Accounting Consultant - Hybrid-Fort Worth, TX

UnitedHealthcare is a company that's on the rise. We're expanding in multiple directions, across borders and, most of all, in the way we think. Here, innovation isn't about another gadget, it's about transforming the health care industry. Ready to make a difference? Make yourself at home with us and start doing your life's best work.(sm)

Interested in a company that is inclusive and values diversity? Prefer a company that allows flexible work arrangements? Want to join a company ranked #5 on the Fortune 500 list and growing? We want to meet you where you are in your career, whether you want to have experience to be challenged in your area of expertise or continue to grow and advance, we have an environment and culture that fosters each individuals' goals. We would love for you to join our team of accomplished Finance & Accounting professionals and help our Finance & Accounting team achieve positive outcomes for our members, providers and regulatory partners and fulfill UnitedHealthcare's mission of helping people live healthier lives and helping make the health system work better for everyone. Come make a difference with us.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Maintain general ledger accounts and related activities for the production of financial statements and reports
• Perform account reconciliations and analyses, prepares journal entries and reviews accounting classifications, in accordance with GAAP
• Analyze and prepare financial statements, including balance sheets and statements of financial position
• Involvement in the monthly/quarterly 'close' process
• Prepare documentation in support of external and internal audits
• Review the work of others
• Develop innovative approaches for continued improvement in efficiency and effectiveness

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 with concentration in Accounting
• 4+ years of Accounting experience
• Intermediate level of proficiency with Microsoft Excel
• Full COVID-19 vaccination is an essential job function of this role. Candidates located in states that mandate COVID-19 booster doses must also comply with those state requirements. UnitedHealth Group will adhere to all federal, state and local regulations as well as all client requirements and will obtain necessary proof of vaccination, and boosters when applicable, prior to employment to ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation

Preferred experience:

• Public accounting experience
• Healthcare experience
• Accounting experience handling regulated entities
• Experience with Hyperion Essbase, PeopleSoft Financials, and Microsoft Access
• Anticipates customer needs and proactively develops solutions to meet them

Careers at UnitedHealthcare Employer & Individual. We all want to make a difference with the work we do. Sometimes we're presented with an opportunity to make a difference on a scale we couldn't imagine. Here, you get that opportunity every day. As a member of one of our elite teams, you'll provide the ideas and solutions that help nearly 25 million customers live healthier lives. You'll help write the next chapter in the history of health care. And you'll find a wealth of open doors and career paths that will take you as far as you want to go. Go further. This is your life's best work.(sm)

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.