Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis - Remote

Alignment Health; Orange (CA); Remote; USD 113,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Alignment Health is seeking a Financial Operations Manager to advance our FP&A function by linking operational performance data to financial outcomes. The role blends finance expertise with strategic insight to improve budgeting, forecasting, and reporting across the enterprise.

You will build data models, lead cost-structure analysis, and guide system modernization while partnering with IT, Operations, andClinical Services to enable data-driven decisions in a high-growth healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of FP&A or finance transformation experience.
• Industry experience in healthcare or managed care preferred.
• Strong analytical and modeling capabilities with effective communication.
• Experience leading cross-functional finance projects and system implementations.

Responsibilities

• Develop data models linking operational KPIs to financial outcomes.
• Build and monitor fixed vs variable cost frameworks across departments.
• Lead modernization of forecasting and budgeting with real-time data.
• Collaborate with leaders to define and report KPI financial impact.
• Lead selection and implementation of a new financial planning system.
• Drive cross-functional adoption of new financial tools and practices.

Skills

Financial modeling

Data analysis

BI tools

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics

MBA or CPA (preferred)

Tools

Adaptive Insights

Anaplan

Oracle

Workday Adaptive Planning

Job description

Alignment Health is breaking the mold in conventional health care, committed to serving seniors and those who need it most: the chronically ill and frail. It takes an entire team of passionate and caring people, united in our mission to put the senior first. We have built a team of talented and experienced people who are passionate about transforming the lives of the seniors we serve. In this fast-growing company, you will find ample room for growth and innovation alongside the Alignment Health community. Working at Alignment Health provides an opportunity to do work that really matters, not only changing lives but saving them. Together.This position is remote. Candidate must work PST hours.The Financial Operations Manager plays a critical role in evolving our FP&A function by building connections between operational performance data and financial outcomes, transforming our FP&A capabilities by building stronger connections between operational drivers and financial outcomes. — The position brings a blend of technical acumen, financial expertise, and strategic foresight to drive transformational change across our budgeting, forecasting, and performance measurement processes.Job Duties/Responsibilities:Operational-Financial Integration: Develop and implement data models and frameworks that link operational KPIs and shared services metrics to financial outcomes. Translate performance drivers into actionable financial insights.Cost Structure Evolution: Establish and maintain a framework for analyzing and reporting costs on a fixed vs. variable basis. Build the systems and processes necessary to monitor cost behavior across departments.Forecasting & Budgeting Modernization: Leads and supports efforts to modernize forecasting and budgeting methodologies, integrating real-time operational data with financial planning processes to improve accuracy and accountability.KPI Financial Impact Analysis: Collaborate with department leaders to define, track, and report the financial implications of operational KPIs, including performance metrics within clinical, operational, and shared services functions.System Transformation Leadership: Act as a key finance leader in the selection, implementation, and optimization of a new financial planning system. Ensure the new platform supports enhanced reporting, forecasting, and data integration capabilities.Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with IT, Operations, Clinical Services, and other business units to ensure alignment between financial goals and operational realities. Drive adoption of new financial practices and tools across the enterprise.Change Management: Support change efforts to drive system adoption, build capabilities, and enable data-driven decisions.Experience:• Required: 5+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, financial systems, or finance transformation roles, ideally in healthcare or managed careEducation:• Required: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field or equivalent work experience.• Preferred: MBA or CPASpecialized Skills:Required:Strong technical and analytical skills, including experience working with large datasets, financial modeling, and business intelligence toolsHigh level of competence with financial planning systems (e.g., Adaptive Insights, Anaplan, Oracle, Workday Adaptive Planning, etc.) and ability to maximize the capabilities of those systemsProven track record of leading cross-functional projects, especially financial system implementations and process improvementsDeep understanding of fixed vs. variable cost structures, KPI frameworks, and performance managementExceptional communication skills with proven ability to translate complex analysis into business-insights.Comfortable with change and ambiguity of a high-growth environment.Essential Physical Functions:The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.1. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee regularly is required to stand, walk, sit, use hand to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.2. The employee frequently lifts and/or moves up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.Pay Range: $113,332.00 - $169,999.00Pay range may be based on a number of factors including market location, education, responsibilities, experience, etc.Alignment Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, gender identity, or sexual orientation.*DISCLAIMER: Please beware of recruitment phishing scams affecting Alignment Health and other employers where individuals receive fraudulent employment-related offers in exchange for money or other sensitive personal information. Please be advised that Alignment Health and its subsidiaries will never ask you for a credit card, send you a check, or ask you for any type of payment as part of consideration for employment with our company. If you feel that you have been the victim of a scam such as this, please report the incident to the Federal Trade Commission at https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/#/. If you would like to verify the legitimacy of an email sent by or on behalf of Alignment Health’s talent acquisition team, please email [e-mail].