Financial Consultant

UnitedHealth Group•Eden Prairie, MN

1d•$72,800 - $130,000•Hybrid

About The Position

As a finance professional, you will support decision making, support standardized pricing and modeling approaches, contribute to contract remediation and performance improvement efforts, and partner with payer and provider stakeholders to help manage performance across Optum Health. The Financial Consultant, Optum Health National supports financial analysis, reporting, and decision support for Optum Health. This role helps evaluate performance, pricing, payment constructs, and forward-year economics to support improved margin performance, reduced loss exposure, and timely payer and provider decision-making. This position is full time. Employees are required to have flexibility to work any of our shift schedules during our normal business hours of 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. We offer weeks of on-the-job training. The hours of the training will be based on schedule or will be discussed on your first day of employment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree (or higher) in Finance, Accounting, Economics, OR a related field
2+ years of financial and / or accounting experience, including financial planning, forecasting, reporting, or business analysis
Experience with developing, maintaining, and explaining financial reports, forecasts, budgets, and variance analyses
Experience with working cross-functionally across teams to support financial planning, performance management, and operational initiatives
Experience with analyzing business and financial metrics, identifying trends, and communicating findings and recommendations to management
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint, including the ability to organize data, build analyses, and prepare leadership-ready materials
Written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate financial information into clear business insights
Ability to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines, and adapt to changing business needs in a fast-paced environment
Ability to work any of our full time, shift schedules during our normal business hours of 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Nice To Haves

MBA, CPA, or progress toward an advanced degree or certification
UnitedHealth Group or Optum experience
Healthcare finance, value-based care, payer-provider contracting, or Medicare Advantage experience
Experience with Hyperion Essbase or other financial reporting and data analysis tools
Experience with supporting budget planning, forecast cycles, executive reporting, or financial performance improvement initiatives
Curiosity and experience with using modern tools such as AI, Power BI, or automation solutions to improve workflows, create efficiencies, and continuously enhance business processes

Responsibilities

Support and develop financial reporting and analysis for Optum Health performance, including revenue, medical cost, margin, and key business drivers
Partner with finance, accounting, actuarial, operations, and market stakeholders to gather inputs, validate assumptions, and support timely Optum Health National decision-making
Support the maturation of the value-based care strategy and analytics operating model by enabling scalable planning, reporting, and decision-support capabilities
Assist with value-based care benefit planning and multi-year forecasting in support of plan, forecast, and earnings cycles, including alignment to external margin commitments
Support value-based care pricing, contract, and performance analysis by organizing data, reviewing assumptions, and identifying potential financial impacts
Help track performance against over $2B of value-based care remediation initiatives, including status updates, issue identification, and follow-up with cross-functional partners
Contribute to process improvements that strengthen planning, reporting, and decision-support capabilities across the team
Develop, maintain, and enhance standardized financial reporting, KPI dashboards, and executive-ready reporting packages that consolidate market-level financial and operational performance across Care Delivery markets for senior leadership
Identify opportunities to improve reporting efficiency through automation, process redesign, and utilization of enterprise tools
Support ad hoc financial analyses and special projects for national finance leadership