Health Plan Accountant - Multiple Locations (MN/PA/CT/CA) - 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) Primary Responsibilities:


Own primary oversight of one or more state Medicaid health plan core financial statements, including Balance Sheet and Income Statement

Own primary responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of health plan financial statements

Maintain general ledger accounts and related activities for the production of health plan financial statements and reports

Reconcile, analyze and review general ledger accounts in preparation for month end close cycles

Prepare journal entries and reviews accounting classifications, in accordance with generally-accepted accounting principles

Assist with or lead the month-end and quarter-end close process for assigned health plan(s)

Perform both routine and ad hoc reporting and analysis for assigned health plan results, taking lead on the investigation, resolution, and interpretation of issues to management

Own primary responsibility for the fulfillment of audit (internal and external) requests, as needed

Support the organization's sound internal control structure around U.S. GAAP, Sarbanes-Oxley and Model Audit Rule compliance (as applicable)

Liaise with core business partners within the organization for assigned health plans, including but not limited to Regulatory Reporting, Health Plan Finance, FP&A, Actuarial, Legal, Compliance

Collaborate with management with the identification and documentation of financial risks and opportunities impacting assigned health plan(s)

Work toward being subject matter experts on various Medicaid contract provisions for assigned health plan(s), including risk share arrangements and performance guarantees, where applicable

Adapt to and manage through financial impacts of the Affordable Care Act (health care reform) to assigned health plan(s)

Collaborate with management to adapt to and manage through contract amendments / renewals and the resulting accounting impacts

Perform work in a both team-oriented and self-directed work environments and demonstrate ability to work with less structured, more complex issues

Serve as a resource to others within the Controllership, including Optum Global Solutions (OGS) staff based in India

Collaborate with team members on special projects, as needed

Required Qualifications:


Bachelor's Degree in Accounting and/or relevant accounting experience 

2+ years of professional accounting experience

Solid understanding and practical application of U.S. GAAP

Intermediate proficiency utilizing Microsoft Office Suite applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio)

Past experience working with general ledger / sub-ledger accounting applications
Preferred Qualifications:


Previous public accounting experience and/or CPA designation

Previous Medicaid and/or health care industry experience
Capabilities:


Ability to demonstrate solid planning and organizational skills, along with a high degree of detail orientation

Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with customers and colleagues, both internal and external

Ability to work in both team and self-directed work environments

Ability to demonstrate good communication skills, both verbal and written

Ability to assess and interpret customer needs and requirements

Ability to solve moderately complex problems and/or conduct moderately complex analyses

Ability to identify viable solutions to non-standard requests and problems

Ability to effectively prioritize and juggle multiple concurrent projects
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