Senior Financial Analyst

This position follows Office-Based schedule with (4) In-office days per week. Our office is located at Eden Prairie-1 Optum Circle.

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

This role sits within Optum Corporate Finance, supporting enterprise and shared service functions through financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and strategic partnership. The team plays a critical role in driving financial discipline, enabling decision-making, and ensuring alignment with leadership priorities.

The Senior Financial Analyst will serve as a key finance and strategic business partner to functional leadership, providing financial insight, driving accountability to commitments, and supporting team responsible for financial planning, reporting, and analysis. This role requires solid analytical capability, communication skills, and the ability to influence decisions across a broad set of stakeholders.

This position is full time. Employees are required to have flexibility to work any of our shift schedules during our normal business hours of 8:00am - 5:00pm. It may be necessary, given the business need, to work occasional overtime.

We offer weeks of on-the-job training. The hours of the training will be based on schedule or will be discussed on your first day of employment.

Primary Responsibilities

• Serve as a secondary finance business partner to functional leadership, providing actionable insights, influencing decision-making, and driving accountability to financial commitments
• Support financial planning activities, including forecasting, budgeting, month-end close support, and variance analysis for assigned functions
• Assists with analysis of business and financial metrics, including key performance indicators across Optum Corporate shared service organizations
• Analyze financial results, identify key drivers, and clearly articulate performance storylines to both financial and non-financial stakeholders
• Develop and maintain financial reporting to communicate actual results, forecasted performance, and variances to forecast and budget
• Partner with business leaders to identify risks and opportunities and develop strategies to improve cost efficiency and overall financial performance
• Review key analyses, reporting packages, and leadership materials to ensure accuracy, consistency, and clear financial storytelling
• Support continuous improvement of financial processes, tools, reporting capabilities, and planning routines
• Proactively identify risks and opportunities to inform near-term and long-term decision-making
• 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 (or higher) in accounting, Finance, OR equivalent work experience
• 1+ years of experience in financial planning & analysis, accounting, corporate finance, OR a related field
• Experience supporting financial planning processes, including forecasting, budgeting, month-end analysis, and financial reporting
• Solid financial modeling and financial statement analysis skills, with experience owning, maintaining, and improving models
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills, examples are: experience with Pivot Tables, SUMIFS, OR INDEX / MATCH
• Ability to work full time. Employees are required to have flexibility to work any of our shift schedules during our normal business hours of 8:00am - 5:00pm. It may be necessary, given the business need, to work occasional overtime.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with planning and reporting tools such as Essbase, Oracle Smart View, Oracle EPM, PeopleSoft Financials, Power BI, OR similar platforms

Experience supporting corporate functions, shared services, OR enterprise-level cost management

Telecommuting Requirements

• Reside within commutable distance to the office at Eden Prairie-1 Optum Circle.
• Ability to keep all company sensitive documents secure (if applicable)
• Required to have a dedicated work area established that is separated from other living areas and provides information privacy.
• Must live in a location that can receive a UnitedHealth Group approved high-speed internet connection or leverage an existing high-speed internet service.

Soft Skills

Demonstrated analytical capability with solid attention to detail and accountability for accuracy

Demonstrated ability to communicate complex financial information clearly and effectively to both financial and non-financial audiences, including presentations to leadership

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer 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 us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $60,200 - $107,400 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

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.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

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

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