Finance Manager

This position is national remote, offering the flexibility to telecommute from anywhere within the U.S. For hires in Minneapolis, Virginia, Maryland, or Washington, D.C., you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week. Optum is a global organization delivering care aided by technology to help millions live healthier lives. Your work will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with care, pharmacy benefits, data, and resources.

About the role

OptumRx is seeking a Finance Manager to join the Optum Rx FP&A Consolidations team. This highly visible role supports enterprise-wide financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and executive-level insights across Optum Rx. Reporting directly to the Director of Finance, you will serve as a key business partner to senior finance leadership and executive stakeholders, driving strategic decision-making through consolidated financial analysis, performance reporting, and forecasting.

Responsibilities

• Lead the consolidation, analysis, and reporting of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial results across Optum Rx, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and timely delivery of key financial insights.
• Develop and maintain executive reporting packages that clearly communicate financial performance, key business drivers, risks, opportunities, and outlooks for Optum Rx leadership.
• Partner with finance teams across Optum Rx to coordinate annual planning, budgeting, monthly forecasts, and long-range strategic planning activities.
• Analyze actual results versus forecast, budget, and prior year, identifying key trends, variances, and emerging business risks and opportunities.
• Support preparation of materials for senior executive reviews, business performance discussions, earnings support, and strategic operating reviews.
• Collaborate with business unit finance leaders to ensure alignment on assumptions, forecast methodologies, and financial performance expectations.
• Develop scalable reporting and planning processes, leveraging automation and analytics to improve efficiency, consistency, and insights across the organization.
• Deliver actionable recommendations to finance leadership by connecting financial results to operational, market, and industry dynamics.
• Support special projects, business cases, and ad hoc analyses for executive leadership and key strategic initiatives.
• Drive continuous improvement of FP&A processes, planning tools, data governance, and financial reporting capabilities.

Requirements

• BA/BS Bachelor’s Degree (or higher) in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• 5+ years of financial and/or accounting or related experience.
• 5+ years of experience supporting budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and business performance analysis within a complex organization.
• 5+ years of experience anticipating accounting, financial reporting, forecasting, and operational issues, assessing their implications, and developing and implementing appropriate action plans.
• 5+ years of experience using Microsoft Excel in a professional setting, demonstrating advanced proficiency (e.g., financial modeling, data visualization, pivot tables, XLOOKUP, index/match, and writing complex formulas).
• 3+ years of intermediate-level experience with Microsoft PowerPoint in a professional setting, creating and designing presentations for executive-level audiences.
• 3+ years of experience comfortably presenting financial information to business partners and leaders.
• Ability to work any shift schedule during normal business hours (8:00 AM – 5:00 PM), including flexibility to work weekends as needed.
• Must live in a location that can receive a UnitedHealth Group-approved high-speed internet connection or leverage an existing high-speed service.
• Required to have a dedicated work area established that is separated from other living areas and provides information privacy.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct or indirect people management experience.
• Experience with Hyperion Essbase, Smart View, Oracle EPM, SQL, DataBricks, Power BI, or similar enterprise planning and reporting tools.
• Experience supporting enterprise FP&A, corporate finance, healthcare services, PBM, or matrixed organizations.
• Experience preparing executive, board-level, or earnings-support financial materials.
• Knowledge of healthcare, pharmacy benefit management (PBM), or managed care financial drivers.

Skills

• Strong analytical, communication, and relationship-building skills with the ability to effectively partner across multiple teams and organizational levels.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase, and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements).

Pay

The salary for this role ranges from $91,700 to $163,700 annually based on full-time employment. Pay is based on several factors, including local labor markets, education, work experience, and certifications.

Schedule

• Full-time position.
• Weeks of on-the-job training; hours will be based on schedule or discussed on your first day of employment.
• Normal business hours: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, with flexibility to work weekends as needed.