Manager Of Finance - Remote In Alaska

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

If you are residing in Alaska, you will have the flexibility to work remotely* as you take on some tough challenges

Primary Responsibilities:

• Development of State specific financial policies and procedures for the Alaska ASO that interface with national Optum P&Ps
• Functioning as Manager of Finance for the Alaska Behavioral Health plan, responsible for customer and management financial reporting for Alaska Behavioral Health Medicaid
• Partners with customer to ensure internal validation of financial reporting matches with customer’s validation.
• Supports management with thoughtful, actionable analysis related to claims trends; identifies and resolves claims issues by liaising with claims processing team, provider relations team, reporting and other teams as necessary
• Point of contact for issues related to financial projects, discrepancies, validation, etc.
• Ensures proper payment of Medicaid services
• Works with corporate finance teams to establish program specific pricing and develop budgets and forecasts
• Serves as the Chief Executive Officer (CEOs) primary point of contact for understanding financial performance of the assigned book of business and specific underlying accounts
• Supports financial reporting requirements to the State in accordance with contract requirements
• Manages business relationship on behalf of the broader Finance organization and Leadership
• Responsible for providing claims content and analysis support to the provider relations team for provider technical assistance calls
• Performs weekly and monthly reconciliation close tasks and analysis to facilitate understanding of monthly results against the financial plan
• Provides detailed tracking and analysis related to claims revenue, Medicaid claims payments, and administrative costs
• Supports leadership in ensuring alignment of State funding with services being contracted and engages with provider community as needed, driven by State budgetary changes
• Leverages technology and carry out process improvement activities

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:

• 5 years of experience with Medicaid claims
• 5+ years of relevant financial analysis and/or revenue cycle experience
• Proven ability to work in a matrix environment while positively influencing other functional areas
• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, or related field
• Progressive financial work experience
• 3+ years of supervisory experience
• Advanced skills in MS Excel, MS Office product suite, and other technology tools

Preferred Qualifications:

• Project management or process improvement experience
• Hyperion Essbase and PeopleSoft experience
• MBA or CPA

Careers with Optum . Our objective is to make health care simpler and more effective for everyone. With our hands at work across all aspects of health, you can play a role in creating a healthier world, one insight, one connection and one person at a time. We bring together some of the greatest minds and ideas to take health care to its fullest potential, promoting health equity and accessibility. Work with diverse, engaged and high-performing teams to help solve important challenges.

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy

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.