Finance Manager

This position is National Remote. You'll enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. For all hires in Minneapolis, Virginia, Maryland, or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office for a minimum of four (4) days per week.

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

OptumRx is seeking a Finance Manager to join the Optum Rx FP&A Consolidations team. This highly visible role will support enterprise-wide financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and executive-level insights across Optum Rx. Reporting directly to the Director of Finance, this position will serve as a key business partner to senior finance leadership and executive stakeholders, helping drive strategic decision-making through consolidated financial analysis, performance reporting, and forecasting.

This position is full time. Employees are required to have flexibility to work any of our shift schedules during our normal business hours of 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. It may be necessary, given the business need, to work weekends.

We offer weeks of on-the-job training. The hours of the training will be based on schedule or will be discussed on your first day of employment.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead the consolidation, analysis, and reporting of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial results across Optum Rx, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and timely delivery of key financial insights
• Develop and maintain executive reporting packages that clearly communicate financial performance, key business drivers, risks, opportunities, and outlooks for Optum Rx leadership
• Partner with finance teams across Optum Rx to coordinate annual planning, budgeting, monthly forecasts, and long-range strategic planning activities
• Analyze actual results versus forecast, budget, and prior year, identifying key trends, variances, and emerging business risks and opportunities
• Support preparation of materials for senior executive reviews, business performance discussions, earnings support, and strategic operating reviews
• Collaborate with business unit finance leaders to ensure alignment on assumptions, forecast methodologies, and financial performance expectations
• Develop scalable reporting and planning processes, leveraging automation and analytics to improve efficiency, consistency, and insights across the organization
• Deliver actionable recommendations to finance leadership by connecting financial results to operational, market, and industry dynamics
• Support special projects, business cases, and ad hoc analyses for executive leadership and key strategic initiatives
• Drive continuous improvement of FP&A processes, planning tools, data governance, and financial reporting capabilities

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• BA / BS Bachelor's Degree (or higher) in Finance, Accounting, Economics, OR related degree
• 5+ years of financial and / or accounting OR related experience
• 5+ years of experience with supporting budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and business performance analysis within a complex organization
• 5+ years of work experience with anticipating accounting, financial reporting, forecasting and operational issues, assessing their implications and developing and implementing an appropriate action plan
• 5+ years of experience with using Microsoft Excel in a professional setting, demonstrating advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency, including financial modeling (data visualization, pivot tables, XLOOKUP, index / match, and writing complex formulas)
• 3+ years of intermediate level experience with Microsoft PowerPoint in a professional setting, creating and designing presentations for executive-level audiences
• 3+ years of experience with comfortably presenting financial information to business partners and leaders
• Ability to work any of our shift schedules during our normal business hours of 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, including the flexibility to work weekends given the business need

Preferred Qualifications:

• Direct OR indirect people management experience
• Experience with Hyperion Essbase, Smart View, Oracle EPM, SQL, DataBricks, Power BI, OR similar enterprise planning and reporting tools
• Experience with supporting enterprise FP&A, corporate finance, healthcare services, PBM, OR matrixed organizations
• Experience with preparing executive, board-level, OR earnings-support financial materials
• Knowledge of healthcare, pharmacy benefit management (PBM), OR managed care financial drivers

Telecommuting Requirements:

• Ability to keep all company sensitive documents secure (if applicable)
• Required to have a dedicated work area established that is separated from other living areas and provides information privacy
• Must live in a location that can receive a UnitedHealth Group approved high-speed internet connection or leverage an existing high-speed internet service

Soft Skills:

• Strong analytical, communication, and relationship-building skills with the ability to effectively partner across multiple teams and organizational levels

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $91,700 - $163,700 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location, and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups, and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.