Senior Accountant - Eden Prairie, MN
About The Position
UnitedHealth Group is seeking a Senior Accountant to support internal reinsurance agreement accounting and Corporate Accounting activities. The role includes setting up and administering reinsurance agreements, accurately posting related journal entries, performing variance analysis and true-ups, and participating in monthly and quarterly close processes. The Senior Accountant also supports audits, prepares 401k employee benefit plan financial statements, and assists with quarterly and annual financial statement preparation. Additional responsibilities include supporting Corporate Accounting activities and projects, and providing reporting and consulting to segment finance teams. The position offers opportunities for development and is based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
- At least two public accounting busy seasons.
- Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables and VLOOKUPs, as well as Word and PowerPoint.
- Ability to comprehend and apply generally accepted accounting principles, and research and analyze accounting-related issues.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.
- Ability to build and maintain solid working relationships across the organization.
Nice To Haves
- Big 4 experience.
- Healthcare and/or reinsurance accounting experience.
- Experience with Hyperion Essbase, PeopleSoft Financials, and Workiva.
- Experience supporting quarterly or annual financial statement preparation and audit requests.
- Ability to understand and implement reinsurance accounting.
Responsibilities
- Perform initial setup of new internal reinsurance agreements.
- Administer new reinsurance agreements monthly.
- Ensure accurate and timely posting of reinsurance journal entries based on monthly activity.
- Perform quarterly reinsurance variance analysis and complete true-ups as needed.
- Participate in monthly and quarterly close processes as required.
- Provide supporting documentation for internal, external, and regulatory audits.
- Communicate with auditors at appropriate levels to resolve issues and findings, and prepare responses.
- Prepare 401k employee benefit plan financial statements.
- Support quarterly and annual financial statement preparation, including supporting schedules, variance analysis, statements, and footnote information, as assigned.
- Support Corporate Accounting activities and assigned accounting-related projects.
- Perform ad hoc projects and reporting, and consult with segment finance teams.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package, subject to eligibility requirements.
- Incentive and recognition programs.
- Equity stock purchase.
- 401k contribution, subject to eligibility requirements.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
