Finance Manager, Cost Management- Remote

Requisition Number: 2376857
UnitedHealth Group is a health care and well-being company that's dedicated to improving the health outcomes of millions around the world. We are comprised of two distinct and complementary businesses, UnitedHealthcare and Optum, working to build a better health system for all. Here, your contributions matter as they will help transform health care for years to come. Make an impact with a team that shares your passion for helping others. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
This position is responsible for the day-to-day governance of UHG Corporate Services' Cost Management Program and general support of the FP&A team. This is a newly created role that will have exposure and impact at an enterprise level as a process leader for Corporate. This position will ensure that cost management activities within the real estate and procurement teams are properly defined, measured and reported to stakeholders. It is the responsibility of this position to ensure that the appropriate financial systems and controls are in place to confirm the accuracy and quality of the end products. The position is also responsible for leading financial analysis and modeling of real estate transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, leases, and development projects.
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:

• Establish and govern the Cost Management Program for UHG Corporate Services. Single source of truth for intake, review, financial modeling, approval, reporting of all cost management activities; ensuring appropriate scope, definition and data integrity throughout
• Partner with stakeholders to solve any gap in performance targets
• Lead small-to-medium, cross-functional projects that will establish financial programs to consolidate and promote cost reduction activities
• Support the following teams by gathering inputs and assessing financial benefits: Real Estate Strategy and Transaction Management, Finance, Procurement, Legal
• Thought partner to the teams above by establishing methods for substantiating and promoting value with an appropriate balance of effort
• Governance for third party cost management; reviews work and provides recommendations for improvement
• Develop and maintain complex financial models to assess real estate transactions
• Monitor ongoing performance of real estate assets against initial projections, updating models as necessary
• Prepare investment memoranda and presentation materials summarizing model outputs and recommendations for internal and external stakeholders
• Key resource for Corporate Services M&A to support Real Estate integration efforts of acquired entity
• Traditional FP&A objectives in support of UHG Real Estate portfolio

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:

• Bachelors degree in Finance or Accounting, or equivalent field
• 4+ years of finance and/or accounting experience
• 1+ years of leading cross-functional projects to implement finance programs
• Intermediate or higher experience in Excel
• Traditional corporate finance experience involving large-scale forecasts, month-end review, P&L analysis & commentary, communicating results to customers and/or leadership, etc.
• Experience presenting insights and recommendations to senior leadership, with the confidence to constructively challenge assumptions and influence decision-making when appropriate
• Experience serving as a process owner and key finance resource within a highly matrixed organization; maintaining relationships with key business partners
• Experience leading cross-functional projects to implement finance programs
• Proven effective communication skills to present complex financial information clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Proven analytical thinking with attention to detail and accuracy in model construction
• Experience managing a suite of reporting & analysis in which there was accountability for quality and consistency of narrative across, potentially, disparate products

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting a real estate and/or procurement organization
• Experience in CoStar, Essbase, PeopleSoft
• Traditional project management experience
• Experience supporting cost reduction activities on behalf of an organization
• Experience connecting the needs of internal, business customers to the delivery by operational owners
• Experience collaborating with operational owners to identify and communicate financial modeling; with preference given to collaboration in which there was influence without authority

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy.
Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer 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 us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $91,700 to $163,700 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.
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.