Senior Director Accounting/Finance

About the role

Medica is a nonprofit health plan with more than a million members serving communities in Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Missouri, and beyond. We deliver personalized health care experiences and partner closely with providers to ensure members are genuinely cared for. Our team owns its work with accountability, makes data‑driven decisions, embraces continuous learning, and celebrates collaboration — because success is a team sport. Our mission is to be there in the moments that matter most for members and employees, creating a community of connected care where coordinated, quality service is the norm and every member feels valued.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for accounting, financial close, statutory and regulatory reporting, and financial systems activities.
• Ensure accurate, timely, and compliant financial information across multiple ledgers and legal entities while maintaining strong accounting governance and controls.
• Partner with actuarial, operations, treasury, technology, FP&A and business leaders to evaluate financial results, resolve complex issues, and support informed decision‑making.
• Support significant platform implementations and process changes, including financial design, testing, reconciliation, and issue resolution.
• Lead and develop the finance team by establishing priorities, coaching team members, and promoting accountability and continuous improvement.
• Financial Close & Accounting Governance – Lead the monthly close process, coordinate close calendars, task lists, cutoffs, accruals, actuals loads, and multi‑ledger activities; oversee recurring and manual journal entries, account reconciliations, consolidations, eliminations, and intercompany settlements; review financial results, flux and variance analyses, issue logs, and remediation activities; maintain accounting governance across ledgers (chart‑of‑accounts and vendor‑to‑P&L mapping standards); communicate financial results, risks, and recommendations to leaders and stakeholders.
• Premium, Claims Reserve, & Finance Operations – Direct premium, subsidy, self‑insured, and claims‑reserve accounting and reconciliation; partner with actuarial and pharmacy stakeholders to evaluate assumptions, entries, trends, and emerging financial issues; oversee broker commissions, vendor payments, invoice matching, ledger posting, and payment reconciliation controls.
• Statutory, Regulatory, & Audit Reporting – Own Medicare Cost Reports, supplemental schedules, statistical reporting, and other state and federal regulatory deliverables; direct CMS reporting activities (APTC, PPR, risk‑adjustment reporting and related reconciliations); support year‑end financial statement audit and respond to external and regulatory audits; ensure submissions are accurate, timely, complete, and supported by appropriate documentation and controls.
• Financial Systems & Platform Implementation – Support finance workstreams for major platform implementations or integrations; direct financial‑process design, account and vendor mapping, testing, data validation, reconciliations, and control development; coordinate issue identification, escalation, resolution, and readiness activities across Finance, Technology, Operations, and vendors; establish sustainable post‑implementation processes and monitor results to address gaps.
• People Leadership – Lead and develop employees to achieve business objectives while fostering an inclusive, compliant, and performance‑driven work environment; set clear expectations, provide ongoing coaching and feedback, support professional growth; ensure compliance with company policies, employment laws, and HR programs; promote engagement, collaboration, and accountability while aligning team outcomes with organizational goals; provide strategic leadership and people direction by setting vision, developing talent, and ensuring organizational effectiveness, compliance, and alignment with enterprise priorities.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree with preference in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a closely related field.
• 12+ years of progressively responsible accounting or finance experience.
• 5+ years