Deputy Manager – Accounts

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.

 

UnitedHealth care is part of the family of companies that make Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses one of the leaders across most major segments of the US health care system.

 

When you work with Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, what you do matters. It’s that simple…and it’s that challenging.

 

In providing consumer-oriented health benefit plans to millions of people; our goal is to create higher quality care, lower costs and greater access to health care. Join us and you will be empowered to achieve new levels of excellence and make a profound and personal impact as you contribute to new innovations in a vital and complex system.

 

This is an Associate Project Manager role within the Financial Data Management’s FP3 (Finance Programs, Projects, & Products) Team. This position will provide critical General Ledger configuration responsibilities, perform user acceptance testing, act as an intermediary between accounting and technical teams, and support FTS technical enhancement functions for UHC Finance’s Medicare business (M&R). This includes general ledger accounting, financial controls and reporting, and financial data repositories and sub-ledgers. This role will require solid analytical skills, customer focus, communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills to ensure the successful management of FTS rule updates. The candidate will provide subject matter expertise for financial applications, input into project solutions, collaborate with stakeholders to gather and document business rule configuration requirements, and take a lead role in user acceptance test planning and execution. The primary focus of this role will be project support and operational maintenance of complex FTS tables and rules related to our Medicare financial reporting.

 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates extensive knowledge of GL and sub-GL data sources, and how the information is recorded (e.g., chart of accounts, revenues, expenses, claim costs, etc.)
• Exhibits critical thinking and intellectual curiosity with the ability to resolve issues and questions
• Provides analysis and dissemination of complex concepts
• Understands complex financial and IT concepts
• Works independently, as well as collaborates with various teams throughout UHC and Optum
• Internalizes, interprets, and documents complex scenarios clearly and concisely
• Executes and facilitates user acceptance testing efforts and defect resolution
• Defines GL derivation rules for financial transactions
• Determines the scope of business testing based on a financial risk assessment
• Supports business process and automation enhancements
• Collaborates with business partners to develop test documentation, requirements, and timelines
• Provides test status updates as required by program directives
• Facilitates and organizes end-user training
• Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regards to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting or equivalent courses
• 5+ years of experience in Finance and Accounting
• Knowledge of accounting practices and general ledger reporting
• Solid knowledge and experience with user acceptance testing processes
• Working knowledge of data mining/reporting tools such as SAS/SAS Enterprise Guide and/or SQL
• Intermediate proficiency in MS Excel, Access, and MS Word
• Proven solid written and oral communication skills
• Proven solid time management, prioritization, and organizational skills
• Demonstrated solid financial acumen
• Demonstrated solid data analysis skills

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in the healthcare industry
• Knowledge of UHC general ledger strings
• Exposure to PeopleSoft

 

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.

 

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