Senior Director Enterprise Forecast Modeling & Insights

For roles that are 100% remote or hybrid, you must have access to a reliable high-speed internet connection to support daily job responsibilities. A minimum bandwidth of 50 Mbps download and 5 Mbps upload is required. Those fully remote associates residing in states where service is required by contract, law, or regulation will be allowed to submit for reimbursement.Your career starts now. We're looking for the next generation of health care leaders.At AmeriHealth Caritas, we're passionate about helping people get care, stay well and build healthy communities. As one of the nation's leaders in health care solutions, we offer our associates the opportunity to impact the lives of millions of people through our national footprint of products, services and award-winning programs. AmeriHealth Caritas is seeking talented, passionate individuals to join our team. Together we can build healthier communities. If you want to make a difference, we'd like to hear from you.Headquartered in Newtown Square, AmeriHealth Caritas is a mission-driven organization with more than 30 years of experience. We deliver comprehensive, outcomes-driven care to those who need it most. We offer integrated managed care products, pharmaceutical benefit management and specialty pharmacy services, behavioral health services, and other administrative services.Discover more about us at www.amerihealthcaritas.com .**Role Overview:**The Senior Director, Enterprise Forecast Modeling & Insights is a strategic finance leader responsible for the design, ownership, governance, and continuous advancement of the enterprise forecast architecture. This role leads the development and operation of a modern, sophisticated, and scalable enterprise forecasting model that integrates key financial and operational drivers and produces accurate, timely, and actionable insights for finance and enterprise leaders.This leader serves as the enterprise owner of forecast methodology, model structure, assumption governance, and performance insight generation. The role partners across actuarial, market finance, FP&A, accounting, and functional finance teams to review inputs, challenge key assumptions, improve transparency, and ensure the forecast reflects the best current view of enterprise performance.The Senior Director also supports a disciplined and no-surprise financial environment by monitoring forecast performance, identifying emerging trends and risks, facilitating executive insight, and driving continuous improvement in forecast accuracy, speed, usability, and decision support value. In partnership with finance and actuarial leadership, this role provides oversight and peer review as part of monthly close and reforecast processes to strengthen confidence in financial results and forward-looking performance expectations.**Work Arrangement:**+ Remote within the United States**Essential Functions:****Enterprise Forecast Architecture and Ownership**+ Own the design, governance, and ongoing enhancement of the enterprise forecast architecture, including model framework, key drivers, assumptions, controls, and outputs.+ Lead development and maintenance of an integrated enterprise forecasting model that supports short-range, in-year, and longer-range views of financial performance.+ Establish forecasting standards, governance routines, and documentation to promote consistency, transparency, repeatability, and strong financial discipline.+ Ensure the enterprise forecast architecture evolves in line with business strategy, market conditions, performance trends, and leadership needs.**Assumption Governance, Review, and Challenge**+ Serve as the enterprise owner of forecast assumption review and governance.+ Review and challenge key forecast inputs from actuarial, market finance, FP&A, accounting, and functional finance teams to ensure reasonableness, consistency, and alignment with emerging experience.+ Identify assumption gaps, inconsistencies, and material risk areas, and facilitate resolution with the appropriate business and finance leaders.+ Lead a disciplined process for reconciling differences in assumptions and elevating material judgment areas for leadership review when needed.**Enterprise Forecasting and Performance Insights**+ Translate forecast outputs into clear, actionable insights for finance leadership and enterprise leaders.+ Identify and communicate material trends, variances, risks, opportunities, and performance drivers affecting enterprise results.+ Develop scenario analyses and decision support views that help leadership assess the financial implications of changing performance, market developments, and strategic actions.+ Support executive and senior finance leaders with concise, forward-looking reporting that improves decision quality and organizational responsiveness.**Forecast Accuracy, Monitoring, and Continuous Improvement**+ Monitor actual performance against forecast on an ongoing basis and lead analysis of the primary drivers of variance.+ Develop and track forecast performance metrics, including accuracy, timeliness, stability, and actionability.+ Lead root-cause analysis of forecast misses and implement improvements in process, data, assumptions, and model design to strengthen future results.+ Drive continuous improvement efforts focused on faster cycle times, improved predictive performance, and stronger management insight.**Monthly Close Support, Oversight, and Peer Review**+ Support monthly close and reforecast cycles by providing structured oversight and peer review of major forecast inputs, assumptions, analyses, and outputs.+ Partner with actuarial and finance teams to ensure the forecast appropriately reflects current performance, known risks, and material developments.+ Strengthen alignment between monthly close, reforecasting, and enterprise performance management processes.+ Identify issues requiring escalation or additional analysis to improve clarity, consistency, and confidence in reported and forecasted results.**Forecast Modernization and Capability Development**+ Drive modernization of enterprise forecasting tools, processes, and analytical methods.+ Improve automation, model scalability, reporting design, and governance to reduce manual effort and increase speed, transparency, and reliability.+ Incorporate advanced modeling techniques, improved data integration, and clearer management reporting to support a market-leading forecasting capability.+ Help define and execute the future-state roadmap for enterprise forecasting and insights.**Leadership and Cross-Functional Partnership**+ Lead and develop a high-performing team focused on enterprise forecasting, model governance, and insight generation.+ Build strong partnerships across finance, actuarial, and business teams to support enterprise alignment, accountability, and effective execution.+ Foster a culture of analytical rigor, constructive challenge, collaboration, and continuous improvement.+ Provide leadership, coaching, and direction that improve the quality, relevance, and executive readiness of work product.**Education/Experience:**+ Bachelor's Degree in actuarial science, mathematics, statistics, finance, economics, or related field required.+ 10 or more years of actuarial, healthcare finance, forecasting, or related analytical leadership roles, preferably within managed healthcare.**Other Skills:****Required Qualifications:**+ ASA or FSA required.+ Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible experience in actuarial, healthcare finance, forecasting, or related analytical leadership roles, preferably within managed healthcare.+ Demonstrated experience leading complex forecasting, financial modeling, or performance management processes across multiple stakeholder groups.+ Experience partnering across finance, actuarial, and business functions to integrate inputs, challenge assumptions, and improve enterprise decision support.+ Experience supporting executive-level forecasting, variance analysis, and performance discussions in a complex, matrixed environment.+ Prior people leadership experience with responsibility for team development, prioritization, and quality of deliverables.**Preferred Qualifications:**+ Managed care experience across Medicaid, Medicare, Exchange, and/or specialty businesses.+ Experience building, redesigning, or governing enterprise forecasting models and related governance frameworks.+ Experience with forecasting modernization, automation, advanced analytics, or planning tool enhancement.+ Strong understanding of monthly close, reforecast, and executive financial reporting processes.**Our Comprehensive Benefits Package**Flexible work solutions including remote options, hybrid work schedules, Competitive pay, Paid time off including holidays and volunteer events, Health insurance coverage for you and your dependents on Day 1, 401(k) Tuition reimbursement and more.As a company, we support internal diversity through:Recruiting. We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, or disability. Our inclusive, equitable approach to recruiting and hiring reinforces our commitment to DEI.