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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.

In providing consumer-oriented health benefit plans to millions of people, our goal is to create higher quality care, lower costs and greater access to health care. As a finance professional, you will be empowered to achieve new levels of excellence and make a profound and personal impact as you contribute to new innovations in a vital and complex system 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.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Perform assigned work as part of the OptumRx accounting team

• Perform GL accounting on timely manner

• Prepare and analyze general ledger account reconciliations, including intercompany accounts

• Generate, reconcile, and analyze monthly closing reports

• Perform ad hoc reporting and analysis and investigate issues providing explanations and interpretation

• Resolve reconciling items in a timely manner

• Identify and properly escalate unusual transactions

• Complete special projects as assigned by supervisor

• Hands-on experience performing the following:

• Correctly applying US GAAP and company practices to assigned work \Creating well-documented journal entries and running queries in a general ledger system

• Proposing solutions to noted problems

• Documenting methodology, analysis and conclusions

• Responsible for preparing and posting journal entries for the manufacturer discounts month-end close process

• Preparation of Blackline reconciliation(s) for relevant general ledger accounts

• Analysis of external client profitability results and comparison to projected outcomes; development and execution of projects resulting from identified outliers

• Building relationships across the manufacturer discounts space (operations, finance, underwriting, etc.)

• Identification and ownership of automation / efficiency initiatives

• Responsible for preparing and posting journal entries for the manufacturer discounts month-end close process

• Preparation of Blackline reconciliation(s) for relevant general ledger accounts

• Analysis of external client profitability results and comparison to projected outcomes; development and execution of projects resulting from identified outliers

• Building relationships across the manufacturer discounts space (operations, finance, underwriting, etc.)

• Identification and ownership of automation / efficiency initiatives

• Ability to work effectively in a matrix organization

• History of progressively increasing responsibility in prior positions

• 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:

• Bachelors / Masters in Commerce/ Chartered Accountant (Inter) / Cost Accountants ( Inter ) / Finance

• 6-9 years of GL accounting, Sub Ledger, Source document, Journal entries, Blackline reconciliation using USGAAP

• Stakeholder management, Strong communication skills

• Aptitude for analysis of large volumes of data using advanced Microsoft Excel workbooks

• Strong experience with MS excel, PowerBI, PeopleSoft/SAP/Smartview

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.