Finance Manager

UnitedHealth Group is a health care and well-being company that’s dedicated to improving the health outcomes of millions around the world. We are comprised of two distinct and complementary businesses, UnitedHealthcare and Optum, working to build a better health system for all. Here, your contributions matter as they will help transform health care for years to come. Make an impact with a diverse team that shares your passion for helping others. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. 

   

Quality at UnitedHealth Group means striving for excellence in everything we do in order to help us achieve our Mission. Simply put, it’s in our DNA and why we’re in business — to help people. Our Mission serves as our why; our Values unite us around how we will achieve it. Because when we follow our Mission and live our Values, we deliver Quality. 

 

We are looking for candidates that are proficient in handling dynamic environments and passionate about financial analysis and reporting on our enterprise FPA team. You will use your expert skills to be a key influence for financial planning and strategic decision-making process. The team always welcomes curious and creative problem solvers that are high on accountability and willing collaborators. We are looking for a working leader of a team of analysts and consultants to ensure our team objectives are carried out appropriately and timely.

 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Solid research and analysis skills – Conduct analysis of financial data to identify trends, anomalies, and areas of improvements
• Develop and maintenance of forecasts and budget related to margin, intercompany activity and related metrics
• Develop, maintain and refine financial models to assess and forecast the impact of intercompany management fees
• Create, refresh and tie-out monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting. This includes monthly actuals reconciliation, budget and forecast support reporting
• Conduct variance analysis to understand deviations from plan and providing insights on corrective actions
• Presenting financial analysis, findings, and recommendations to senior leadership
• Provide financial SG&A leadership in the development of the Annual Plan and Quarterly Forecasting to budget owners / finance liaisons
• Consolidate inputs and analyze SG&A to deliver key insights to executive management
• Lead annual budget training sessions and monthly SG&A review sessions with department and market leaders
• Oversee and monitor SG&A allocation methodologies to ensure market level reporting is accurate and consistent with actual market activity
• Perform enterprise-wide SG&A ad-hoc analysis and successfully fulfill any SG&A special project requests
• Assist with the roll-up and load of the annual budget enterprise wide into the PeopleSoft.system
• Refresh and tie-out monthly, quarterly and annual financial data models to include but not limited to monthly actuals, forecast models and budget files
• Develop or recommend solutions for problems or situations directly related to SG&A
• Solid research and analysis skills
• Solid attention to details and effective multi-tasking
• Excellent communication and presentation skills – the ability to understand and interpret complex data easily to leadership
• Contribute to team initiatives and reporting needs as requested
• As rapidly as technology advances, you’ll need to be just as quick at adapting and adjusting. And you’ll also need to be fully committed to working on agile and collaborative teams, where your discipline and dedication will make all the difference to your team’s achievements

 

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:

Before applying, please ensure each of these experiences are stated clearly on your resume under each applicable employer entry. 

• 5+ years of Financial Analysis experience with solid capability to translate financial data into executive reporting
• Experience in enhancing financial process focusing on reliability and accuracy and efficiently handle ad hoc requests
• Advanced experience with Microsoft Excel, Power BI, Power Query as well as proficiency in other Office applications

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Solid communication skills with ability to convey financial findings in a clear and concise manner
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with tight financial deadlines
• Skilled in multi-tasking and prioritizing workloads
• Ability to work autonomously on special projects

 

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.

 

 

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employers and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual
orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

 

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