Senior Financial Analyst, Cost Accounting

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee cost accounting policies, controls, and reporting to achieve financial and growth goals.

• Design and enhance the cost accounting framework, including expense allocation methods for all business segments and legal entities.

• Provide profitability analysis at market and product levels to assist leadership in margin optimization.

• Facilitate the financial aspects of intercompany agreements, covering cost allocation, transfer pricing inputs, and reporting as required by internal and external parties.

• Develop and sustain driver-based financial models that link membership growth, staffing decisions, and vendor expenditures to the P&L and cash flow.

• Manage or contribute to the monthly close process related to costs, encompassing accruals, allocations, variance analysis versus budget and forecast, and management reporting packages.

• Construct business cases and ROI analyses, evaluate vendor and build-versus-buy decisions, assess market expansion and headcount investments, and ensure accountability to projected outcomes.

• Engage in cross-functional efforts for continuous improvement and standardization of policy, process, and control, focusing on technology development and scalable self-service tools.

• Assist market, network, and clinical teams with education, tools, analysis, and additional reporting to monitor cost performance.

• Take responsibility for addressing applicable audit, examination, regulatory, and compliance inquiries and requests.

⛳️ Requirements

• At least 5–10 years of experience in finance and/or accounting.

• Proven hands-on experience in cost accounting, including allocation methodology, cost center design, unit cost or product-level costing, and the ability to justify how figures were derived.

• Fundamental FP&A or accounting experience: cost accounting, budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, variance analysis, and management reporting.

• Expertise in advanced financial modeling, with proficiency in handling large and imperfect data sets, AI, and/or a BI platform.

• Thorough understanding of ERP or planning systems, or experience in establishing a cost allocation model from the ground up.

• Capability to articulate financial results clearly to non-finance stakeholders and to respectfully challenge assumptions when data does not align with the narrative.

• Ability to excel in a dynamic, startup environment where priorities can change and processes are developed collaboratively.

• Experience in healthcare services and/or health insurance is preferred.

• An undergraduate and/or graduate degree in accounting, finance, business, or a related field is desired.

🏝️ Benefits

• Employer-sponsored health, dental, and vision plans with low or no premium costs.

• Generous paid time off policy.

• $100 monthly stipend for mobile or internet expenses.

• Stock options available for all employees.

• Bonus eligibility for all positions except for Director and higher roles.

• Commission eligibility for Sales positions.

• Parental leave program available.

• 401K program offered.