Manager Data Analytics

Optum; Plymouth (MN); Hybrid; USD 92,000 - 164,000; Full time

Job summary

Optum is seeking a Manager, Cost Accounting to lead healthcare cost accounting operations, budgeting, forecasting and analytics for hospital finance. You will partner with senior leaders to deliver actionable insights and drive profitability.

This role requires 5+ years in hospital finance, strong leadership, and expertise in cost allocations and financial reporting. Remote work is nationwide with a Minneapolis in-office minimum of four days per week, joining a team that enhances patient care

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in hospital finance, healthcare cost accounting, financial planning, or a related healthcare finance function.
• 5+ years of experience managing cost accounting operations, including cost allocations, profitability modeling, and financial reporting.
• 5+ years of experience supporting hospital budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning activities.
• 3+ years of experience presenting financial analysis and recommendations to hospital executives and senior leaders.
• 3+ years of experience leading analytical initiatives, performance improvement projects, or budgeting support functions.

Responsibilities

• Stakeholder and Program Management: support client objectives with actionable analytics.
• Lead analyses to answer business questions and guide organizational strategy.
• Oversee design, development and delivery of analyses to power analytics.
• Partner with data teams to ensure accuracy and efficiency of foundational data assets.
• Recruit, develop and evaluate professional staff.

Skills

Hospital finance

Cost accounting

Financial planning

Budgeting

Communication

Leadership

Tools

MS Office

Job description

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.

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

• Stakeholder and Program Management
• Partner with key stakeholders and executives across the client organizations to support their operational and strategic objectives with actionable analytics
• Manage a portfolio of analytics, proactively tracking and communicating new developments to clients
• Facilitate prioritization of high-level client objectives as well as individual needs to develop a cohesive analytics roadmap
• Act as a liaison between leadership and analytics delivery teams to streamline communication and organization of projects
• Regularly communicate project updates, successes, issues, and risks with stakeholders
• Analytics Delivery and Subject Matter Expertise
• Lead efforts to create new analytical insights and capabilities related to key metrics, profitability, performance improvement, and other related areas for client health systems
• Oversee design, development and delivery of analyses to answer business questions and guide organizational strategy
• Partner with analytical platform teams, data engineering, data governance and others to ensure accuracy and efficiency in aggregation and alignment of foundational data assets needed to power analytics
• Act as a subject matter expert in some of the following areas: healthcare costing methodologies, hospital operations, service line profitability, estimated reimbursement strategies, as well as the Optum products that support these areas
• Develop and present analytical summaries, educational topics, etc., in a professional manner
• Manage key domain functions including data integrity, cost model structure, allocation and reclass setup and processes, etc.
• Recruit, develop and evaluate professional staff
• Provide oversight for departmental time tracking
• Assign and prioritize projects

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

• 5+ years of experience in hospital finance, healthcare cost accounting, financial planning, or a related healthcare finance function
• 5+ years of experience managing cost accounting operations, including cost allocations, profitability modeling, and financial reporting
• 5+ years of experience supporting hospital budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning activities
• 3+ years of experience presenting financial analysis and recommendations to hospital executives and senior leaders
• 3+ years of experience leading analytical initiatives, performance improvement projects, or budgeting support functions
• Demonstrated people management and team leadership experience
• Experience providing strategic Cost Accounting consultation and financial insights to senior leadership teams

Preferred Qualifications

The Manager, Cost Accounting must demonstrate and promote excellent customer service, responsiveness, oral and written communication, accurate and supported analyses and project management skills. To be successful, the individual in this position must:

• Proven effective communicator and trainer, providing support to all clients to optimize utilization of the Strata system
• Proven to provide timely input into the decision-making process during the development of cost allocations and reclasses, system setup, operational processes and profitability reporting methodology and delivery.
• Proven continually demonstrate a thorough understanding of financial operations and proficiency with cost accounting tools, including working knowledge of financial statement preparation and analysis
• Proven role model, providing excellent customer service to all internal and external customers
• Demonstrate a high level of proficiency with MS Office applications including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Proven to possess project organization, time management, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrate initiative, a professional attitude and a desire for self-improvement
• Proven to have high level of personal accountability for accuracy, attention to detail and completion of work assignments
• Proven ability to work with all levels of personnel within the organization, work collaboratively within teams and coordinate the work of others
• All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy

Pay

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 - $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.