Senior Financial Consultant

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 inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

If you want to achieve more in your mission of health care, you must be really smart about the business of health care. Financial discipline and accountability count more today than ever. Which is why your performance and innovation will find a reception here like nowhere else as you help people live healthier lives while doing your life's best work.

This role will work across various teams and provide strategic guidance to organizational leaders through financial modeling to win large and complex deals for Optum.  Success in this role will be dependent on your ability to navigate a large matric organization, influence leadership in order to affect change, and be able to clearly articulate business issues and recommended solutions. This is a fast-paced and high-growth environment with ever changing priorities that has a long-term commitment to making health care better for everyone.

This position is full time, Monday - Friday. 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 CST or EST time zone. It may be necessary, given the business need, to work occasional overtime.

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:

• Work with multiple business unit executives to determine correct solution, resources needed and contractual terms for deals
• Leading financial response to RFPs to ensure minimal risk and maximum benefit for Optum
• Analyze complex deals, develop pricing recommendations, and drive critical approval process with finance executives to meet tight deadlines
• Understand business goals and objectives to help advise executives on appropriate solution
• Maintain knowledge of market trends, competitors, and industry changes to help drive solution strategy
• Understand cost structure across multiple business units in order to incorporate into a single Optum view
• Utilize cost structure knowledge to create and maintain complex financial models and communicate results to executives
• Lead ad-hoc projects as needed

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 (or higher) in Finance, Accounting, OR related field
• 3+ years of progressive professional experience in Finance and / OR Accounting
• 3+ years of experience in analyzing and responding to RFP's
• Financial modeling and analysis experience
• Intermediate level of experience with Microsoft Excel
• Experience with presenting to executives
• This position is full time, Monday - Friday. 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 CST or EST time zone. It may be necessary, given the business need, to work occasional overtime.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Federal pricing experience
• Familiarity with Federal Acquisition Regulation and Cost Account Standards principles
• Analytical skills with experience working with complex data sets

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:

• Demonstrated high attention to detail including ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously
• Proven organizational skills with ability to be flexible, work in cross-functional and matrixed teams, and work with ambiguity

*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.