.

Support the CFO in prioritization, strategic planning, governance, and executive decision‑making activities.

Identify organizational barriers, execution risks, and cross‑functional dependencies that may impede strategic initiatives and proactively facilitate resolution.

Strengthen operational discipline and leadership alignment across the Finance organization through effective governance structures, communication cadence, and executive follow‑through.

Help ensure that Finance perspectives are effectively integrated into enterprise discussions, strategic initiatives,…