Accounting Consultant - Office-Based in MD or MN
About The Position
The Accounting Consultant will support UnitedHealthcare Specialty Benefits’ Legacy Dental and Vision business, combining month-end close support with analytics to ensure financial accuracy and compliance. The position’s primary focus is overseeing the legacy vision block of business, developing monthly revenue estimates with the team, communicating results to Specialty Benefits leadership, and addressing material variances to prior-month results and forecasts. The role is office-based four days per week at either the Minnetonka, Minnesota, or Columbia, Maryland office. The consultant analyzes premium and administrative service revenues across commercial, private label, Medicaid, and Medicare business; supports medical loss ratio (MLR) reporting; prepares financial summaries and analytics for leadership and regulatory teams; and responds to ad hoc reporting requests. The position also supports timely and accurate month-end close, works with accounting and business partners to understand dental and vision products, aligns revenues, claims, and membership by customer, and prepares or approves assigned general ledger reconciliations. The role involves assessing customer needs, resolving non-standard requests, conducting moderately complex analyses, and coaching and guiding others.
Requirements
- Undergraduate degree in accounting, finance, or a business-related field.
- At least 3 years of work experience in accounting, finance, or reporting.
- Solid understanding and practical application of U.S. GAAP.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
- Ability to work an office-based schedule in Minnetonka, Minnesota, or Columbia, Maryland.
Nice To Haves
- Public accounting experience.
- Experience with Hyperion Smartview/Essbase, Peoplesoft, or Blackline.
- SQL and/or SAS skills and experience working with large databases.
- Independent, downstream thinker and problem solver.
- Excellent communication skills.
Responsibilities
- Oversee the legacy vision block of business.
- Work with team members to develop monthly revenue estimates, communicate results to Specialty Benefits leadership, and address material variances to prior-month results and forecasts.
- Analyze commercial, private label, Medicaid, and Medicare premium and administrative service revenues to ensure activity is correctly reflected in the general ledger.
- Support MLR reporting by compiling financials in state-specified formats.
- Prepare and present financial summaries and related analytics for assigned legal entities to leadership and regulatory teams, and manage ad hoc reporting requests.
- Support the month-end close process for the assigned area, ensuring timely and accurate revenue reporting.
- Work with accounting teams, account managers, underwriters, and billing analysts to develop a deep understanding of dental and vision products.
- Ensure revenues, claims, and membership are aligned on a customer-by-customer basis.
- Prepare or approve assigned general ledger account reconciliations.
- Assess and interpret customer needs and requirements.
- Identify solutions to non-standard requests and problems.
- Solve moderately complex problems and conduct moderately complex analyses.
- Coach, provide feedback, and guide others.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package, subject to eligibility requirements.
- Incentive and recognition programs, subject to eligibility requirements.
- Equity stock purchase, subject to eligibility requirements.
- 401k contribution, subject to eligibility requirements.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
