Senior Financial Consultant

** Requisition number:
** 2376002

** Job category:
** Finance

_This position is National Remote. You'll enjoy the flexibility to telecommute
* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. For all hires in Minneapolis, Virginia, Maryland, or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office for a minimum of four (4) days per week._

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.*
* This role is responsible for all aspects of financial analytics, planning, and reporting in support of our Account Management teams and the clients they manage.

Responsibilities include reporting and analysis to business and finance leadership with a dotted line support to Account management leadership; presents findings and recommendations to management.

This position is full-time Monday - Friday. Employees are required to have flexibility to work any of our shift schedules during our normal business hours of 8am - 5pm local time zone. It may be necessary, given the business need, to work occasional overtime.

This will be on the job training and the hours during training will be based on your schedule or will be discussed on your first day of employment.

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* Primary Responsibilities:

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* + Provide primary financial support for one or more Optum Rx business division and its leaders

+ Create and maintain a tight alignment with the pricing team and become active participants in understanding client renewal cycles and the overall financial drivers and implications to their renewals or market checks.

+ Understand and influence ability to manage client discount guarantee performance, and seek to make timely changes with the contract management team.

+ Create analytics which will turn insights into action, driving improved client financial performance.

+ Participate in client strategy discussions to seek opportunities for increased performance.

+ Develop deep knowledge of the client's unique plan designs and analyze volume, revenue, and margin across all Optum Rx channels (retail, home delivery, Specialty).  Anticipate profitability changes as client plan designs change, and react quickly to unusual trends.

+ Develop understanding of monthly trends for margin channels to the extent that fluctuations impacted specific client financials.

+ Interface with business leaders and build relationships in support of financial planning and performance measurement including reporting and analysis

+ Collaborate with cross-functional teams in conjunction with budgeting and forecasting process

+ Assist in managing business relationships on behalf of the broader Finance organization and Leadership

+ Leverage technology and carry out process improvement activities

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.

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* Required Qualifications:

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* + BA / BS Bachelor's Degree (or higher) in Accounting, Finance, or related field

+ 5+ years of relevant financial analysis or accounting experience

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Experience with MS Office Suite, and other technology tools

+ Progressive financial work experience

+ Advanced…