Manager, Finance - Schaumburg, IL - Full-time / Part-time

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.(sm) The Manager, Finance is responsible for various financial functions including business analytics, annual planning and quarterly forecasting, metrics reporting and ad-hoc analysis. This person will also create in-depth financial models and analysis of company financial and operational metrics to evaluate and influence numerous aspects of the company's business performance. Primary Responsibilities:


Generating annual financial plans and quarterly forecasts for Optum Specialty and Retail Network programs
Evaluate and manage forecasting around Retail chain pricing and recommend action plans to keep contract compliant
Membership analysis and impact on revenue trends
Monthly analysis of drug cost expense results, premium yields, identifying trends, variances and potential performance opportunities and/or concerns at the market level
Providing finance support around existing contract reviews and new business opportunities
Partner with internal leaders to understand and control pricing set ups, evaluate initiative productivity reviews and developing annual / quarterly plans / forecasts
Lead development of business / financial case for specific initiatives or capital investments
Proactively seek opportunities to improve processes and identify areas of improvement
Participate in a wide variety of special projects and evaluate new business opportunities

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor degree in business Finance or Accounting
4+ years progressive financial planning and analysis experience
Supervisory experience preferred 
Strong analytic background, attention to details
Excellent communication and organization skills
Intermediate level of proficiency with Excel, Word and PowerPoint
Enterprise financial systems such as PeopleSoft / Oracle
MBA or Advanced degree preferred

Careers with UnitedHealthcare. Let's talk about opportunity. Start with a Fortune 14 organization that's serving more than 85 million people already and building the industry's singular reputation for bold ideas and impeccable execution. Now, add your energy, your passion for excellence, your near-obsession with driving change for the better. Get the picture? UnitedHealthcare is serving employers and individuals, states and communities, military families and veterans where ever they're found across the globe. We bring them the resources of an industry leader and a commitment to improve their lives that's second to none. This is no small opportunity. It's where you can do your life's best work.(sm)
 
 
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Job Keywords:  Associate Director, Finance, Schaumburg, IL, Illinois