UnitedHealth Group
Senior Accountant - Remote
UnitedHealth Group, Minnetonka, Minnesota, United States, 55345
UnitedHealth Group is a health care and well-being company that's dedicated to improving the health outcomes of millions around the world. We are comprised of two distinct and complementary businesses, UnitedHealthcare and Optum, working to build a better health system for all. Here, your contributions matter as they will help transform health care for years to come. Make an impact with a diverse team that shares your passion for helping others. Join us to start
Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
Here, your performance, your ideas, your unique analysis will combine with a rich assortment of contributors to understand and shape the health care system. At UnitedHealth Group, you'll work with a team that has the creativity and passion to help build new health care solutions that meet emerging market needs. You'll get the opportunity to work with an elite team that goes beyond the usual analysis, they dig deeper knowing our goal is nothing short of transforming health care. Does the challenge of utilizing your analytical abilities on vital projects towards a larger strategic mission excite you?
You'll have the opportunity to provide data analysis to support, compile and report key information for operations and business objectives. This is a position that affords you the ability to drive process and improvement initiatives. By gathering and documenting business requirements and utilizing analytical skills to fulfill the needs of the business, you will have an impact on healing the health care system. This is a challenging role that creates an opportunity to grow and develop.
We have a position available to work for Corporate Accounting on the systems and data management team. The successful candidate will work on the FTS team (Financial Tagging System) which is responsible for updating rules tables used to tag financial transactions with general ledger codes for reporting purposes. New acquisitions and systems changes are the biggest driver for tagging rule changes. An important part of the job besides the table / rules updates is the time spent in project team meetings where the details of new and on-going projects are discussed with IT and business representatives. The ability to form solid relationships with the IT and business groups is important.
You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.
Primary Responsibilities:Gather and document business requirementsCreate and maintain the rules that drive classification of activity in the financial statementsPublish tagging rules and communicate results to the businessProblem-solving issues and answering ad hoc questions around the financial tagging processSupport ad hoc accounting and finance for cross team support
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:1+ years of experience in business analysis with a solid understanding of data storage structures, ideally in finance or accounting1+ years of experience with project methodology (requirements, design, development, test and implementation)Experience gathering requirements from the client / business and documenting resultsIntermediate or greater level of proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)Proven ability to evaluate business processes and provide process improvement recommendationsProven ability to clearly communicate to the business in writing and verballyProven ability to work with detailed data sets with associated rules while maintaining high accuracyProven ability to problem solve and research conflicting and / or inaccurate dataProven ability to manage multiple projects and priorities at the same timeProven ability to work within a teamDemonstrated excellent communication, project management, organizational, and analytical skills
Preferred Qualifications:Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Analysis or related fieldExperience using general ledger accounting systems, e.g. Oracle, PeopleSoftIntermediate or greater proficiency with MS SharePoint
*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy
California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Washington, Washington, D.C. Residents Only:
The salary range for this role is $58,300 to $114,300 annually. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. 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.
Application Deadline:
This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
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.
Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
Here, your performance, your ideas, your unique analysis will combine with a rich assortment of contributors to understand and shape the health care system. At UnitedHealth Group, you'll work with a team that has the creativity and passion to help build new health care solutions that meet emerging market needs. You'll get the opportunity to work with an elite team that goes beyond the usual analysis, they dig deeper knowing our goal is nothing short of transforming health care. Does the challenge of utilizing your analytical abilities on vital projects towards a larger strategic mission excite you?
You'll have the opportunity to provide data analysis to support, compile and report key information for operations and business objectives. This is a position that affords you the ability to drive process and improvement initiatives. By gathering and documenting business requirements and utilizing analytical skills to fulfill the needs of the business, you will have an impact on healing the health care system. This is a challenging role that creates an opportunity to grow and develop.
We have a position available to work for Corporate Accounting on the systems and data management team. The successful candidate will work on the FTS team (Financial Tagging System) which is responsible for updating rules tables used to tag financial transactions with general ledger codes for reporting purposes. New acquisitions and systems changes are the biggest driver for tagging rule changes. An important part of the job besides the table / rules updates is the time spent in project team meetings where the details of new and on-going projects are discussed with IT and business representatives. The ability to form solid relationships with the IT and business groups is important.
You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.
Primary Responsibilities:Gather and document business requirementsCreate and maintain the rules that drive classification of activity in the financial statementsPublish tagging rules and communicate results to the businessProblem-solving issues and answering ad hoc questions around the financial tagging processSupport ad hoc accounting and finance for cross team support
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:1+ years of experience in business analysis with a solid understanding of data storage structures, ideally in finance or accounting1+ years of experience with project methodology (requirements, design, development, test and implementation)Experience gathering requirements from the client / business and documenting resultsIntermediate or greater level of proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)Proven ability to evaluate business processes and provide process improvement recommendationsProven ability to clearly communicate to the business in writing and verballyProven ability to work with detailed data sets with associated rules while maintaining high accuracyProven ability to problem solve and research conflicting and / or inaccurate dataProven ability to manage multiple projects and priorities at the same timeProven ability to work within a teamDemonstrated excellent communication, project management, organizational, and analytical skills
Preferred Qualifications:Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Analysis or related fieldExperience using general ledger accounting systems, e.g. Oracle, PeopleSoftIntermediate or greater proficiency with MS SharePoint
*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy
California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Washington, Washington, D.C. Residents Only:
The salary range for this role is $58,300 to $114,300 annually. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. 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.
Application Deadline:
This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
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.