Accounting Consultant - Cypress, 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:


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

Perform account reconciliations and analyses, prepares journal entries and reviews accounting classifications, in accordance with generally-accepted accounting principles

Analyze and prepare financial statements, including balance sheets and statements of financial position

Involvement in the monthly/quarterly 'close' process

Prepare documentation in support of external and internal audit

Develop innovative approaches for continued improvement in efficiency and effectiveness

Develop business requirements during the design phase of the Minimum Premium database

Design test scripts and perform user acceptance testing

Enter monthly adjustments into the Minimum Premium database

Prepare monthly close related journal entries

Ensure accuracy in reporting by performing monthly reconciliations against the database

Reconcile the employer group collection process

Prepare Stop Loss reconciliations

Perform general ledger account reconciliations and prepare flux analysis commentary

Review the work of other team members

Prepare quarterly and annual support schedules for the statutory filing preparation

Provide support for the interim and annual external financial audits

Research and provide resolution to ad hoc inquiries

Assist in designing and implementing process improvements and controls

Develop innovative approaches for continued improvement in efficiency and effectiveness

Anticipate customer needs and proactively develop solutions to meet them

Positions in this function maintain general ledger accounts and related activities for the production of financial statements and reports

Performs account reconciliations and analyses, prepares journal entries and reviews accounting classifications, in accordance with generally-accepted accounting principles

Analyzes and prepares financial statements, including balance sheets and statements of financial position

Involved in the monthly/quarterly 'close' process

Prepares documentation in support of external and internal audits
*Employees in jobs labeled with ?SCA? must support a government Service Contract Act (SCA) agreement.

Required experience:

Bachelors degree with concentration in Accounting or a related field
5+ years of full-cycle accounting experience
Advanced level of proficiency with Microsoft Excel
Preferred experience:

Public accounting experience
Healthcare experience
Accounting experience handling regulated entities
Experience with Oracle, Hyperion Essbase, PeopleSoft Financials, and Microsoft Access
 Careers with UnitedHealthcare. Let's talk about opportunity. Start with a Fortune 6 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: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and 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.
 
Keywords: Sr. Accountant, Public Accountant