Sr. Finance Consultant - Telecommute

Company: UnitedHealth Group Inc.
Location: Saint Paul
Posted on: June 7, 2021

Job Description:

If you want to achieve more in your mission of health care, you have to 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.(sm)

This role will provide financial support to win large and complex customer deals for Optum Corporate. Success in this role will be dependent on an ability to successfully navigate and influence change across a matrix organization, quickly adapt to changing priorities, and the ability to clearly articulate business issues with recommended solutions in the context of a fast-paced and high-growth environment that has a long-term commitment to making health care better for everyone.

You'll enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges

Primary Responsibilities:

• Analyze complex deals, develop 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 models and communicate results of models to executives
• Work with multiple business unit executives to determine correct solution, resources and contractual terms for deals

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 of higher degree in Finance or Accounting
• 5+ years of progressive professional experience in finance and/or accounting
• Financial modeling and financial analysis experience
• Intermediate Excel
• Ability to communicate with all levels and cross functionally within an organization
• If you need to enter a work site for any reason, you will be required to screen for symptoms using the ProtectWell mobile app, Interactive Voice Response (i.e., entering your symptoms via phone system) or similar UnitedHealth Group-approved symptom screener. When in a UnitedHealth Group building, employees are required to wear a mask in common areas. In addition, employees must comply with any state and local masking orders

Preferred Qualifications:

• Pricing experience

Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make health care work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.(sm)

Colorado Residents Only: Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. As of the date of this posting, In addition to your salary, UHG offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: Health, dental, and vision plans; wellness program; flexible spending accounts; paid parking or public transportation costs; 401(k) retirement plan; employee stock purchase plan; life insurance, short-term disability insurance, and long-term disability insurance; business travel accident insurance; Employee Assistance Program; PTO; and employee-paid critical illness and accident insurance.

• All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy.

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.

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