Associate Director, Finance - FP&A Transformation - Remote

UnitedHealth Group; Eden Prairie (MN); Hybrid; USD 113,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group is seeking an experienced FP&A Transformation professional to design, implement, and scale improvements across planning, forecasting, budgeting, management reporting, performance analytics, and decision support. This role emphasizes finance partnership and change management.

You can work remotely from anywhere in the U.S.; in Minneapolis area you’ll work in the office at least four days a week.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of FP&A, corporate finance, consulting, or finance transformation experience.
• Experience leading cross-functional engagements and transformations.
• Strong financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting skills.
• Ability translate complex financial topics into practical recommendations.
• Interest in finance technology, automation, and AI-enabled transformation.

Responsibilities

• Support FP&A transformation roadmap across planning, annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, management reporting, and performance analytics.
• Translate business, finance, and operating requirements into clear process designs, business requirements, user stories, testing scenarios, and implementation plans.
• Partner with finance, business, technology, and data teams to identify process improvement, automation, and AI-enabled use cases that enhance speed, accuracy, insight generation, and decision support.
• Help ensure solutions align with governance, data quality, model transparency, and appropriate financial controls while supporting management insight and business accountability.
• Lead workstreams for design, testing, user acceptance, go-live readiness, stakeholder training, and post-implementation stabilization across FP&A processes and tools.
• Develop executive-ready materials, status updates, and recommendations for finance and business leaders on planning process improvements and performance insights.
• Serve as a trusted partner to FP&A and business stakeholders by bringing a structured, problem-solving mindset and strong project execution discipline.

Skills

FP&A

Corporate finance

Transformation

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Job description

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.

Support the modernization of the FP&A process by helping design, implement, and scale improvements across planning, forecasting, budgeting, management reporting, performance analytics, and decision support. This role is well suited for a high-performing person who brings strong finance, business partnership, and transformation experience.

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:

• Support shaping and executing the FP&A transformation roadmap across strategic planning, annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, management reporting, and performance analytics
• Translate business, finance, and operating requirements into clear process designs, business requirements, user stories, testing scenarios, and implementation plans
• Partner with finance, business, technology, and data teams to identify process improvement, automation, and AI-enabled use cases that enhance speed, accuracy, insight generation, and decision support
• Help ensure solutions align with governance, data quality, model transparency, and appropriate financial controls while supporting management insight and business accountability
• Lead workstreams for design, testing, user acceptance, go-live readiness, stakeholder training, and post-implementation stabilization across FP&A processes and tools
• Develop executive-ready materials, status updates, and recommendations for finance and business leaders on planning process improvements and performance insights
• Serve as a trusted partner to FP&A and business stakeholders by bringing a structured, problem-solving mindset and strong project execution discipline

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:

• 7+ years of relevant experience, including experience in FP&A, corporate finance, consulting, or finance transformation, with significant exposure to planning, forecasting, business performance, or large-scale process improvement
• Experience leading cross-functional engagements or transformation initiatives, with the ability to move from issue identification to process redesign, solution development, and implementation
• Proven solid foundation in financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, variance analysis, and performance management processes within complex organizations
• Proven ability to work effectively with senior stakeholders and translate complex financial, operational, and process topics into practical business recommendations and decision support
• Proven interest in finance technology, automation, data-driven planning, and AI-enabled transformation; direct product ownership experience is not required, but curiosity and learning agility are important

*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 $112,700 - $193,200 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.