Senior Financial Consultant
About The Position
The Senior Financial Consultant serves as a key finance partner to MidAmerica medical group leadership, providing financial planning, analysis, reporting, and decision support across physician practices and clinical operations. The role translates financial and operational performance into actionable insights, supports budgeting and forecasting, evaluates provider and practice economics, and identifies opportunities to improve growth, affordability, and operating performance. This is a full-time position with flexibility to work any shift schedule during normal business hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The role includes weeks of on-the-job training, with training hours based on the employee’s schedule or discussed on the first day of employment. It is national remote, with telecommuting available from anywhere in the U.S.; hires in Minneapolis, Virginia, Maryland, or the Washington, D.C. area must work in the office at least four days per week. Remote employees must comply with the company’s telecommuter policy and meet stated home-workspace, document-security, and internet requirements.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field.
- At least 3 years of finance, accounting, FP&A, or related experience.
- Financial analysis, forecasting, budgeting, and modeling skills.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including financial modeling and analysis.
- Ability to work full time and flexibility to work any shift schedule during normal business hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Ability to keep company-sensitive documents secure, if applicable.
- A dedicated work area separated from other living areas that provides information privacy.
- Residence in a location that can receive a UnitedHealth Group-approved high-speed internet connection, or access to existing high-speed internet service.
- Ability to work with operational leaders and explain financial results clearly and practically.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively across teams.
- Remote employees must adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.
- Candidates must pass a drug test before beginning employment.
Nice To Haves
- Healthcare or medical group finance experience.
- Experience with physician practices and provider economics.
- Experience with provider compensation, revenue cycle, and value-based care.
- Experience with Power BI, Hyperion/Essbase, or similar financial reporting tools.
Responsibilities
- Lead monthly financial reporting, forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis.
- Partner with operational and clinical leaders to understand financial results and key performance drivers.
- Analyze provider and practice performance, including revenue, compensation, productivity, staffing, and operating expenses.
- Identify financial risks and opportunities and work with business leaders on action plans.
- Support provider compensation analysis, physician recruitment, and other provider-related financial decisions.
- Develop financial models and business cases for new providers, practice growth, investments, site changes, and other initiatives.
- Support analysis of payer performance, reimbursement, medical costs, and value-based arrangements as needed.
- Prepare financial reporting and presentations for medical group and market leadership.
- Work with accounting, revenue cycle, provider compensation, contracting, and operations to resolve financial issues and improve performance.
- Improve reporting and financial processes to make information more accurate, timely, and useful.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package, subject to eligibility requirements.
- Incentive and recognition programs.
- Equity stock purchase plan.
- 401(k) contribution.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
