Senior Financial Analyst

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 and start doing your life's best work.(sm)

This position serves a vital role in supporting many financial planning and analysis workstreams for UHC’s rapidly growing Dual Special Needs Plans (DSNP) business. In this role, you will develop a robust finance skillset, advance your communication skills, and receive exposure to a broad network of individuals across both the Medicare & Retirement (M&R) and Community & State (C&S) businesses.

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

Primary Responsibilities:

• Analyze and report on financial performance for both M&R and C&S leadership
• Refresh and tie-out monthly, quarterly, and annual financial data in Excel for both the full DSNP book of business, as well as by market. This includes but is not limited to forecast models, budget files, and monthly results
• Prepare executive-level summaries explaining key forecast drivers, outputs and variances
• Assist in data control checks and validations, analyzing financial reports to identify data discrepancies or unusual trends, investigating with M&R and/or C&S finance team, and summarizing findings and recommendations to senior team members
• Contribute to team initiatives and reporting needs as requested
• Support and help manage team documentation and organization
• Facilitate various ad hoc analyses and reports as necessary, collaborating with senior team members on path to completion and independently driving progress on assigned tasks

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
• 2+ years of relevant finance or accounting experience
• Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, vlookup, formulas, etc.) and other Office applications

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated healthcare industry experience or interest
• Comfort working with large datasets and/or querying data using SQL or similar language
• Excellent communication and organization skills
• Demonstrated leadership qualities and leadership potential
• Demonstrated presentation skills
• Ability to work in fast-paced environment with tight financial deadlines
• Positive attitude, willingness to learn, and ability to problem solve

To protect the health and safety of our workforce, patients and communities we serve, UnitedHealth Group and its affiliate companies require all employees to disclose COVID-19 vaccination status prior to beginning employment. In addition, some roles and locations require full COVID-19 vaccination, including boosters, as an essential job function. UnitedHealth Group adheres to all federal, state and local COVID-19 vaccination regulations as well as all client COVID-19 vaccination requirements and will obtain the necessary information from candidates prior to employment to ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation. Failure to meet the vaccination requirement may result in rescission of an employment offer or termination of employment

Careers with UnitedHealthcare. Work with a Fortune 5 organization that’s serving millions of people as we transform health care with bold ideas. Bring your energy for driving change for the better. Help us improve health access and outcomes for everyone, as we work to advance health equity, connecting people with the care they need to feel their best. As an industry leader, our commitment to improving lives is second to none.

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New York City, or Washington Residents Only: The salary range for California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New York City, or Washington residents is $67,800 to $133,100. 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.

*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 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.