Centene Corporation logo

Director, Finance - Payment Integrity

Centene Corporation

Multiple U.S. locationsFull-time$135–249K/yrSeen 3 days agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago

Most applications go out cold — see where you stand first. No sign-up to start.

You apply on the employer's site, with no Olive account needed.

Watch jobs like this.

Don't just apply. Show up ready.

Olive works from this exact posting.

At a glance

Compensation
$135–249K/yr
Location
Multiple U.S. locations
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

Olive lists jobs from US employers, including remote roles you can work from the United States.

Job overview

The Director, Finance – Payment Integrity directs and negotiates finance department activities and helps formulate and administer financial policies and procedures. The role oversees financial reporting, budgets, forecasts, performance measures, and financial planning, while advising management and serving as a finance contact for state, corporate, and business unit functions. It also monitors relevant legislative developments and coordinates political contribution activity and compliance.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Financial ReportingFinancial AnalysisPublic AccountingOperationsInformation SystemsHealthcareInsuranceHiringTrainingWork AssignmentPerformance Management

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Accounting, Finance or Equivalent Experience5+ Years Finance-Related ExperiencePrevious Management Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance
Paid Time Off

Full job description

Business Area: Accounting, Finance & Actuarial

Job Type: Full time

Position Purpose: Direct, negotiate and handle activities of the business unit’s finance department and aid in formulating and administering organization financial policies and procedures.

  • Monitor business processes and systems to assure integrity in information and systems

  • Oversee preparation of accurate and timely financial reports

  • Review, communicate, and present strategic plans, operating budgets and forecasts

  • Establish targets and measures that are appropriate for the site and are directly linked to business unit and corporate objectives. Evaluate program effectiveness and ensure reporting accuracy

  • Provide financial plan for performance variances, operating alternatives, program and investment initiatives, etc.

  • Interpret financial reports for management team

  • Serve as contact for the State, corporate and business unit functions regarding financial matters

  • Monitor legislative and political developments affecting the business unit from a financial perspective

  • Coordinate political contribution activity, interact with lobbyists, attend political fundraisers, and ensure compliance with political contribution statutes

Education/Experience: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or equivalent experience. 5+ years of accounting, financial analysis or finance related experience. Previous management experience including responsibilities for hiring, training, assigning work and managing performance of staff. Experience in public accounting, operations, financial analysis, information systems and health care or insurance preferred.Pay Range: $134,600.00 - $249,000.00 per year

At Centene, we connect people to the care they need to live healthier lives — and the work you do here makes that impact real every day. You’ll take on meaningful challenges that directly support individuals, families, and communities, building your skills while making healthcare more accessible and effective. It’s work with a purpose you can see, backed by a team committed to improving lives well beyond the workday.

Centene offers a comprehensive benefits package including: competitive pay, health insurance, 401K and stock purchase plans, tuition reimbursement, paid time off plus holidays, and a flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules. Actual pay will be adjusted based on an individual's skills, experience, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law, including full-time or part-time status. Total compensation may also include additional forms of incentives. Benefits may be subject to program eligibility.

Centene is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, and values the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with the LA County Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act

How this job compares

Set against the 444 open Finance Director jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$135–249K/yr
  • US median$150–215K/yr232 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $192K, is 5% above the US median midpoint ($183K) — in the middle half of Finance Director salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 444 open Finance Director jobs across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Finance Director postings that state a minimum ask for 8 years at the median (341 postings).
Education
236 of the 444 open Finance Director jobs (53%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

Prepare for this role

You've read the whole posting — now see how you match it.