Optum Looking for Financial Consultant – Expense Analytics – Remote at Eden Prairie, MN  Full Time

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.

We don’t just aspire to help people live healthier lives, we have the know-how to help make it a reality for millions. As a Financial Consultant, you’ll work with an elite team of accounting and finance professionals who are writing the history of our organization and guiding our success as a global industry leader. That’s a lot of responsibility, but you will have the support and resources of a Fortune 5 industry leader behind you every step of the way.

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

Primary Responsibilities:

• Ownership of expense real-time forecasting results for products across Optum Insight segment, with focus on the Administrative Solutions pillar and Ambulatory RCM customer
• Development of analytics, including trend analysis and report building, to drive transparency and insight to results
• Be the primary finance point of contact with Operations. Work closely with the business to develop, recommend and establish saving strategies, plans, and processes to improve profitability and cost efficiencies
• Development of productivity metrics
• Interface with business, finance and growth leaders to build relationships in support of real-time forecasting and influence change*
• Ability to quickly assess areas of opportunity to leaders and present findings in a clear, meaningful manner
• Understand business drivers and metrics to assist in identification of expense and IOI trends
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in conjunction with real-time forecast and budget Optum Insight Market and Analytics teams
• Collaborate with Businses Unit Finance, FP&A, Accounting, and Revenue Analytics teams to identify best practices for forecasting, monitoring expenses and cost management scenarios, and trend analysis.
• Working across finance teams to develop, recommend and establish strategies, plans, and processes to improve profitability and cost efficiencies
• Support Operations teams with ad-hoc scenario analysis and enhancement of productivity metrics to enable better business decision making

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 in Accounting, Finance, Economics or equivalent
• 2+ years of relevant financial analysis and strong analytic experience
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint and other technology tools
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Prior work experience anticipating accounting, financial reporting, forecasting and operational issues, assessing their implications and developing and implementing an appropriate action plan
• Experience working collaboratively and influence across a matrix environment to drive expense and cost management initiatives
• Comfortable with some level of ambiguity and persistence to find the right answer

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA or CPA

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, or Washington Residents Only: The salary range for California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island or Washington residents is $67,800 to $133,100 per year. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. 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.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy

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