Carelon Behavioral Health CFO

About the position

The CFO of Carelon Behavioral Health is responsible for developing long-term financial strategies, providing financial leadership, and supporting senior management in decision-making. This role encompasses overseeing financial functions such as analysis, reporting, operations, budgeting, and investment management, ensuring fiscal integrity and strategic growth for the organization.

Responsibilities

• Leads the general and administrative expense process.
• Creates and drives new revenue growth strategy.
• Oversees all consolidated reporting and analysis.
• Leads team in annual planning, budgeting, and long-term strategy processes.
• Leads the review of potential investment dollars needed to support strategy.
• Develops financial controls, interfaces, and processes to ensure fiscal integrity.
• Counsels senior leadership on ways to set and make plans through aggressive but financially controlled growth.
• Participates in optimizing strategic initiatives and planning through challenges to cost/benefit long term investments.
• Conducts measurement and benchmarking of financial trends.
• Directs preparation of annual operating/capital budget and quarterly/month end forecasts to provide senior leadership with tools necessary to maximize investment of resources.
• Oversees business unit projects involving significant monetary investment.
• Directs interface with regulatory and audit personnel and technical consultants as required to ensure fiscal accountability.
• Hires, trains, coaches, counsels, and evaluates performance of direct reports.

Requirements

• BA/BS in accounting, finance, or business administration.
• Minimum of 15 years related experience in financial operations, financial analysis, administrative cost allocations, budgets, and forecasting.
• Prior management experience.

Nice-to-haves

• Masters degree preferred.
• CPA, CFA, CMA, or CCM preferred.
• Finance experience specifically for Behavioral Health organizations desired.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package
• Incentive and recognition programs
• Equity stock purchase
• 401k contribution
• Paid Time Off
• Medical, dental, vision benefits
• Short and long term disability benefits
• Life insurance
• Wellness programs
• Financial education resources