UnitedHealth Group - Manager - Accounting

Discipline : Finance

Industry : Accounting

Job Description :

- If you want to achieve more in your mission of health care, you have to be really smart about the business of health care. Financial discipline and accountability count more today than ever. Which is why your performance and innovation will find a reception here like nowhere else as you help people live healthier lives while doing your life's best work.

- In providing consumer-oriented health benefit plans to millions of people, our goal is to create higher quality care, lower costs and greater access to health care.

- As a finance professional, you will be empowered to achieve new levels of excellence and make a profound and personal impact as you contribute to new innovations in a vital and complex system which is why your performance and innovation will find a reception here like nowhere else as you help people live healthier lives while doing your life's best work.

Primary Responsibilities :

- Perform assigned work in a self-directed manner - Prepare and analyze general ledger account reconciliations, including inter company accounts

- Generate, reconcile and analyze monthly closing reports- Perform monthly quality assurance review of select operations/accounting documents for internal control compliance

- Read and interpret vendor and/or customer contracts to support royalty accounting- Perform ad hoc reporting and analysis and investigate issues providing explanations and interpretation

- Resolve reconciling items in a timely manner- Identify and properly escalate unusual transactions

- Complete special projects as assigned by supervisor

Qualifications : To be considered for this position, applicants need to meet the qualifications listed in this posting. Required Qualifications :

- Aptitude for analysis of large volumes of data using advanced Microsoft Excel workbooks (and which may include development of new workbooks)

Hands-on experience performing the following :

- Correctly applying US GAAP and company practices to assigned work oCreating well-documented journal entries and running queries in a general ledger system

- Responding to internal and external auditor requests

- Proposing solutions to noted problems

- Documenting methodology, analysis and conclusions

- Ability to work effectively in a matrix organization

- History of progressively increasing responsibility in prior positions

- Intermediate level of proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Word- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or equivalent- 3+ minimum years of professional accounting experience

Additional Qualifications :

- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel is preferred.

- Intermediate/advanced proficiency with Microsoft Access is a plus.- Internal control compliance experience is a plus.- Hands-on experience with Billing System data is a plus

- Prior experience with Peoplesoft General Ledger/Essbase or similar general ledger/reporting tools preferred

No. of Openings : 1

Qualification :

Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience.

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SM 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.

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