Senior Billing & Data Insights Analyst (Hybrid)

Optum; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Optum in Ireland is seeking a Business Analyst who will strengthen forecasting accuracy, data quality, and decision support across high-volume financial workflows. You will own invoicing and billing processes and translate complex activity into clear executive reporting.

The role offers hybrid work arrangements with Dublin or Letterkenny office options and remote days from home. Candidates should have Finance Operations, Billing, SQL, and cloud analytics experience to drive automated, scalable

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Finance Operations, Billing, Invoicing, Revenue Cycle, or Analytics roles supporting complex, high-volume operational or financial environments.
• Proven experience with billing processes, invoice cycles, reconciliation, and financial controls within a structured enterprise environment.
• Demonstrated proficiency in SQL for querying and analyzing data from server-level table views and enterprise data sources.
• Proven experience working with cloud-based data warehouse or analytics platforms, including querying, validation, and downstream reporting use cases.
• Proven ability to analyze large, ambiguous, or incomplete data sets and identify clear conclusions, themes, and trends.
• Demonstrated solid analytical and problem-solving skills, including trend analysis, root cause analysis, and connecting billing activity to business outcomes.
• Demonstrated proficiency across hybrid analytics environments, including SQL and at least one additional analytics or scripting tool such as Python, R, or advanced Excel.
• Proven experience with data validation, reconciliation, and quality assurance processes to ensure confidence in billing outputs and financial recommendations.
• Demonstrated solid communication and data storytelling skills with the ability to explain outcomes, drivers, and recommended actions.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, work independently, and operate effectively in evolving environments with developing data and process maturity.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end invoicing and billing processes, including Commercial Billing, Intersegment Billing, and related invoicing workflows, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance
• Support financial operations reporting by maintaining and improving billing input files, monthly planning support files, and tracking outputs
• Partner with Finance, Operations, and technical teams to ensure alignment between billing activity and financial outcomes, confidently articulating assumptions and methodology
• Maintain a deep understanding of upstream billing and invoicing drivers and clearly articulate their downstream financial and operational impact
• Drive the transition from manual, file-based billing workflows to automated and scalable data solutions
• Define and enforce data quality, validation, and reconciliation controls across invoicing and billing outputs, ensuring confidence in executive-facing metrics
• Communicate complex billing and financial findings clearly to stakeholders, including explaining variances, risks, and process changes
• Act as a thought partner in ongoing data platforms and reporting modernization initiatives, including readiness for migration to Snowflake or similar cloud-based environments
• Any other activities as required

Skills

SQL

Python

R

Advanced Excel

Data storytelling

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Data validation

Communication

Tools

Snowflake

SQL Server

Excel

Job description

Optum in Ireland is seeking a Business Analyst who will strengthen forecasting accuracy, data quality, and decision support across high-volume financial workflows. You will own invoicing and billing processes and translate complex activity into clear executive reporting.

The role offers hybrid work arrangements with Dublin or Letterkenny office options and remote days from home. Candidates should have Finance Operations, Billing, SQL, and cloud analytics experience to drive automated, scalable