Financial Consultant

UnitedHealth Group•Tampa, FL

1d•Remote

About The Position

This position is National Remote. You’ll enjoy the flexibility to telecommute from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. For all hires in Minneapolis, Virginia, Maryland, or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office for a minimum of four (4) days per week. Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology, to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. The Senior Financial Analyst will support the OptumRx Discount Reconciliation team in generating client discount reconciliations. This role is responsible for generating client reconciliations, interpreting client contracts and implementing those terms, maintaining reconciliation code, analyzing outcomes and providing insights, supporting client discount audits, and collaborating with other teams as needed. This position is full-time. Employees are required to have flexibility to work any of our 8-hour shift schedules during our normal business hours of 8:00am – 5:00pm CST. It may be necessary, given the business need, to work occasional overtime. We offer 4-6 weeks of on-the-job training. The hours of the training will be from Monday - Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm CST. You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED
Must be 18 years of age or older
3+ years of experience with analytics
3+ years of experience managing big data sets and financial modeling
3+ years of experience reviewing contracts from a financial standpoint
Experience driving business performance in a high growth environment
Executive presence, communication and influencing skills with internal and external stakeholders
Ability to build solid relationships at all levels, work collaboratively and influence across a matrix environment
Intermediate to advanced level of proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word and Microsoft PowerPoint
Ability to work full-time. Employees are required to have flexibility to work any of our 8-hour shift schedules during our normal business hours of 8:00am – 5:00pm CST. It may be necessary, given the business need, to work occasional overtime.
Ability to keep all company sensitive documents secure (if applicable)
Required to have a dedicated work area established that is separated from other living areas and provides information privacy.
Must live in a location that can receive a UnitedHealth Group approved high-speed internet connection or leverage an existing high-speed internet service.
Attention to details
High degree of initiative and self-motivation
All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy

Nice To Haves

PBM experience
SAS and SQL experience
Quantitative and analytical skills, complimented by an entrepreneurial and growth-oriented mindset
Success functioning in a dynamic professional environment where the responsibilities change regularly
Experience using Microsoft PowerBI, Databrick, Tableau

Responsibilities

Perform complex client pricing reconciliations through contract interpretation, financial modeling, and data analysis in support of OptumRx’s client pricing commitments for 3,000 + clients
Interface with account management, contract management, pharmacy accounting, and legal teams in support of meeting client contractual pricing commitments and influencing change in future client contracts
Collaborate with key business partners across the organization to develop, recommend and establish strategies, plans and processes to improve outcomes and maximize client profitability
Deliver timely client reconciliations based upon contractual turnaround times and requests submitted by account management
Prepare month end, and quarter close business performance reports, including variance explanations and forward-looking performance estimates
Support Client Audit teams in responding to audit inquires and request with ad-hoc analysis and reporting utilizing various systems and tools such as SAS, Databricks, SQL, and Tableau
Seeks out new opportunities for continuous improvement and efficiency