Accounting Consultant - Remote

UnitedHealth Group•Columbia, MD

17h•$72,800 - $130,000•Remote

About The Position

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 optimized. Ready to make a difference? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together UnitedHealthcare is a company that's on the rise. We're expanding in multiple directions, across borders and, most of all, in the way we think. Here, innovation isn't about another gadget, it's about transforming the health care industry. Ready to make a difference? Make yourself at home with us and start doing your life's best work. Specialty Benefits is an exciting & growing area within Employer & Individual at UnitedHealthcare. Specialty Benefits is comprised of Dental, Vision and several other products. This role will support the Legacy Dental and Vision business within Specialty that has nearly $5B in annual revenue and will combine month-end close support with analytics to ensure financial accuracy & compliance. You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree in accounting, finance or business-related field
3+ years of work experience in accounting, finance or reporting
Solid understanding and practical application of U.S. GAAP
Proficient in Microsoft Excel

Nice To Haves

Public accounting experience
Experience with Hyperion Smartview/Essbase, Peoplesoft, Blackline
SQL and/or SAS skills and experience working with large databases
Proven independent, downstream thinker and problem solver
Proven excellent communication skills

Responsibilities

Oversee our legacy vision block of business. Work with other members of the team to develop monthly revenue estimates and communicate those results to Specialty Benefits leadership while addressing material variances to prior month, forecast, etc.
Analyze commercial, private label, Medicaid and Medicare premium and administrative service revenues to ensure activity correctly reflected in the general ledger
Support MLR reporting by compiling financials in state specified formats
Prepare and present financial summary and related analytics of assigned legal entity to leadership/regulatory teams and manage ad-hoc reporting requests
Support month-end close process as it relates to assigned area of responsibility ensuring timely and accurate reporting of all related revenues
Regularly work with other accounting teams, account managers, underwriters and billing analysts to develop a deep understanding of the dental and vision product offerings
Ensure all revenues, claims and membership are aligned on a customer-by-customer basis
Prepare or approve assigned GL account reconciliations
Assesses and interprets customer needs and requirements
Identifies solutions to non-standard requests and problems
Solve moderately complex problems and/or conduct moderately complex analyses
Coach, provide feedback, and guide others