Jobs · Management · Minnesota

Director of Finance

Optum · Eden Prairie, MN · 2 wk ago
Management$135k–$231k/yrFull-time

Primary Responsibilities

  • Establish the foundational financial reporting, dashboards, and performance metrics for the AIC line of business, creating visibility into business trends and delivering actionable insights to operations and executive leadership
  • Serve as the primary finance partner to AIC business leaders, leading performance discussions with executives, translating results into clear implications, and influencing actions that improve financial and operating outcomes
  • Develop and own month-end and in-month reporting that provides insight into financial performance at the consolidated, regional, and individual site level, including key drivers of volume, revenue, margin, and operational efficiency
  • Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning activities for the AIC business in partnership with enterprise and functional finance teams, ensuring assumptions are well supported and aligned to business strategy
  • Partner strategically with business leadership to evaluate growth opportunities, geographic expansion, and operational investments, providing financial rigor and decision support to help scale the business profitably
  • Anticipate risks and emerging business issues, assess financial and operational implications, and develop actionable plans to address challenges and support sustainable growth
  • Proactively identify financial and operational performance issues across regions and sites, perform root-cause analysis, and partner with leaders to implement solutions that drive improved results

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree with a focus in Finance, Accounting or equivalent
  • 7+ years of progressive finance experience demonstrating the ability to drive financial performance, lead complex analysis, and support growth-oriented business initiatives
  • 5+ years partnering directly with senior business leaders (Finance, Operations, Sales, Payer, etc.) to evaluate business performance, influence decisions, and communicate complex financial concepts clearly and concisely in both written and verbal formats
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills with experience in financial modeling, scenario analysis, dashboard development, and translating large data sets into actionable business insights
  • Demonstrated solid executive presence, interpersonal skills, and communication ability, with demonstrated success influencing leaders and building credibility across functions
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, workstreams, and stakeholders simultaneously while operating independently in a highly visible role
  • Experience building or improving reporting, processes, and performance management tools in environments with limited existing structure, reporting, or analytics
  • Demonstrated high degree of self-direction, ownership, and comfort operating autonomously in an ambiguous and evolving business environment
  • Proven strategic, curious, and solutions-oriented mindset with a passion for partnering across functions to solve problems and drive business growth

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master's degree
  • CPA license (active or inactive)
  • Experience serving as a trusted finance partner in a highly matrixed organization, with solid relationship-building and communication skills
  • Experience with business intelligence and planning tools such as Power BI, Oracle PeopleSoft, Hyperion Essbase, or similar platforms used to support financial reporting and performance analysis
  • Experience supporting high-growth, newly acquired, or evolving businesses where financial reporting, metrics, and performance management capabilities needed to be built or significantly enhanced
  • Demonstrated ability to work in a matrixed organization and with cross-functional partners

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