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.

This position requires the candidate to have solid accounting concepts and knowledge in month end close and Balance Sheet Reconciliations. Understand the blackline criteria & templates and reconcile General Ledger balances with valid supporting documentation.  Candidate needs to perform thorough analyzes, and prepare supporting documentation for research and explanation of variances.  Identify any discrepancies, provide corrective action plan to resolve open items.  Candidate needs need to support Business Segments during month/quarter close activities, preparing and posting journal entries, extracting reports from multiple systems for analysis etc. He/she should assess and interpret customer need and requirements and identifies solution to non-standard request. Solves moderately complex problems and/or conducts moderately complex Analyses. Works with minimal guidance/or seeks guidance on only the most complex tasks. The candidate should exhibit innovation in process improvement and adaptability to ad-hoc tasks, alongside solid communication and teamwork skills crucial for success.

Primary Responsibility:

• 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 regard 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:

• B.Com/M.Com/ MBA Finance / CA Intermediate
• Finance experience in any insurance industry. (health insurance industry preferred)
• 8+ years of professional accounting, reporting and analysis experience
  Solid understanding of U.S. GAAP and Financial Statements
• Comes with good experience working with reporting tools like Essbase, Smartview and PeopleSoft/Oracle General ledger
• Proficiency utilizing Microsoft Office Suite applications (Advanced Excel, Power BI, Word, Powerpoint)
• Experience working with general ledger / sub-ledger accounting application
• Analytical skills with a point of view, hands on exposure to variance analysis & commentary writing
• Proven good written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently in self-directed manner and able to handle multiple tasks
• Ability to anticipate customer needs and proactively develop solutions to meet them
• Ability to perform ad hoc reporting and analysis and investigate issues providing explanations and interpretation

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.