Senior Accountant - Remote - PBM Disbursement Rebates
About The Position
The Senior Accountant will join Optum Finance’s rebate operations team within OptumRx Accounting, supporting pharmaceutical manufacturer rebates that contribute to significant annual revenue. The role involves interpreting complex contracts, ensuring accurate client setup for rebate payments, analyzing financial data, supporting client audits, and providing leadership with actionable insights. The accountant will collaborate across matrixed teams to improve operations and develop process improvements. The position may be performed remotely from anywhere in the United States. Employees hired in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area must work in the office at least four days per week. Remote employees must follow UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree with a concentration in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.
- At least 2 years of Accounting, Finance, transaction analysis, or related experience.
- Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, and formulas.
Nice To Haves
- Healthcare, pharmaceutical, and/or PBM industry experience.
- Experience working with databases to load data, run queries, and perform reporting.
- Experience with contract financial interpretation and related financial analysis.
- Experience working with large sets of data.
Responsibilities
- Analyze and understand large data sets.
- Extract, consolidate, and map data obtained from various systems and sources.
- Interpret and analyze contract terms, provisions, and exclusions to ensure accurate client setup and rebate disbursements.
- Audit client setup configurations and investigate issues, providing explanations and interpretations for stakeholders.
- Collaborate with departments and divisions, including Pricing, Industry Relations, Client Management, and Regulatory Reporting.
- Anticipate customer needs and proactively develop solutions.
- Propose and support innovative approaches to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package.
- Incentive and recognition programs.
- Equity stock purchase.
- 401(k) contribution.
- Career development opportunities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
