Accountant – Minnetonka, MN (HYBRID)

At UnitedHealthcare, we’re simplifying the health care experience, creating healthier communities and removing barriers to quality care. The work you do here impacts the lives of millions of people for the better. Come build the health care system of tomorrow, making it more responsive, affordable and equitable. Ready to make a difference? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Primary Responsibilities:

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Producing Line-of-Business claim lag triangles used by the actuaries and reserving teams during month end close.  These reports are critical to the actuarial process of estimating the monthly IBNR reserve
• Managing the RPS package structure that supports the above stated needs, ensuring all GL data is mapped to an RPS package for assigned market.  Researching and mapping new GL strings
• Function as an accountant subject matter expert (SME) on selected UHC claim platforms by developing an understanding of the systematic processing of Claim Financial Data from upstream source systems through and to downstream sources, to support additional accounting needs
• Perform SOX controls, cash clearing account reconciliations and detailed data analysis on the claim platforms supported as a SME
• Reconcile, analyze and review general ledger accounts in preparation for month end close
• Overseeing accounting controls necessary to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the data used in the reserving process
• Ability to work with accounting and/or financial systems for ledger queries, reconciliations and journaling
• Develop innovative approaches for continued improvement in efficiency and effectiveness
• Produce ad hoc reports for internal customers
• Ensure critical processing and control issues are resolved in a timely manner for both incoming source system feeds and downstream outputs 
• Provide Customer Support from a Processing and/or Financial Perspective                                                                               
• Promote financial data integrity, compliance and auditability of the financial systems
• Support the interim and end of year claim audit process 

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:

• Bachelor’s degree with coursework in Accounting/Finance or equivalent experience
• 1+ years of professional work experience 
• Intermediate level experience in Microsoft Excel
• Proven ability to anticipate customer needs and proactively develops solutions to meet them
• Proven high ethical standards
• Proven excellent analytical skills and demonstrated ability to enhance processes
• Proven track record of delivering high quality results                                                                          
• Proven ability to internalize, interpret and document complex scenarios clearly and concisely
• Proven solid Time Management, prioritization and organization skills
• Proven to be an energetic and forward thinking team player
• Demonstrates critical thinking and intellectual curiosity with the ability resolve issues/questions
• Demonstrates excellent written and oral communication skills with attention to detail

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience or coursework with SAS, SQL, VBA programming languages
  
• Experience within a complex working environment with various hierarchical commitments
  
• Exposure to PeopleSoft or Essbase/SmartView
  
• Experience in analyzing large amounts of data
  

Benefits of Position to Candidates:

Opportunity to develop in depth knowledge of critical accounting systems, from both an accounting/financial perspective and a technical data perspective within a major health Insurance company.  Excellent visibility into the impact your work has to internal and external customers. Use more than one major skill set in one role.  Incumbent will learn and apply Finance/Accounting knowledge and technical experience to resolve issues and improve processes impacting general ledger, subledger  and reporting.  The ability to impact a valuable area of our business: financial data.
Innovate, grow, and diversify within UHC Finance. 

Position Success Factors:

• Excel and SQL skills
• Ability to analyze and understand data requirements and process flows
• Attention to detail and ability to apply critical thinking to resolve issues/questions
• Ability to manage multiple tasks at one time
• Communicate effectively with a broad spectrum of clients
• Ability to internalize, interpret and document complex scenarios clearly and concisely
• Demonstrate intellectual curiosity and willingness to seek out and resolve new challenges
• Experience with querying large data sets.  Understanding of SAS and/or SQL programming 

The salary range for this role is $49,300 to $96,400 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 all 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.

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 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.

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