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Support M&R Finance by leveraging programming skills, problem solving, business and finance knowledge to maintain and enhance a financial reporting database leveraged across the entire Medicare business. The Analyst will apply SAS/SQL programming to capture business and accounting logic to ensure accurate financial data is available to end users. This position offers a unique blend of technical and finance exposure. You’re at the center of the leading Medicare Advantage insurer, and it’s both challenging and rewarding.

If you are located in Minnetonka, MN, you will have the flexibility to work from home and in the office (2 days per week in 9800 building in Minnetonka) in this hybrid role* as you take on some tough challenges. 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Develop SAS programs to query the general ledger, output tables, source systems, etc. to identify and problem solve breakdowns in logic 
• Work with accounting, finance, and end users to understand appropriate business logic needed for accurate reporting
• Own and maintain the monthly financial reporting process, creating dashboards used by teams across the business
• Support models used for the financial forecasting process; running models, trouble shooting, and building out enhancements as the logic evolves
• Lead special projects to improve our data infrastructure and operational efficiencies

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 in Finance, Math, Statistics, Actuarial Science, Economics, or a related field
• 1+ years of experience working with data and/or programming; either from educational study or professional experience 
• Work experience in a corporate setting or internship related
• Demonstrated ability to problem solve and get to the root cause of an issue
• Proven self-starter with the ability to work through ambiguity and learn on the fly

Preferred Qualifications: 

• 1+ years of experience in finance or accounting; either from educational study or professional experience 
• Experience with SAS, SQL, or other programming language
• Experience with advanced Excel functions (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, index match, etc.)
• Experience working with healthcare data

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.   

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.