About the role

  • Director managing PBM Gross Margin Accounting activities at Evernorth. Leading a team to ensure accurate financial reporting and support business objectives.

Responsibilities

  • Provides oversight for PBM gross margin accounting activities including month-end close process and related month-end reporting.
  • Influences decision makers across the entire organization including the Senior Leadership and cross-functional partners.
  • Drives completion of high priority business-specific projects
  • Prepares management presentations and present monthly leadership meetings
  • Responsible for developing and ensuring the appropriate controls are in place for key areas/functions and continuously monitoring for effectiveness
  • Provides direction and support for process improvement opportunities
  • Actively participates in identifying and operationalizing automated solutions.
  • Ability to lead discussions on accounting strategy and positions.
  • Addresses necessary escalations and identify paths for resolution.
  • Provides monthly and quarterly details of actuals including variance analysis to CAO and other leadership across the organization.
  • Effectively participates in, and contributes to, staff meetings, committees and departmental work groups to share best practices, improve processes, and/or other items relating to team engagement and knowledge sharing.
  • Participates and contributes in formal and informal training programs and professional development activities which may include taking, developing, and/or conducting sessions.
  • Builds a diverse and effective team by optimizing capacity, creating flexibility, thoughtful planning and performance management.
  • Provides leadership, direction, mentorship for all direct and indirect reports.
  • Builds constructive and effective relationships across the company.
  • Shares ideas across teams and influences outcomes.
  • Develops and executes necessary departmental plans and contributes to the development of functional strategies.
  • Serves a lead role in enabling the business to achieve their objectives through interpretation of contracts and execution of the effective use of accounting operating and automated procedures to achieve business control readiness to support client contractual obligations.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree; CPA and/or MBA preferred
  • 7+ years of accounting or relevant experience
  • Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
  • Knowledge of PBM industry / Managed care / Medicare / Healthcare industry
  • Demonstrated proficiency in accounting processes, procedures, and controls.
  • Experience in general ledger account analysis / reconciliations.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage teams with diverse skillsets and develop talent.
  • Strategic agility, influence management and matrix management skills.
  • Capacity to find alternatives and solutions as well as identify problems.
  • Excellent judgment, interpersonal and organizational abilities.
  • Excellent communication skills, including presentations
  • Proven ability to engage and influence at all levels of the organizational structure.
  • Proven ability to develop strong working relationships and establish a high level of credibility across functional lines of business and organizational levels.
  • Embraces creativity to set a vision for the team in successful resolution of pressing issues.
  • Demonstrated ability to set priorities including, but not limited to time management and organizational skills.
  • Comfortable with raising questions, issues, ideas or suggestions.
  • Proven track record of delivering results of high quality.
  • Proficiency in using Microsoft Office applications
  • Proven leadership skills, team-orientation and a proactive management style
  • Ability to learn multiple internal reporting and analytic tools use advanced problem solving skills

Benefits

  • Professional development opportunities
  • Flexible work arrangements

Job title

Accounting Director

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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