UnitedHealth Group - Senior Manager - Revenue 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.

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited, to the following :

- Lead a team of accountants-Develop, implement and maintain processes and procedures for accurate and timely analysis of financial data, ensuring best practices

- Develop and maintain internal control structure and procedures for financial reporting

- Resolve high level financial reporting issues

- Manage the audit process and work with outside auditors regarding accounting and reporting issues

- Oversee the preparation and analysis of internal and external reporting ensuring the quality, reliability and timeliness of the reports

- Provide operational and technical accounting expertise to ensure compliance with GAAP, Company policies, rules, regulation and laws

- Summarize findings on the monthly, quarterly or annual reports to senior management, auditors and regulators

- Coordinates and supports the Company's strategic and operational planning

- Support various special projects as required.

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited, to the following :

- Lead a team of accountants-Develop, implement and maintain processes and procedures for accurate and timely analysis of financial data, ensuring best practices

- Develop and maintain internal control structure and procedures for financial reporting

- Resolve high level financial reporting issues

- Manage the audit process and work with outside auditors regarding accounting and reporting issues

- Oversee the preparation and analysis of internal and external reporting ensuring the quality, reliability and timeliness of the reports

- Provide operational and technical accounting expertise to ensure compliance with GAAP, Company policies, rules, regulation and laws

- Summarize findings on the monthly, quarterly or annual reports to senior management, auditors and regulators

- Coordinates and supports the Company's strategic and operational planning

- Support various special projects as required.

Job Qualifications :

- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required.CA/CPA/CWA or other equivalent licensure or certification is required

- 8 - 12 years demonstrated progression in Record to Report Domain from BPO (GL Accounting, Closing & Reporting, FP&A, etc preferably with a US based Health Insurance or Life/General Insurance Company

- 4 - 6 years supervisory experience handling GL Accounting processes

- Should have handled 15 - 30 Team members Hands on experience on managing complex General Ledger Accounting & Reporting processes and with experience of migrating such processes offshore

- Strong working knowledge of GAAP/IFRS/SOX, ability to effectively use accounting knowledge to collaborate with varying levels of employees and senior management to drive sound business decisions.

Excellent PC skills - Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Sharepoint, Hyperion, Essbase, Cognos and other financial reporting tool, if any

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.Advanced analytical and information gathering skills, ability to evaluate and prioritize extensive detailed dataHands on experience in working in an ERP environment (preferably People Soft, if not SAP or Oracle)

Key Responsibility Areas :

- Responsible for strategy & execution of the Operations to ensure that the business expectations & SLAs are constantly met / exceeded.Operates largely independently in meeting defined business objectives and goals. Performs complex tasks and participates in complex cross-area/function activities.

- Deploy a continuous improvement framework and constantly look for ways & means of driving efficiencies & enhanced controllership.

- Build in-house Domain / Process / Product expertise related to Health Plan and Product Accounting and Reporting

- Build a strong team, drive employee engagement practices, Talent Management and drive employee Retention.Should constantly focus on career pathing & succession planning.

- Create centers of Excellence, build expertise, standardize processes, share best practices across business segments.

- Work with the Practice & Transitions team in ensuring seamless transitions.

- Partner with the Practice & Relationship Management team in identification of new growth opportunities.

- Responsible for Customer Satisfaction scores.Manages effective internal/external work relationships within own area of responsibility, builds business relationships in the wider group or unit.

- Demonstrate flexibility and manage time-zone differences, effectively.Proven ability to interact with senior stakeholders

- Establish strong working relationships with Onsite leads and key stakeholders

- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required.

- CPA/CMA or other equivalent licensure or certification is required, Active status preferred.

- 5+ years demonstrated progression in financial reporting and analysis.

- 5+ years of supervisory experience- Intermediate level of working knowledge of GAAP, ability to effectively use accounting knowledge to collaborate with varying levels of employees and senior management to drive sound business decisions.

- Expert level of proficiency with Excel, Word, and other financial reporting tool

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

- Advanced analytical and information gathering skills, ability to evaluate and prioritize extensive detailed data.

- Prior experience successfully managing multiple requests, assessing priorities and achieving solutions under deadlines.

No. of Openings : 1

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