Market Finance Lead

Humana

5d•$104,000 - $143,000•Remote

About The Position

The Market Finance Lead is a key member of the Northeast Region finance team, partnering with Corporate Finance, Provider Engagement, Provider Contracting, Medicare Risk Adjustment, Clinical, and Market teams. The role delivers financial analysis, actionable insights, and operational decision support to improve Medicare Advantage market performance for the region. The position combines financial management, analytical rigor, and business acumen. It supports the Regional Vice President of Operations by translating market data, financial trends, and performance drivers into recommendations that connect operational execution to financial outcomes. The role has one direct report and balances hands-on analysis with coaching, prioritization, and cross-functional influence. This is a remote/work-at-home position that can be based anywhere in the United States, with preference for candidates in the Eastern Time Zone. Occasional travel to Humana offices for training or meetings may be required. Employees must provide internet service with at least 25 Mbps download and 10 Mbps upload and work from a dedicated space without ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI/HIPAA information.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
At least 5 years of experience in financial analysis, reporting, business analytics, or related finance roles.
Experience in insurance, managed care, or Medicare Advantage.
Strength in trend analysis, forecasting, and performance reporting.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to convert complex data into actionable business insights.
Experience using data to drive decisions, improve business performance, and support operational leaders.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including formulas, pivot tables, lookups, charts, and complex financial analysis.

Nice To Haves

Experience in people leadership.
Familiarity with CMS bid mechanics, bid tools, benefit configuration, and product positioning.
Experience with SQL, SAS, Snowflake, or other data/query tools.
Knowledge of Hyperion Essbase or similar financial planning/reporting tools.

Responsibilities

Use data analytics, business insights, cross-functional collaboration, business knowledge, and communication skills to optimize Medicare Advantage performance.
Lead recurring and ad hoc financial analyses, dashboards, and reports to identify risks, opportunities, and performance-improvement actions.
Support regional Medicare Advantage bid strategy, plan design, product positioning, and competitive analysis with divisional partners, Product, and Actuarial teams.
Partner with Corporate Finance on monthly capitation accruals, forecasting, variance analysis, and the monthly financial close process.
Improve efficiency, accuracy, and scalability through reporting automation, process standardization, and enhanced analytical tools.
Translate business needs into data and reporting requirements, including data definitions, specifications, and analytic models.
Build and maintain cross-functional relationships to support timely, accurate execution of recurring deliverables and strategic initiatives.
Present findings and recommendations to finance and non-finance audiences, tailoring communication to influence action and support decisions.
Contribute to continuous improvement, strong controls, customer focus, and operational excellence.
Coach and prioritize work for one direct report.