Senior Finance Consultant

Requisition Number: 2378773
Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
Primary Responsibilities:

• Financial Consolidation & Reporting
  • Lead the consolidation of financial results across multiple markets and functions to provide accurate and timely financial reporting
  • Manage SG&A consolidation processes, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and compliance with reporting timelines
  • Analyze consolidated financial results and provide meaningful variance commentary against budget, forecast, and prior periods
  • Ensure consistency in financial reporting methodologies and adherence to corporate reporting standards
  • Support monthly, quarterly, and annual forecast close cycles through accurate consolidation and reporting activities
  • Consolidate run rate analysis for multiple markets and provide relevant variance analysis
• Cost Management & Analysis
  • Drive cost management reporting and analytics to support business leaders in identifying cost optimization opportunities
  • Monitor the cost management emerging trends for the markets and pipeline for the year
  • Develop dashboards and reports to provide actionable insights on cost performance and efficiency metrics
  • Partner with business stakeholders to improve cost visibility, accountability, and financial discipline
• FP&A Planning & Forecasting
  • Support annual budgeting, strategic planning, and forecast consolidation activities
  • Coordinate planning inputs from various stakeholders and ensure alignment with leadership financial objectives
  • Consolidate forecasts and budgets, highlighting risks, opportunities, and business impacts
  • Provide scenario analysis and financial modeling to support decision-making and strategic initiatives
  • Drive continuous improvement in planning and forecasting processes to enhance efficiency and accuracy
• Executive & Leadership Reporting
  • Prepare and deliver executive-level financial reports, presentations, and business insights for senior leadership
  • Translate complex financial information into concise and meaningful narratives for business stakeholders
  • Support leadership reviews by providing data-driven recommendations and key performance insights
  • Ensure reporting outputs maintain high standards of quality, accuracy, and executive readiness
• Team Leadership & People Management
  • Lead, mentor, and develop team members, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning
  • Review and validate financial analyses, reports, and deliverables prepared by the team
  • Allocate workload effectively and ensure achievement of reporting deadlines and service-level commitments
  • Drive employee engagement initiatives and support talent development within the team
  • Act as a coach and subject matter expert for consolidation, reporting, and FP&A processes
• Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regard to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so

Required Qualifications:

• Technical Skills
  • Experience in SG&A reporting and cost management frameworks
  • Solid understanding of Profit & Loss (P&L) statements with the ability to interpret financial performance drivers
  • Deep knowledge of FP&A, financial consolidation, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
  • Solid analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
  • Advanced financial modeling and reporting capabilities
  • Proficiency in financial reporting systems, ERP platforms, and advanced Excel
• Leadership & Communication
  • Proven people management and team leadership experience
  • Proven excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present financial information to senior leadership
  • Solid stakeholder management and business partnering capabilities
  • Ability to influence decision-making through financial insights and data-driven recommendations
• Behavioral Competencies
  • Strategic thinking and commercial awareness
  • Solid ownership and accountability
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
  • Continuous improvement mindset and focus on operational excellence
  • Proven high level of collaboration and leadership presence

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone - of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income - deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.