Senior Financial Analyst - Hartford, CT

Company: UnitedHealthcare
Location: Hartford
Posted on: November 14, 2024

Job Description:

Job DescriptionAt UnitedHealthcare, we're simplifying the health care experience, creating healthier communities and removing barriers to quality care. The work you do here impacts the lives of millions of people for the better. Come build the health care system of tomorrow, making it more responsive, affordable and equitable. Ready to make a difference? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. Primary Responsibilities:

• Compiles financial statements for various Management and Labor customers in prescribed formats by collecting financial data from Peoplesoft General Ledger and other finance data repositories while ensuring accuracy and consistency
• Prepares standard daily and month-end journal entries pertaining to revenues and expense, reclassification entries and month-end reconciliations
• Processes Monthly Payments on a daily or as needed basis using a standalone financial tracking system. This involves pulling data from various banking systems, verification of data on customer forms and investigating any variances
• Works with UHG Treasury and Banking areas to ensure accuracy of daily banking transactions
• Prepares multiple account reconciliations and investigate and resolve variances
• Prepares multiple fee billings utilizing data sources provided in an excel format and extracting data from unique systems
• Prepare documentation in support of external and internal audits
• Assist in data control checks and validations, analyzing financial reports to identify data discrepancies or unusual trends, investigating with Railroad finance and/or IT team, working with the individual railroad accounts and summarizing findings and recommendations to senior team members
• Contribute to team initiatives and reporting needs as requested
• Support and help manage team documentation and organization
• Proactively seek opportunities to improve processes and identify areas of improvement
• Develops expertise on internal UHG reporting systems including PeopleSoft, Essbase Smart-View, Railroad Remittance System, and banking systemYou'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.Required Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or equivalent financial experience
  • 2+ years of professional accounting experience
  • Solid understanding of generally accepted accounting principles and financial statements
  • Intermediate level of proficiency with Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, V-Lookups) and other Office applications
  • Proven ability to work with various systems and databases
  • Proven ability to go into the office 3 days a week Preferred Qualifications:
    • GAAP accounting or reporting experience
    • Banking and Treasury/Wire room experience
    • Experience with Hyperion Essbase, Peoplesoft Financial System, SAS and/or SQL
    • Proven good oral and written communications skills
    • Proven analytical and problem-solving skills Connecticut Residents Only: The salary range for this role is $58,300 to $114,300 annually. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. 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. 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.

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