Senior People Technology Analyst

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.  

Senior People Technology Analyst is responsible for running payroll, balancing, trouble-shooting and coordinating efficient processes on a bi-weekly basis.  This position must maintain good relationships with business unit clients, other HC departments and vendors on a consistent basis.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Act as a functional SME for Oracle US HR and payroll module
• Partner with other departments on trouble shooting and resolution of system issues
• Make recommendations to improve efficiency and effectiveness of Oracle
• Accurate run control and creation of payroll, including mass uploads
• Contribute to the creation of monitoring processes to assess the quality of Payroll and HR data; ensure accurate payroll runs each pay period
• Create and assist with data queries for internal customers and necessary audit requests
• Research and identify root causes for problems and own the resolution
• Review and assist with revision of run control and job stream management
• Collaborate with Benefits, Wealth, Rewards, Compensation and HR communities in the support of HR business initiatives
• Maintain effective relationships with key internal and external customers and vendors
• Support acquisition initiatives related to payroll and employee integration
• Develop queries and reports for auditing payroll data and preventing errors
• Assist with testing for fixes, enhancements, upgrades to Oracle and other platforms that team interfaces
• Coach, mentor and train other Analysts
• Other projects as assigned
• More project-based tasks, including testing and upgrades
• 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:

• Graduate
• 5+ years of total experience
• 3 + years of US payroll experience on cloud-based ERP preferred.
  SQL Query is mandatory
• Experience with acquisition mapping, fit/gap analysis, set up and testing
• Good knowledge of MS Office applications specifically MS Excel
• Solid understanding of how to build efficient payroll processes
• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple tasks with hard deadlines simultaneously
• Proven project documentation discipline
• Proven solid analytical, problem-solving skills and payroll related technical skills
• Proven excellent verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Qualification:

• Experience on US Payroll on Oracle Cloud ERP/fusion

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.