Senior Analyst - Path to Value - Lafayette, LA

Optum; Lafayette (LA); On-site; USD 80,352 - 120,528; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Incentive and recognition programs

401k contribution

Job summary

Optum, located in Lafayette, Louisiana, is seeking a Business Operations Analyst to enhance financial operations and develop budgets. The ideal candidate will have healthcare experience and excel in analytical and financial skills.

This role offers a salary range of $80,352 to $120,528 annually, along with a comprehensive benefits package. Join a committed team that aims to improve health outcomes across diverse communities.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of accounting or finance experience.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively.
• Strong sense of urgency to complete tasks accurately.

Responsibilities

• Support overall financial operations with leadership.
• Develop annual operating budgets and projections.
• Prepare variance analyses for management.

Skills

Healthcare experience

Accounting or finance experience

Proficiency in modern accounting software

Microsoft Office applications

Analytical skills

Technical financial skills

Communication and interpersonal skills

Ability to influence and persuade

Job description

Explore opportunities with Home Office, a part of LHC Group, a leading post-acute care partner for hospitals, physicians and families nationwide. As members of the Optum family of businesses, we are dedicated to helping people feel their best, including our team members who create meaningful connections with patients, their families, each other and the communities we serve. Find a home for your career here. Join us and embrace a culture of Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

As the Business Operations Analyst, you will support the overall financial operations over a particular area of coverage working directly with Divisional and Regional leadership to set and achieve operational goals. This position also is responsible for the developing of annual operating budgets, confirmation of weekly projections, and identifying / communicating other areas of financial improvement opportunities.

Primary Responsibilities

• Works independently while partnering with Division Vice Presidents and their management teams to regularly measure and improve business performance
• Serves as professional support for all aspects of the business for the Division Vice President and Regional Operations Director
• Performs real-time financial and operating analysis on current financial results, operating statistics, metrics, and other operating data to identify weaknesses and opportunities for improved performance
• Maintains excellent communication with supervisors, operations management personnel, and home office personnel
• Regularly prepares variance analyses of operating income statements and provides management with recommendations for operating improvements
• Reviews weekly projections from the home office budgeting department and provides feedback prior to weekly release
• Actively participates in Monthly Operations Review meetings
• Actively participates in the annual budget process related to operating budgets for all respective divisions

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

• Healthcare experience
• 3+ years of accounting or finance experience
• Proficiency in modern accounting software platforms and databases, along with strong skills in Microsoft Office applications
• Proven excellent analytical and technical financial skills with the ability to quickly identify and evaluate business risks and apply appropriate resolution techniques
• Proven high level of motivation with a strong sense of urgency to complete tasks accurately and on time
• Proven highly developed communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and persuade through credibility, integrity, and professionalism
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with other management personnel to achieve high levels of operating performance
• Proven ability to build and maintain effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders

Preferred Qualification

• Post-acute health care experience

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 $80,352 to $120,528 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.