Market Finance Lead

The Market Finance Lead is a key member of the Northeast Region finance team, collaborating closely with Corporate Finance, Provider Engagement, Provider Contracting, Medicare Risk Adjustment, Clinical, and Market teams. This role is responsible for delivering financial analysis, actionable insights, and operational decision support to improve Medicare Advantage market performance for the region.

This position combines strong financial management, analytical rigor, and business acumen. The Market Finance Lead will support the Regional Vice President of Operations by translating market data, financial trends, and performance drivers into clear recommendations that connect operational execution to financial outcomes.

This role has one direct report and requires a leader who can effectively balance hands-on analysis with coaching, prioritization, and cross-functional influence.

• Leverage data analytics, business insights, cross-functional collaboration, in-depth business knowledge, and strong written and verbal communication skills to drive optimization of Medicare Advantage performance.
• Lead the development of recurring and ad hoc financial analyses, dashboards, and reports that identify risks, opportunities, and performance improvement actions.
• Support regional Medicare Advantage bid strategy, plan design, product positioning, and competitive analysis in partnership with divisional partners, Product, and Actuarial teams.
• Partner with Corporate Finance on monthly capitation accruals, forecasting, variance analysis, and the monthly financial close process.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, accuracy, and scalability through reporting automation, process standardization, and enhanced analytical tools.
• Translate business needs into clear data and reporting requirements, including data definitions, specifications, and analytic models.
• Build and maintain strong cross-functional relationships to ensure timely, accurate, and effective execution of recurring deliverables and strategic initiatives.
• Present findings and recommendations clearly to finance and non-finance audiences, tailoring communication to influence action and support decision-making.
• Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, strong controls, customer focus, and operational excellence.

• Bachelor’s degree
• 5+ years of experience in financial analysis, reporting, business analytics, or related finance roles
• Experience in insurance, managed care, or Medicare Advantage
• Demonstrated strength in trend analysis, forecasting, and performance reporting
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to convert complex data into actionable business insights
• Experience using data to drive decisions, improve business performance, and support operational leaders
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including formulas, pivot tables, lookups, charts, and complex financial analysis

• Experience in people leadership
• Familiarity with CMS bid mechanics, bid tools, benefit configuration, and product positioning
• Experience with SQL, SAS, Snowflake, or other data/query tools
• Knowledge of Hyperion Essbase or similar financial planning/reporting tools

This role is "remote/work at home" and can be based anywhere in the United States with preference given to candidates that are located in the Eastern Time Zone.

Work at Home Requirements:
To ensure Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees’ ability to work effectively, the self-provided internet service of Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees must meet the following criteria:
At minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of…