Financial Planning & Analysis Manager – Medicaid Analytics Pod Leader

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Fortune 5 CVS Health is hiring for a Financial Planning & Analysis Manager – Medicaid Analytics Pod Leader. In this role, the Manager will lead an analytical support pod focused on delivering strategic financial insights, identifying performance improvement opportunities, and developing scalable analytical solutions across the Medicaid Finance organization.

Leveraging a team of two Senior Financial Analysts, the Manager will play a key role in modernizing how Finance works, leveraging automation, artificial intelligence (AI), advanced analytics, and innovative problem-solving to improve the speed, quality, and scalability of financial analysis. This role will partner closely with Medicaid market CFOs and cross-functional teams to solve complex business problems, reduce manual processes, share best practices, and translate data into actionable financial insights.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a cross-market analytics pod supporting Medicaid CFOs and Finance teams across multiple markets.
• Drive execution and continuous improvement of P&L reporting, reconciliation, forecasting, and financial analysis deliverables.
• Analyze key financial performance indicators across markets to identify emerging risks, trends, root causes, and opportunities for financial performance improvement.
• Identify opportunities to automate recurring reporting, reconciliations, data preparation, and financial analysis to reduce manual effort and improve accuracy and speed.
• Drive adoption of AI-enabled analytics and tools to enhance financial insights, accelerate analysis, and improve Finance decision-making.
• Encourage experimentation and innovation, challenging existing processes and developing new, scalable approaches to solving financial and operational problems.
• Partner across Finance and with actuarial, analytics, operations, technology, and other business teams to develop integrated solutions and improve financial performance.
• Develop subject matter expertise within designated areas and build capabilities that can be leveraged across Medicaid markets.
• Lead, mentor, and develop analysts within the pod structure.
• Develop technical, analytical, and business expertise across pod members, including capabilities related to automation, AI, data analytics, and financial storytelling.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, curiosity, accountability, innovation, continuous learning, and continuous improvement.
• Facilitate knowledge sharing and dissemination of best practices, analytical tools, automation solutions, and reusable methodologies across the Medicaid Finance organization.
• Coordinate cross-training and management and development of your team to strengthen organizational resiliency and expand capabilities across the team.
• Measure the value delivered through automation and process improvements, including time savings, improved accuracy, faster turnaround times, and enhanced financial insights.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional work experience.
• 2+ years of financial experience, including financial planning and analysis, P&L management, reporting, accounting, or related financial disciplines with:
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex data, identify key business drivers, and translate findings into actionable recommendations.
• Experience collaborating across teams and functions to solve complex business or financial problems.
• Demonstrated interest in or experience using technology, automation, AI, or advanced analytical tools to improve business processes and decision-making.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of Medicaid products and Medicaid financial and operational drivers.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA or Hyperion.
• Knowledge of healthcare, managed care insurance, or CVS Health.
• Experience developing or implementing automated reporting, financial models, dashboards, or analytical workflows.
• Experience using AI-enabled productivity or analytical tools to improve financial analysis, research, reporting, or decision-making.
• Experience leading teams or projects in a matrixed, cross-functional environment.
• Demonstrated ability to identify process improvement opportunities and develop scalable solutions.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex financial and analytical findings into clear business insights.

Education

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience required; a focus in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, Data Analytics, or a related field preferred.

Anticipated Weekly Hours

• 40

Time Type

• Full time

Pay Range

• $60,300.00 - $145,860.00

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Paid time off
• Retirement savings options
• Wellness programs
• Other resources, based on eligibility