Vann Russ

Finance and accounting leader with 17+ years of progressive experience, including hands-on month-end close, journal entries, account reconciliations, financial statement review and supervision of AP, AR and general accounting teams. Brings strong GAAP-based reporting knowledge, ERP conversion experience with QuickBooks and NetSuite, and a record of translating financial results into practical operating decisions. Master of Accounting and MBA; experienced working across finance, accounting and operations.

Senior Director, Financial Planning & Analysis at Crawford & Company (2024-08 – 2026-07)

• Reconciled benefits expense allocations to HR data, identified departmental overcharges, partnered with IT on corrected system logic, validated the fix and completed YTD true-ups.
• Reviewed P&L performance and underlying labor, billing, expense and margin drivers across North American operations; translated variances into corrective actions and forecast adjustments.
• Oversaw annual budgets, rolling forecasts, operating reviews and financial reporting with senior executives and approximately 30 operational leaders.
• Developed standardized reporting and repeatable Copilot-assisted P&L review workflows, reducing manual analysis and preparation time.
• Used Oracle EPM, SmartView, Excel and Power BI to analyze trends, improve reporting consistency and support financial decision-making.

Accounting Manager (Contract) — Official Title: VP, Finance at JAL Equity Corp. (2024-01 – 2024-08)

• Directly supervised accounts payable, accounts receivable and general accounting staff; reviewed and approved journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations and cost allocations.
• Personally prepared journal entries, monthly bank reconciliations and historical reconciliation true-ups; participated in month-end close using QuickBooks and NetSuite.
• Reviewed monthly income statements and balance sheets, investigated account-level fluctuations and posted correcting journal entries as needed.
• Helped lead QuickBooks-to-NetSuite implementation, including chart-of-accounts design, data migration, configuration changes and testing with administrator-level access.
• Coordinated AP activities with treasury and AR matters with billing and collections; prepared customer invoices in NetSuite.
• Supported cash-flow reporting, financial planning and investment/scenario analysis for a multi-entity private-equity-related business.

Associate Vice President, Market CFO at CareSource Management (2022-06 – 2024-01)

• Served as senior finance partner to market leadership, reviewing financial results, financial risks, expense trends and budget-to-actual variances.
• Led market budgeting, forecasting, operating reviews and long-range planning for medical costs, administrative expenses, margin and staffing.
• Collaborated with operational and finance leaders to investigate reporting issues, assess underlying drivers and recommend corrective actions.
• Managed three direct reports; presented financial results and recommendations to market and enterprise executives.

Director, Business Reporting & Analytics at Centene Corporation (2021-01 – 2022-06)

• Led management reporting and analytics integration following the Centene–WellCare combination, standardizing financial definitions and performance reporting.
• Worked across finance, technology and operations to reconcile information, improve data consistency and strengthen management reporting controls.
• Built executive reporting and analytics supporting a healthcare population of approximately 500,000 members; reporting was subsequently leveraged for regulatory use.

Earlier Finance & Analytics Leadership at Centene / WellCare (2008 – 2021)

• Manager, Reporting & Analytics (Oct 2019–Jan 2021); Finance Manager (Aug 2016–Oct 2019); Financial Analysis / Project Manager (Feb 2015–Aug 2016); Senior Medical Economics Analyst (Oct 2012–Feb 2015); Financial Analyst (Aug 2008–Sep 2011).
• Progressed through financial analysis and management roles involving budget development, expense tracking, account analysis, management reporting, forecasting and operating performance.
• Developed analytical models, financial dashboards and reports supporting healthcare economics, cost management, enterprise operations and leadership decisions.

Master of Accounting (M.Acc.) – Mercer University (2026)

Master of Business Administration (MBA) – Prairie View A&M University (2013)

Bachelor of Arts in Finance – University of South Florida (2008)