Healthcare finance Jobs in Lafayette, LA

Associate Finance Director

The Associate Finance Director is a high impact individual contributor who serves as the operational and analytical right hand to the Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis. This role owns the quarterly forecasting model, leads data gathering for upstream and executive reporting, and prepares initial financial and business commentary that shapes leadership discussions. The Associate Finance Director plays a critical role in ensuring forecast accuracy, insight quality, and timely communication, acting as a trusted thought partner to senior finance leadership.

This position is full-time. Employees are required to have flexibility to work any of our shift schedules during our normal business hours of 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. We offer weeks of on-the-job training. The hours of the training will be based on schedule or will be discussed on your first day of employment.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Forecasting & Financial Modeling
• Own and maintain the quarterly forecast model, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and scalability
• Integrate inputs from business partners, systems, and historical performance into forecasts
• Perform variance analysis versus plan, prior forecast, and actuals to identify risks and opportunities
• Continuously improve forecasting methodologies, assumptions, and model structure
• Reporting & Data Management
• Gather, validate, and consolidate financial and operational data for upstream and executive reporting
• Ensure alignment of reported metrics across FP&A, Accounting, and operational teams
• Serve as the primary point of contact for ad hoc data requests related to forecasts and performance
• Maintain strong data hygiene, documentation, and auditability of key assumptions and outputs
• Executive & Leadership Support
• Prepare initial financial and business performance commentary for forecasts, reviews, and leadership materials
• Translate complex financial data into clear, concise insights and narratives for senior leadership
• Act as a strategic thought partner to the VP, FP&A, proactively identifying key drivers, trends, and risks
• Support preparation for executive reviews, board materials, and other leadership level deliverables
• Cross Functional Partnership
• Partner with business leaders to understand drivers of performance and forecast changes
• Provide guidance on financial implications of initiatives, investments, and tradeoffs
• Influence decision making through strong analysis, clear communication, and business acumen

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or related analytical roles
• Experience with financial modeling and forecasting
• Experience using Microsoft Excel and financial reporting tools
• Experience preparing executive level reporting and commentary
• Ability to travel domestically up to 10% of the time
• Ability to work full-time. Employees are required to have flexibility to work any of our shift schedules during our normal business hours of 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA or CPA/CMA (preferred, not required)
• Healthcare experience (preferred, not required)
• Experience working closely with senior executives or finance leadership
• Familiarity with enterprise planning systems (e.g., Planful, Hyperion, or similar)
• Experience supporting quarterly forecast cycles in a complex environment

Telecommuting Requirements:

• Reside within Lafayette, Louisiana, Baton Rouge, Louisiana or Eden Prairie, Minnesota
• Ability to keep all company sensitive documents secure (if applicable)
• Required to have a dedicated work area established that is separated from other living areas and provides information privacy
• Must live in a location that can receive a UnitedHealth Group approved high-speed internet connection or leverage an existing high-speed internet service

Soft Skills:

• Strategic and analytical thinking
• Ownership mindset and accountability
• Ability to work independently with minimal direction
• Prioritization and deadline management
• Trusted partner mentality and discretion with sensitive information
• Operates as a senior individual contributor with significant autonomy
• Comfortable challenging assumptions and elevating insights
• Detail oriented while maintaining a broader business perspective
• Collaborative, responsive, and solution-oriented
• Attention to detail with the ability to synthesize large amounts of information