Associate Finance Director - Remote

UnitedHealth Group•Eden Prairie, MN

5d•$112,700 - $193,200•Remote

About The Position

Whole Health Solutions is looking for an experienced Associate Finance Director to join their team. This role will function as the primary finance business partner to the Population Health Solutions leadership within the Optum Whole Health Solutions product portfolio. This role will support financial planning and analysis support through month end close, forecast, long-range modeling and strategic partnership to help senior leadership develop, execute, and manage the growth and profitability of the business. Whole Health Solutions is a business comprised of Optum’s Behavioral solutions and its Clinical solutions that address needs across a diverse set of conditions along the continuum of care, and this role will align with Clinical solutions. The company offers the flexibility to work remotely from anywhere within the U.S.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
7+ years of progressive finance experience
Experience in financial planning and analysis supporting business partners in P&L management
Experience prioritizing & managing demanding workloads with concurrent deadlines
History of supporting product capital and operating budgets
Proven ability in preparing and presenting materials to senior leaders and clients
Proven excellent interpersonal relationship building and communication (written and verbal)
Proven ability to deal with ambiguity and change
Proven ability to achieve success in a matrix business partner structure

Nice To Haves

Experience working in the Healthcare Industry
Experience in utilizing AI agents to develop financial insights, data manipulation, and driving efficiencies across financial processes
Structuring, negotiating, and drafting intersegment agreements

Responsibilities

Act as a subject matter expert applying in-depth knowledge of the business for recommendations to management
Provide direction on the structuring, negotiating, and drafting of annual intersegment agreements
Work with the Product team and Pricing in the development of client pricing and profitability analysis, collaborating cross functionally to gather inputs, challenge assumptions, and clarify financial narratives
Support Product investment decisions to maximize returns
Identify opportunities and prepare business cases for existing client scope expansion
Accountability to achieve revenue and profit budgets
Identify opportunities and drive financial decisions in partnership with business leadership with focus on priority strategic initiatives
Understand and explain monthly, quarterly, and annual variances and key action items
Maintain real-time forecast as new information becomes available from the business
Lead ad hoc projects that drive cost efficiencies and increase profitability
Provide direction and development to three plus employees – domestic and offshore