Associate Director, Corporate Accounting Policy – Hybrid, Eden Prairie, MN

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.

The Associate Director of Corporate Accounting Policy is a critical team member of the Corporate Accounting Policy group and owns responsibility for key enterprise projects.

Primary Responsibilities:

The Associate Director and the Accounting Policy group performs various functions in the following areas:

Supporting Business Operations by Responding to Technical Accounting Consultations:

• Participate in due diligence for mergers and acquisitions – includes target financial statement analysis, external auditor workpaper reviews, review of transaction purchase and other agreements, target accounting policy review, and advising on “day 2” accounting
• Provide evaluations and timely resolution to complicated day-to-day accounting matters
• Perform detailed research and document conclusions in technical accounting memos when necessary
• Prepare accounting summaries for management and executive level leadership
• Draft new accounting policies and review existing policies to ensure policy guidance reflects current accounting literature and interpretations
• Accounting support for tax, capital market debt and other treasury transactions including advice on structuring
• Analyze accounting impact of legislative and other regulatory changes
• Assist with business structuring including consideration of contract language and financial statement impacts
• Participate in the preparation of the annual testing of goodwill for impairment in accordance with U.S. GAAP
• Responsible for certain internal controls around accounting policies, goodwill impairment procedures and select stock compensation matters.
• Assist SEC reporting with various projects as need arises

Monitoring and Responding to Accounting Developments:

• Monitor new accounting developments including FASB/SEC projects and communicate potential impacts to key stakeholders (i.e., Chief Accounting Officer, Controllers, Investor Relations, Segment Finance Leadership)
• Identify emerging guidance for comment and assist with drafting comment letters to the standard setters
• Assist with (and in some cases lead) implementation of new accounting standards, as applicable

Leadership and Development:

• Build solid partnerships with key stakeholders across the organization
• Manage projects to ensure deadlines are met
• Work with reporting team to facilitate cross-functional learnings and efficiencies

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:

• 7+ years of public accounting or equivalent technical accounting experience including SEC and public company experience 
• Material accounting research experience in a broad range of transactions
• Experience documenting complex accounting positions, including summarizing transactions and the related accounting literature
• Solid understanding of and experience in U.S. GAAP
• Solid written and verbal communication skills 
• Ability to prepare concise board and executive level summaries and presentations
• Ability to prepare and present technical accounting trainings to internal business partners
• Desire and ability to produce high quality, original documents with attention to detail
• Desire and ability to work autonomously and own projects end-to-end
• Ability to manage competing priorities and to meet tight deadlines
• Ability to leverage relationships and communicate effectively within a team setting

The salary range for this role is $106,800 to $194,200 annually based on full-time employment. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with al minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers 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 UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

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. 

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer 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.     

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