Finance Manager

Optum; Eden Prairie (MN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 107,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Equity stock purchase

401(k) contribution

Job summary

Optum is seeking a Finance Manager to partner with functional leadership, delivering forecasting, budgeting, reporting, and strategic analyses. You will lead a small team and drive financial discipline across shared services.

The role requires executive-ready communication, strong analytical capability, and demonstrated people leadership to influence decisions across stakeholders. Collaboration with enterprise finance is essential for cost optimization and strategic planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or equivalent work experience.
• 4+ years of experience in financial planning & analysis, accounting, corporate finance, or a related field.
• Demonstrated people leadership experience, including coaching and mentoring.
• Experience leading financial planning processes including forecasting, budgeting, month-end analysis, and financial reporting.
• Experience partnering with business leaders and influencing decisions through financial insights.
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills (Pivot Tables, SUMIFS, INDEX/MATCH).
• Solid financial modeling and financial statement analysis skills.
• Ability to communicate complex financial information clearly to financial and non-financial audiences.
• Ability to manage priorities independently and deliver results with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a primary finance partner to functional leadership, providing insights and driving accountability to commitments.
• Lead FP&A activities including forecasting, budgeting, month-end close support, and variance analysis.
• Own analysis of business and financial metrics across shared services.
• Articulate performance stories to stakeholders with clear narratives.
• Develop and maintain financial reporting communicating actual results and forecasts.
• Identify risks/opportunities with leaders and drive cost-efficiency strategies.
• Lead financial reviews and translate results into actionable leadership-ready insights.
• Manage and coach one direct report and guide development.
• Oversee team workload and timely delivery of deliverables.
• Review analyses and leadership materials for accuracy and consistency.
• Support continuous improvement of processes and tools.

Skills

Financial planning

Forecasting

Budgeting

Variance analysis

Leadership

Financial modeling

Excel skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's in Accounting/Finance

CPA or MBA (preferred)

Tools

Essbase

Power BI

Oracle EPM

Oracle Smart View

PeopleSoft Financials

Job description

Improve the lives of others while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Job Description - Finance Manager (2376748)

Finance Manager - 2376748

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.

Role Summary

This role sits within Optum Corporate Finance, supporting enterprise and shared service functions through financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and strategic partnership. The team plays a critical role in driving financial discipline, enabling decision-making, and ensuring alignment with leadership priorities.

The Finance Manager will serve as a key finance leader and strategic business partner to functional leadership, providing financial insight, driving accountability to commitments, and leading a small team responsible for financial planning, reporting, and analysis. This role requires solid analytical capability, executive-ready communication skills, demonstrated people leadership experience, and the ability to influence decisions across a broad set of stakeholders.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Serve as a primary finance business partner to functional leadership, providing actionable insights, influencing decision-making, and driving accountability to financial commitments
• Lead financial planning activities, including forecasting, budgeting, month-end close support, and variance analysis for assigned functions
• Own and manage analysis of business and financial metrics, including key performance indicators across Optum Corporate shared service organizations
• Analyze financial results, identify key drivers, and clearly articulate performance storylines to both financial and non-financial stakeholders
• Develop and maintain financial reporting to communicate actual results, forecasted performance, and variances to forecast and budget
• Partner with business leaders to identify risks and opportunities and develop strategies to improve cost efficiency and overall financial performance
• Lead financial reviews with business partners, helping translate results into clear actions, decisions, and leadership-ready narratives
• Lead, develop, and coach one direct report, providing direction, prioritization, performance feedback, and professional development support
• Manage team workload and ensure timely, accurate delivery of forecasting, budgeting, reporting, and analytical deliverables
• Review key analyses, reporting packages, and leadership materials to ensure accuracy, consistency, and clear financial storytelling
• Support continuous improvement of financial processes, tools, reporting capabilities, and planning routines
• Proactively identify risks and opportunities to inform near-term and long-term decision-making

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:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or equivalent work experience
• 4+ years of experience in financial planning & analysis, accounting, corporate finance, or a related field
• Demonstrated people leadership experience, including coaching, mentoring, developing, or managing team members
• Experience leading financial planning processes, including forecasting, budgeting, month-end analysis, and financial reporting
• Experience partnering directly with business leaders and influencing decision-making through financial insights
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills, examples are: experience with Pivot Tables, SUMIFS, or INDEX/MATCH
• Proven solid financial modeling and financial statement analysis skills, with experience owning, maintaining, and improving models
• Demonstrated analytical capability with solid attention to detail and accountability for accuracy
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex financial information clearly and effectively to both financial and non-financial audiences, including presentations to leadership
• Demonstrated ability to manage priorities independently, lead workstreams, and deliver results with minimal supervision

Preferred Qualifications:

• CPA, MBA, or advanced degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
• Experience with planning and reporting tools such as Essbase, Oracle Smart View, Oracle EPM, PeopleSoft Financials, Power BI, or similar platforms
• Experience supporting corporate functions, shared services, or enterprise-level cost management
• Demonstrated solid executive presence with the ability to synthesize complex information into concise, leadership-ready insights
• Proven ownership mindset with accountability for results, continuous improvement, and stakeholder follow-through

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 $60,200 - $107,400 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

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.

UnitedHealth Group is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you need special assistance or accommodation for any part of the application process, please call 1-866-566-8715 to be connected to Recruitment Services. Recruitment Services hours of operation are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. CT, Monday through Friday.

UnitedHealth Group is a registered service mark of UnitedHealth Group, Inc. The UnitedHealth Group name with the dimensional logo, as well as the dimensional logo alone, are both service marks for the UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.