Vendor and Financial Operations Manager

🔥 12 hours ago

🏰 Missouri – Remote

🏰 Missouri – Remote

💵 $87.7k - $157.8k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

⚙️ Operations

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Centene Corporation

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1984

🛡️ Insurance

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

Insurance • Consulting • Healthcare

Centene Corporation is a leading provider of government-sponsored healthcare services, specializing in delivering affordable and high-quality healthcare solutions. For over 40 years, Centene has focused on transforming the health of communities by expanding access to Medicaid, Medicare, and Health Insurance Marketplace services, as well as serving military communities through the TRICARE program. As the largest Medicaid managed care organization and a key participant in the Marketplace, Centene emphasizes localized healthcare delivery combined with strong partnerships with nonprofit organizations to meet the unique needs of its members. Centene is also committed to corporate sustainability and social responsibility, prioritizing environmental stewardship and ethical governance to enhance the well-being of the communities it serves.

📋 Description

• Serve as a strategic business partner overseeing vendor relationship management and financial performance for assigned business units or delegated entities • Lead annual budget (AOP) development, forecasting, invoice and spend management, vendor performance, and RFP oversight • Prepare and manage annual operating plans, monthly budgets, and reforecast cycles • Integrate actual results into Cognos/Hyperion budgeting models while ensuring accounting and policy consistency • Analyze monthly variances, identify key drivers, and provide actionable leadership insights • Monitor SG&A budgets for cost efficiency and adherence to financial targets • Manage invoice validation, accruals, and vendor payment tracking • Support executive presentations with financial summaries, trends, and recommendations • Perform complex financial analyses to evaluate business performance and identify improvement opportunities • Manage assigned vendor relationships, contractual compliance, performance monitoring, and financial accountability • Develop and maintain vendor scorecards, SLA dashboards, and corrective action plans • Partner with Procurement on RFP development, bid evaluation, and vendor selection • Conduct vendor review meetings assessing operational performance, cost effectiveness, and strategic alignment • Collaborate with Medical Management, Provider Services, Finance, and Operations • Implement process improvements to optimize vendor performance and reduce costs • Deliver reporting on vendor and financial metrics to internal and external stakeholders • Prepare reports and responses for executive management and board-level presentations • Maintain adherence to contracts, company policies, and applicable regulations • Lead or contribute to special projects, RFPs, and cross-functional strategic initiatives • Perform other assigned duties and comply with policies and standards

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field required • 5+ years of financial analysis, budgeting, or FP&A experience supporting business operations required • 5+ years of vendor management, procurement, or operations management experience required • Healthcare or managed care experience preferred • Proven experience presenting to executive leadership preferred • Proven experience managing RFP or sourcing processes preferred • CPA preferred • Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future • Sponsorship and future sponsorship are not available, including H-1B, L-1, O-1, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, or CPT

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive pay • Health insurance • 401K plan • Stock purchase plans • Tuition reimbursement • Paid time off plus holidays • Flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules • Additional forms of incentives may be included in total compensation • Equal opportunity employer committed to diversity