Finance Manager

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Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States Salary: $91,700 - $163,700/year

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United Health Group 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 in making healthcare work better for everyone through people-led, responsible AI while Caring. Connecting. Growing together. Role Summary This role sits within Optum Corporate Finance, supporting enterprise and shared service functions through financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and strategic partnership.

The team plays a critical role in driving financial discipline, enabling decision-making, and ensuring alignment with leadership priorities.

The Finance Manager will serve as a key finance leader and strategic business partner to functional leadership, providing financial insight, driving accountability to commitments, and leading a small team responsible for financial planning, reporting, and analysis. This role requires solid analytical capability, executive-ready communication skills, demonstrated people leadership experience, and the ability to influence decisions across a broad set of stakeholders.

Primary Responsibilities:

Serve as a primary finance business partner to functional leadership, providing actionable insights, influencing decision-making, and driving accountability to financial commitments

Lead financial planning activities, including forecasting, budgeting, month-end close support, and variance analysis for assigned functions

Own and manage analysis of business and financial metrics, including key performance indicators across Optum Corporate shared service organizations

Analyze financial results, identify key drivers, and clearly articulate performance storylines to both financial and non-financial stakeholders

Develop and maintain financial reporting to communicate actual results, forecasted performance, and variances to forecast and budget

Partner with business leaders to identify risks and opportunities and develop strategies to improve cost efficiency and overall financial performance

Lead financial reviews with business partners, helping translate results into clear actions, decisions, and leadership-ready narratives

Lead, develop, and coach one direct report, providing direction, prioritization, performance feedback, and professional development support

Manage team workload and ensure timely, accurate delivery of forecasting, budgeting, reporting, and analytical deliverables

Review key analyses, reporting packages, and leadership materials to ensure accuracy, consistency, and clear financial storytelling

Support continuous improvement of financial processes, tools, reporting capabilities, and planning routines

Proactively identify risks and opportunities to inform near-term and long-term decision-making

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:

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or equivalent work experience4+ years of experience in financial planning & analysis, accounting, corporate finance, or a related field

Demonstrated people leadership experience, including coaching, mentoring, developing, or managing team members

Experience leading financial planning processes, including forecasting, budgeting, month-end analysis, and financial reporting

Experience partnering directly with business leaders and influencing decision-making through financial insights

Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills, examples are:  experience with Pivot Tables, SUMIFS, or INDEX/MATCHProven solid financial modeling and financial statement analysis skills, with experience owning, maintaining, and improving models

Demonstrated analytical capability with solid attention to detail and accountability for accuracy

Demonstrated ability to communicate complex financial information clearly and effectively to both financial and non-financial audiences,…