Senior Accounting / Financial Analyst - Hartford, CT preferred, all UHG offices considered

UnitedHealth Group•Hartford, CT

About The Position

At UnitedHealthcare, we’re simplifying the health care experience, creating healthier communities and removing barriers to quality care. The work you do here impacts the lives of millions of people for the better. Come build the health care system of tomorrow, making it more responsive, affordable and optimized. Ready to make a difference? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together Candidate will provide Accounting support on a Production operations team for Claim platforms. Candidate will have oversight on claim accounting financial system processing, including resulting accounting entries fed to the general ledger and financial databases, along with feeds to our Self-Insured Banking System and Data Repositories. Candidate will also provide support to the Financial Close and with direct audit support. Candidate will need to develop both technical and accounting expertise of the UHG Claim Accounting processes. Candidates will also work with and provide support to other Financial Reporting and Regulatory areas, and both upstream and downstream customers and business areas. Opportunity to develop in depth knowledge of critical accounting systems, from both an accounting/financial perspective and a technical data perspective within a major health Insurance company. Excellent visibility into the impact your work has to internal and external customers. Use more than one major skill set in one role. Candidate will learn and apply Finance/Accounting knowledge and technical experience to resolve issues and improve processes impacting general ledger, subledger and reporting. The ability to impact a valuable area of our business: financial data.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and/or Finance or equivalent work experience
5+ years of experience working with supporting financial systems interfaces
Experience working with compliance items around timeliness of payments and accurate reporting
Experience working with both IT and Accounting personnel
Experience working on projects and performing testing
Experience in financial systems processing
Solid understanding of Accounting and ability to leverage that knowledge
Ability to understand systems flows and interdependencies
Advanced proficiency in MS Excel with ability to learn additional data access skills/languages
Proven excellent written and verbal communication skills
Proven excellent analytical skills and demonstrated ability to automate processes
Proven decision making skills
Proven track record of delivering high quality results
Proven Excel skills
Proven ability to analyze and understand data requirements and process flows
Proven attention to detail and ability to apply critical thinking to resolve issues/questions
Proven ability to communicate across a broad spectrum of organizations (IT, Controllership, Operations, etc.) and a broad range of grade levels within UHC
Proven forward-thinking and innovative
Proven ability to manage multiple tasks at one time
Proven to communicate effectively with a broad spectrum of clients
Proven ability to internalize, interpret and document complex scenarios clearly and concisely
Demonstrate intellectual curiosity and willingness to seek out and resolve new challenges

Nice To Haves

Experience with querying large data sets. Understanding of SAS
SQL

Responsibilities

Support the systematic processing of, and integrity of, Claim Financial Data from upstream source systems through selected UHC platforms, and downstream sources
Ensure Financial Controls between selected UHC platforms and upstream sources, along with downstream Financial Systems and the General Ledger are sound and working properly
Function as an accountant subject matter expert (SME) on selected UHC claim platforms help resolve production issues and support development efforts
Perform SOX controls, cash clearing account reconciliations and detailed data analysis on the claim platforms supported as a SME
Manage the Monthly Financial Close from a Financial SME perspective
Ensure accuracy of Financial Assignment Process
Promote financial data integrity, compliance and auditability of the financial systems
Identify and resolve technical, operational and organizational problems
Ensure Completeness/Accuracy of Claim Processing Systems and Control
Maintain control of data from upstream source systems to downstream outputs at both file level and transactional level
Ensure critical processing and control issues are resolved in a timely manner for both incoming source system feeds and downstream outputs
Provide Customer Support from a Processing and/or Financial Perspective
Prepare and deliver monthly/quarterly reports to in a timely manner
Develop an understanding of the systematic processing of Claim Financial Data from upstream source systems through selected UHC platforms, and to downstream sources, to support additional accounting needs within the team