Finance Director - Eden Prairie, MN - Hybrid
About The Position
This role provides strategic leadership for OptumInsight operating costs and operating cost management, overseeing financial planning, forecasting, month-end close, and reporting across IT, corporate functions, and core business operations. The position drives cost transparency, reporting discipline, and data-driven decision-making through standardized processes, advanced analytics, and strong cross-functional partnerships. It also stewards key financial models—including pricing inputs, workforce and operating expense frameworks, and IT product allocation—and leads a high-performing team to enhance financial rigor, strengthen cost stewardship, and support the organization’s long-term performance and growth.
Requirements
- Undergraduate degree in Finance or equivalent field
- 5+ years of progressive experience in financial planning, accounting, strategy, or corporate finance within large, complex matrixed organizations
- Experience designing, implementing, and delivering financial models
- Extensive experience managing large-scale financial initiatives, operating cost budgets, and forecasting processes
- Expertise in shared services models, enterprise cost structures, allocations, and associated accounting implications
- Demonstrated success driving enterprise-wide transformation, including automation, advanced analytics, and forecasting enhancements
- Proven exceptional strategic thinking, communication, and relationship-building skills at all levels of a matrixed organization
- Proven solid financial and business acumen with the ability to identify issues, assess impact, and develop actionable plans
- Proven ability to articulate ROI and business value of financial investments and cost-management strategies
- Proven solid analytical and problem-solving skills with a history of driving transformational change
- Proven highly effective leader who builds, manages, and inspires teams, fostering collaboration, credibility, and trust
- Demonstrated ability to build solid relationships quickly and influence senior leaders and cross-functional partners
Nice To Haves
- Advanced Systems skills including Peoplesoft and Essbase
Responsibilities
- Partner cross-functionally to build a deep understanding of OptumInsight Financial Services cost structure and support model, translating insights into clear narratives, meaningful metrics, and disciplined reporting
- Lead SG&A financial planning and analysis activities—including monthly close, forecast, allocations, and long-range model consolidation—providing variance analysis and senior-level reporting
- Lead development of SG&A inputs for the pricing model by coordinating with underwriting and finance to continuously validate and refresh assumptions, analyzing drivers of rate changes, and building detailed rate components
- Standardize and manage centralized processes for planning, monitoring, and reporting operating expenses and FTEs to ensure consistent, high-quality financial inputs across all functions
- Drive transparency into cost drivers, workforce dynamics, vendor spend, and SG&A performance to enable proactive, data-driven decision-making
- Strengthen cost discipline through maintenance of enterprise cost-takeout frameworks, improved alignment of forecast and actuals, and continuous refinement of cost management models
- Develop tools, dashboards, and analytics that enhance SG&A visibility and improve business performance, while contributing to the maturation of the centralized operating cost management model
Benefits
- comprehensive benefits package
- incentive and recognition programs
- equity stock purchase
- 401k contribution
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
