Accounting Consultant - Remote

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 equitable. Ready to make a difference? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities

• Maintain general ledger accounts and related activities for the production of financial statements and reports
• Reconcile, analyze and review general ledger accounts in preparation for month end close
• Prepare journal entries and review accounting classifications, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
• Prepare documentation in support of external and internal audits
• Perform reporting and analysis and investigate issues providing explanations and interpretations
• Analyze and prepare financial statements, including balance sheets and statements of financial position
• Assist with building, reviewing and maintaining a solid internal control framework around the accounting and finance processes
• Performs work in a self-directed manner and works with less structured, more complex issues
• Develop innovative approaches for continued improvement in efficiency and effectiveness
• Anticipates customer needs and proactively develops solutions to meet them
• Participate in a collaborative way across multi-divisions
• Support the Regulatory and MLR reporting processes
  
  

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.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field, or equivalent experience
• 5 years of previous accounting experience
• Intermediate experience with Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUPs, pivot tables, formulas, etc.)
• Demonstrated solid planning and organizational skills, along with a high degree of detail orientation
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with customers and colleagues, both internal and external
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Peoplesoft prior experience
• Accounting experience handling regulated entities
• Proven ability to work in both team and self-directed work
• Proven ability to demonstrate good communication skills, both verbal and written
• Proven ability to solve moderately complex problems and/or conduct moderately complex analyses
• Proven ability to effectively prioritize and juggle multiple concurrent projects
• All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy
  
  

The salary range for this role is $71,600 to $140,600 annually based on full-time employment. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.