Associate Director Finance - Remote

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Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States Salary: $112,700 - $193,200/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.

Optum Care is seeking an Associate Director of Finance to lead the Optum Care West Region Shared Services SG&A finance team. This role will provide financial leadership for shared services costs managed on behalf of the Total West Region, with responsibility for forecasting, annual planning, month-end reporting, financial analysis, chargeback management, cost allocation, department transfers, workforce planning, and executive-level financial support.

This leader will directly manage two FP&A managers and will serve as the primary finance partner for West Region leadership, sub-region finance teams, accounting, and national finance organizations. A significant focus of the role will be understanding national and enterprise chargebacks, challenging cost and allocation assumptions, identifying savings opportunities, and driving accountability for cost reductions.

The role requires solid technical FP&A capabilities, people leadership, executive communication, and the ability to operate across a complex, matrixed organization. The ideal candidate will be comfortable leading through change, improving financial transparency, establishing scalable processes, and translating complex shared services and chargeback activity into clear business insights and actions.

You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely
* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week.

Primary Responsibilities:

Lead the Optum Care West Region Shared Services SG&A finance team, including direct management, coaching, and development of two FP&A managers

Own forecasting, budgeting, annual planning, month-end reporting, variance analysis, and financial performance management for West Region Shared Services and assigned chargeback cost areas

Partner with national and enterprise finance teams to understand chargeback methodologies, guidance, cost drivers, service volumes, and forecast changes; challenge assumptions and advocate for appropriate West Region outcomes

Identify, quantify, and advance chargeback savings and cost reduction opportunities by analyzing trends, service utilization, unit costs, PMPM/PEPM metrics, and other relevant business drivers

Lead the allocation of West Region Shared Services costs to sub-regions and markets, including governance of allocation methodologies, maintenance of allocation percentages, communication of changes, and validation that costs are fully and appropriately distributed

Provide Total West Region chargeback reporting, high-level bridges, forecast explanations, and executive insights that clearly explain cost performance, key changes, risks, opportunities, and required actions

Oversee month-end activities for shared services and chargebacks, including early estimates, actual-to-forecast reviews, issue resolution, accounting coordination, and reconciliation across financial reporting systems

Lead financial support for department and organizational transfers within the West Region and between West, national, enterprise, and corporate organizations, ensuring accurate financial structures, forecasts, allocations, and stakeholder communication

Oversee workforce planning, census and headcount reviews, requisition finance approvals, GL string governance, and related financial analysis for supported shared services functions

Develop, refine, and maintain recurring reporting packages, forecast models, allocation tools, chargeback analyses, and management routines that improve visibility, consistency, accuracy, and accountability

Drive process improvement, reporting standardization, automation, and…