Senior Financial Analyst/Accountant - Columbia, MD - 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)

This position is a key member of the UHC Vision Medical Expense Accounting Team and a successful candidate will have a high degree of curiosity and be excited by uncharted processes and challenges. The UHC Vision business is vertically integrated and comprised of insurance services, manufacturing and retail services profit centers.

The person in this role will be responsible for the accounting for medical expense transactions across 50+ entities, including eliminations and consolidation.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Income statement analysis, including explanations for variance to forecast
  
• Balance Sheet account analysis and reconciliation. Research and resolve variances
  
• Contribute to the development and enhancement of accounting policies and internal controls
  
• Prepare and review complex transactions such as eliminations and consolidations
  
• Month-end close duties as related to general accounting
  
• Review financial activity to assess accuracy of financial statements
  
• Foster relationships across multiple functional areas

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or equivalent
  
• 2+ years of professional accounting experience
  
• Solid understanding of generally accepted accounting principles and financial statements
  
• Intermediate level of proficiency with MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
  
• Understanding of accounting systems, and ability to trace transactions through multiple systems

Preferred Qualifications:

• Insurance Industry Experience
  
• Public Accounting Experience
  
• MS Access query and report writing or other report writing tool experience
  
• Experience with Month End Closing and preparation of financial statements
  
• Ability to mine and manage large quantities of data, as well as understand database structures, exposure to using ODBC connections for data retrieval
  
• Experience and proven ability to succeed in an ERP environment

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

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: 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.

Job Keywords: financial analysis, reconciliation, GAAP accounting, trend analysis, Columbia, MD, Maryland