Internal Controls Associate - Eden Prairie, MN, Hartford, CT, Chicago, Irvine or San Francisco, CA, Atlanta, Tampa - Full-time / Part-time

As an Internal Controls Associate, you will provide support to the various Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR) compliance and control initiatives including Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), Model Audit Rule (MAR), Service Organization Control reports (SOC) governance programs and related projects.

 

Additional responsibilities include but are not limited to:

- Support the internal control scoping and planning process (e.g., definition of approach, scope and resource requirements)

- Perform process walk-throughs, identify and document key risks and the related controls and design control test steps to address key risks

- Execute test steps to assess design and operational effectiveness of key controls, providing clear and concise testing documentation for review

- Interpret testing results and formulate conclusions based on assessment of control deficiencies and root causes

- Work with business partners to present and validate potential issues; facilitate the development of appropriate remediation plans and timeliness

-  Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related discipline

-  Minimum of 1 year experience in:  Audit and/or SOX/MAR/FDICIA

-  Interpersonal skills, including the ability to influence others and establish credibility with business partners

-  Strong oral and written communication skills

-  Desire to make a positive impact with the ability to manage multiple tasks and shift priorities

-  Enthusiastic, energetic, dynamic personality.

 

 

-  Audit experience or Managed healthcare/insurance industry experience

-  Big 4 Public accounting experience

Optum is part of the family of companies that make UnitedHealth Group one of the leaders across most major segments of the US health care system.

As a vital member of the UnitedHealth Group family, we serve customers in every segment of the health care field. This includes government agencies, pharmaceutical companies, hospitals and health delivery networks, insurance providers and, of course, the diverse business divisions of UnitedHealth Group.

Bring your talent to an industry leader with the information, technology, and consulting expertise to help transform health and human services. No matter what your role, you'll be empowered to ask more questions, develop better solutions and help make the health care system greater than ever.

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