Sr. Accountant - Remote - PBM Disbursement Rebates

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 diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

We are currently recruiting for an Sr Acct to join our team. This role resides within the Accounting department of OptumRx, the pharmacy benefit management division of UnitedHealth Group and supports the rebate disbursements function. (Rebates from the pharmaceutical industry comprise a substantial portion of the segment's multi-billion dollar annual revenue.) This role will require contract interpretation, analysis and understanding of large sets of data, and managing multiple client portfolios from set up, maintenance and payment initiation through termination. It will require high attention to detail, problem solving skills, and an innovative mind-set to research, analyze, and articulate findings and propose solutions. Though no direct staff oversight is involved, being able to work collaboratively within a matrix environment to achieve the various initiatives of the finance community will be critical.

You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Understand and interpret contract terms including exclusions
• Analyze and understand large data sets; summarize and present findings in executive leadership level format
• Audit client set up and assist in setting up clients with custom formularies for rebates
• Perform ad hoc reporting and analysis and investigate issues providing explanations and interpretation for stakeholders
• Manage client portfolio from set up, maintenance and payment initiation through termination
• Extract, consolidate, and map data obtained from various systems and sources
• Prepare account fluctuation analysis and provide business drivers to Management
• Perform ad hoc reporting and analysis and investigate issues providing explanations and interpretation; able to understand and read data trends
• Communicate efficiently in client facing environments and approach role with a customer service focus; has a level of self-confidence as to understand the definitions of the role and enforce the boundaries of our scope of work
• Able to effectively manage multiple tasks, works wells in a fast-paced environment
• Collaborate with other departments and divisions, including Forecasting, Pricing, Industry Relations, Client Management, and Regulatory Reporting
• Develop innovative approaches for improvement in efficiency and effectiveness

You'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:

• Intermediate level of proficiency with Microsoft Excel
• Proven ability to anticipate customer needs and proactively develops solutions to meet them
• Proven ability to present analytical findings to leadership

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's with concentration in Accounting, Finance, Business or related field or related work experience (pharmacy/healthcare financial analysis)
• 1+ years of Accounting, Finance, or transaction analysis
• Customer service experience
• Financial analysis experience
• Experience with contract financial interpretations and related analysis
• Experience with pharmacy rebate analysis
• Experience extracting and mapping data from various sources
• Experience with making process improvement recommendations based on data analysis
• Experience working with databases to load data, run queries, and perform reporting
• Experience manipulating and interpreting large data sets

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy

The salary range for this role is $59,500 to $116,600 annually based on full-time employment. 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.

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

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.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.