Job Description

At UnitedHealthcare, we're simplifying the health care experience, creating healthier communities and removing barriers to quality care. The work you do here impacts the lives of millions of people for the better. Come build the health care system of tomorrow, making it more responsive, affordable and equitable. Ready to make a difference? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
UnitedHealthcare is part of the family of companies that make UnitedHealth Group one of the leaders across most major segments of the US health care system.
In providing consumer-oriented health benefit plans to millions of people; our goal is to create higher quality care, lower costs and greater access to health care. Join us and you will be empowered to achieve new levels of excellence and make a profound and personal impact as you contribute to new innovations in a vital and complex system.
The Chief Financial Officer is a senior leader that supports the success of the market by serving as the financial advisor and business partner to the Missouri/Southern Illinois Market CEO and the Regional CFO. The Market CFO will have managerial and executive oversight for all aspects surrounding the financial planning, reporting and analysis of the health plan. The Market CFO will also provide input regarding the operations of the health plan to monitor the execution of the market strategies.
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:

• Partner with the market and regional leadership teams to establish profitable and sustainable, market growth on a ~$1.2B book of business with ~600k members

• Support development of competitive and affordable products in all lines of business
• Improve sales & account management performance across each line of business
• Partner with senior leaders on the creation and execution of the business plan.
• Continue to improve medical cost structure including partnering on development and execution of Affordability Initiatives and providing support to negotiation of Network Contracts
• Establish operating cost efficiency, including all controllable and distribution expenses
• Serve as Director on appropriate Legal Entity boards and committees
• Lead in completion of market forecasts (membership, P&L financial, scenario modeling) across shared service functions (Sales, UW, Actuarial Pricing, Corporate Finance)
• Identify market financial risks & opportunities and develop strategies to mitigate risk and leverage opportunities
• Support market case specific underwriting and pricing decisions across each line of business and geography to optimize pricing/growth
• Develop internal relationships with the market, region, and national teams, including Actuarial Pricing, Underwriting, Health Care Economics, Network Pricing, Sales, Regional Finance, and Corporate Finance to achieve market/regional goals
• Lead strategic projects that have an impact inside and outside of Finance
• Influence actions of peers inside and outside of Finance, Market or Region

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:

• 7+ years of relevant financial and operational management experience
• Advanced knowledge of health care finance
• Demonstrated ability to work in a matrix environment with a solid ability to positively influence other functional areas
• Demonstrated ability to anticipate accounting, financial reporting, forecasting, and operational issues, assess their implications to the business, determine their impact and develop and implement an appropriate action plan
• Proven exceptional financial acumen and P&L management skills
• Proven excellent data analysis skills with the demonstrated ability to turn analysis into action
• Proven executive verbal and written communication; concise description of complex issues
• Proven entrepreneurial spirit; always looking for opportunities to improve and grow the business
• Proven solid work ethic, independence and dependability; takes on broad new challenges

Preferred Qualification:

• Bachelor's degree, with accounting and/or finance or MBA

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy
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 $132,200 to $226,600 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.

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