Accounting Consultant – Minnetonka, MN or Remote - job 1 of 2

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The Accounting Consultant will support MCNA Dental Medicaid through submission of timely, accurate, and complete state agency reports, associated audits, and responses to regulatory inquiries, including internal and external ad-hoc requests.

This individual will be a subject matter expert in reviewing MCNA Dental’s state contracts, validating state reporting and GAAP compliance across multiple contracts and instill financial stewardship through analytical and detail review of current and historical financials.

This role will be an individual contributor, but will matrix heavily with many stakeholders across MCNA’s Operations, Actuarial, Finance, and Accounting groups.

This individual will:
• Be the subject matter expert for multiple assigned state contracts and their impact on financial reporting
• Complete and submit state agency financial reports for multiple assigned Medicaid contracts and ensure agency report submissions are compliant with regulatory requirements
• Ensure accuracy of assigned state agency reports by validating against financial statements and general ledger
• Support audit requests from state agencies, external auditors, and internal audit team by responding to regulatory inquiries and data requests
• Correspond with state agency personnel, external auditors, and controllership team and operations team partners on various requests
• Perform detailed review of current and historical state contracts as well as analytical analysis of reported financials to support accuracy and compliance with state contracts and GAAP reporting
• Applicants should understand that this role is not a standard accounting role (no journal entries) and is primarily a financial reporting and data analytics role

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:
• Support the accurate completion of all required financial regulatory reporting within mandated timelines
• Ensure that regulatory financial reports are compliant with regulatory requirements
• Review applicable state Medicaid communications and stay current on multiple state Medicaid financial reporting requirements
• Coordinate the preparation of written responses to routine inquiries and questions received from state Medicaid regulatory agencies related to the financial regulatory reports
• Prepare documentation in support of external and internal audits
• Regularly update management as regulatory reporting requirements change
• Support a wide range of state Medicaid reporting efforts
• Validate and reconcile data received from multiple sources (i.e., claims processing systems, financial data repositories, Microsoft Excel models, general ledger, etc.)
• Proactively build analytical tools to validate trends and assess reasonableness of financial results
• Participate in process improvement and automation initiatives designed to reduce the number of man hours involved across multiple accounting and reporting processes and increase accuracy of reported data
• Work extensively with cross-functional areas (Operations, Actuarial, Finance, and Accounting), to gather and analyze financial data needed for regulatory reporting and audits

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 finance, accounting, business administration, or related field
• 4+ years of experience in finance or accounting or related field
• Expertise in data analytics, financial analysis and critical thinking (‘outside the box’)
• Advanced level of proficiency with Microsoft Office products (Excel, Access, Word), including ability to analyze and manipulate data in excel including using pivot tables and formulas
• Proven project management and organizational skills
• Proven solid verbal and written communication skills, comfortable working independently
• Demonstrate technical and financial understanding of data repositories, contracts, claim system operations, and the resulting manipulation of data into financial regulatory reporting
• Reside within the USA

Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience in preparing financial reporting for regulatory agencies
• Experience with PeopleSoft Financials or other general ledger accounting systems
• Healthcare Insurance experience
• Financial and/or Accounting experience handling regulated entities
• Working knowledge of GAAP Accounting Principles
• Proven solid analytical skills and attention to detail, including ability to manage and synthesize large contracts
• Proven natural curiosity to learn more and dig into details
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively in matrix relationships
• Proven ability to influence without authority
• Proven ability to drive multiple priorities to resolution
• All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy

The salary range for this role is $71,600 to $140,600 annually based on full-time employment. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers 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 UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

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.