Manager, Finance

Sfhp; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans (Kaiser/Blue Shield)

Dental plans

Vision coverage

CalPERS Pension & 401(a) retirement

Paid time off and holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

San Francisco Health Plan (SFHP) is seeking a Manager, Finance to lead a team responsible for budgeting, reporting, revenue accounting, and coverage program accounting across all lines of business. The role ensures accurate financial plans, regulatory compliance, and strong internal controls, reporting to the Controller in SFHP's Downtown San Francisco office.

This hybrid position requires onsite presence at least 4 days per month.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting and financial reporting experience.
• Minimum of 3 years of people management experience in accounting or finance.
• Experience in a healthcare organization, required; experience in a managed health care plan.
• Experience with enterprise financial systems and implementation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the budget and reporting for all lines of business, including programs that SFHP administers as a third-party administrator.
• Oversee the development, implementation, and monitoring of the annual operating, capital, and enterprise project budgets, including review of departmental budget requests for conformance with annual guidelines.
• Manage the monthly and year-to-date analysis of actual results against budget and forecast, and present variance explanations and supporting analyses to Finance leadership and department heads.
• Oversee the preparation, review, and submission of required regulatory financial reports on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis. This includes medical loss ratio reporting. Additionally, coordinate the team's contributions to annual financial report documents.
• Lead Finance's contributions to annual rate development and bid submissions, coordinating with actuarial consultants and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Oversee revenue recognition and review the supporting reconciliations and adjusting entries prepared by the revenue accounting lead for all lines of business.
• Oversee coverage program accounting, including general ledger activity, account reconciliations, month-end close activities, and financial reporting for each program.
• Coordinate month-end close schedules and dependencies with the Accounting function to support financial results.

Skills

Budgeting

Financial reporting

People management

Healthcare experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

Equivalent combination of education and experience

Tools

Enterprise financial systems

Job description

Our mission remains our primary focus. Since 1997, San Francisco Health Plan (SFHP) has been providing affordable health care coverage to the underserved low and moderate-income residents in San Francisco county. SFHP is chosen by eight out of every ten San Francisco Medi-Cal managed care enrollees offering access to a full spectrum of medical services including preventive care, specialty care, hospitalization, prescription drugs, and family planning services. SFHP was designed by and for the residents it serves and takes great pride in its ability to accommodate a diverse population that includes young adults, seniors, and people with disabilities. There has never been a more exciting time to join SFHP as we continue to improve our award-winning model for health care reform.

Reporting to the Controller, the Manager, Finance leads a team of staff. This team is responsible for budget, reporting, revenue accounting, and coverage program accounting. They ensure the accuracy, and regulatory compliance of San Francisco Health Plan's (SFHP) financial plans and results. You will manage the team's daily work, sets priorities and workloads, and develops staff capabilities, and raising only complex or strategic issues for review. You will oversee the annual operating, capital, and enterprise project budgets, the preparation of required external regulatory financial reports, and the accounting for revenue and coverage programs across all lines of business. Through variance analysis, process improvements, and sound internal controls, the Manager provides financial information that supports decision-making by Finance leadership, department heads, and the Chief Executive Officer. You will represent Finance on initiatives and contributes to audit readiness and regulatory data requests.

Please note that while SFHP supports a hybrid work environment, you are required to be onsite and in-office a minimum of 4 days per month. This is a hybrid position, based in our Downtown San Francisco office.

Salary: $140,000 - $175,000 per year

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Lead the budget and reporting, revenue accounting, and coverage program accounting for all lines of business, including programs that SFHP administers as a third-party administrator.
• Oversee the development, implementation, and monitoring of the annual operating, capital, and enterprise project budgets, including review of departmental budget requests for conformance with annual guidelines.
• Manage the monthly and year-to-date analysis of actual results against budget and forecast, and present variance explanations and supporting analyses to Finance leadership and department heads.
• Oversee the preparation, review, and submission of required regulatory financial reports on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis. This includes medical loss ratio reporting. Additionally, coordinate the team's contributions to annual financial report documents.
• Lead Finance's contributions to annual rate development and bid submissions, coordinating with actuarial consultants and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Oversee revenue recognition and review the supporting reconciliations and adjusting entries prepared by the revenue accounting lead for all lines of business.
• Oversee coverage program accounting, including general ledger activity, account reconciliations, month-end close activities, and financial reporting for each program.
• Coordinate month-end close schedules and dependencies with the Accounting function to support financial results.
• Recommend, document, and implement accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls for the budgeting, reporting, revenue, and coverage program processes.
• Coordinate team responses to requests from external auditors, the Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC), the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), and other regulators.
• Manage the team by determining staffing needs, setting goals, planning workloads, resolving issues, conducting performance evaluations, and taking corrective action.
• Ensure recurring deliverables and projects are completed on time and cost-effectively, and implement corrective action when results fall short.
• Identify critical issues and financial trends, and recommend actions to Finance leadership.
• Develop and implement improvements to budgeting, forecasting, accounting, and reporting processes and systems.
• Conduct special financial analyses and respond to requests for data on current and proposed projects and programs.
• Represent Finance on cross-functional project teams, advise project sponsors and business leads, and partner with Finance leadership on enterprise project budgeting.
• Monitor changes in accounting standards and regulatory reporting requirements, and apply them to team processes.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience, required.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting and financial reporting experience, required.
• Minimum of 3 years of people management experience in accounting or finance, required.
• Experience in a healthcare organization, required; experience in a managed health care plan.
• Experience with enterprise financial systems and implementation.

WHAT WE OFFER:

• Medical: You'll have a choice of medical plans, including options from Kaiser and Blue Shield of California, heavily subsidized by SFHP.
• Dental: You'll have a choice of a basic dental plan or an enhanced dental plan which includes orthodontic coverage.
• Vision: Employee vision care coverage is available through Vision Service Plan (VSP).
• Retirement – Employer-matched CalPERS Pension and 401(a) plans, 457 Plan.
• Time off – 23 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) and 13 paid holidays.
• Professional development: Opportunities for tuition reimbursement, professional license/membership.

ABOUT SFHP:

Established in 1997, San Francisco Health Plan (SFHP) is an award-winning, managed care health plan whose mission is to provide affordable health care coverage to the underserved low and moderate-income residents in San Francisco County. SFHP is chosen by eight out of every ten San Francisco Medi-Cal managed care enrollees and its 175,000+ members have access to a full spectrum of medical services including preventive care, specialty care, hospitalization, prescription drugs, and family planning services.

San Francisco Health Plan is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals and in which our people processes are applied without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, disability, national or ethnic origin, military service status, citizenship, or other protected characteristics.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

San Francisco Health Plan is an E-Verify participating employer.

Hiring priority will be given to candidates residing in the San Francisco Bay Area and California.