Manager - General Ledger Accounting

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.

This position requires the candidate to have solid accounting concepts and knowledge in month end close and Balance Sheet Reconciliations. Understand the blackline criteria & templates and reconcile General Ledger balances with valid supporting documentation. Candidate needs to perform thorough analyses and prepare supporting documentation for research and explanation of variances. Identify any discrepancies, provide corrective action plan to resolve open items. Candidate needs to support Business Segments during month/quarter close activities, preparing and posting journal entries, extracting reports from multiple systems for analysis etc. Candidate should assess and interprets customer need and requirements and identifies solution to non-standard request. Solves moderately complex problems and/or conducts moderately complex Analyses. Works with minimal guidance/or seeks guidance on only the most complex tasks. The candidate should exhibit innovation in process improvement and adaptability to ad-hoc tasks, alongside solid communication and teamwork skills crucial for success. Apart from regular deliverables the role requires supporting ad-hoc projects / initiatives, integration support and stake holder calls.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Predominantly focused on Accounting and Reconciliations activities
  • Balance Account Reconciliations
  • Month-end Accounting
• Own primary responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of deliverables assigned
• Maintain general ledger accounts and related activities for the production of financial statements and reports
• Reconcile, analyze and review general ledger accounts in preparation for month end close cycles
• Prepare journal entries and review accounting classifications, in accordance with generally-accepted accounting principles
• Analyzes and prepares financial statements, including balance sheets and statements of financial position. Involved in the monthly/quarterly 'close' process
• Prepares monthly balance sheet reconciliations (Blackline) and identifies and researches reconciling items
• Own primary responsibility for the fulfillment of audit (internal and external) requests, as needed
• Perform ad hoc reporting and analysis and investigate issues providing explanations and interpretation
• Perform work in a both team-oriented and self-directed work environments and demonstrate ability to work with less structured, more complex issues
• Serve as a resource to others within the Controllership, including staff based in US
• Collaborate with team members on special projects, as needed
• Assist with or lead the month end, quarterly end close process for assigned businesses or groups
• Have end-to-end ownership and accountability of work performed at OGA
• Drive process improvements wherever possible in collaboration with US team
• Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regards to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so

Required Qualifications:

• B.Com/M.Com, MBA Finance, CA,equivalent experience
• 10+ years of professional accounting, reporting and analysis experience
• Experience working with general ledger / sub-ledger accounting applications
• Good experience working with reporting tools like Essbase, Smartview and PeopleSoft/Oracle General ledger
• Solid understanding of U.S. GAAP and Financial Statements
• Proficiency utilizing Microsoft Office Suite applications (Advanced Excel, Power BI, Word, Powerpoint)
• Proven analytical skills & an inquisitive mind with a point of view, hands-on exposure to variance analysis & commentary writing, solid communication skills and documentation ability, self-motivated and ability to proactively work toward a goal without significant structure or rules
• Proven solid written and verbal communication skills
• Proven ability to work independently in self-directed manner and able to handle multiple tasks
• Proven ability to anticipate customer needs and proactively develop solutions to meet them
• Proven ability to perform ad hoc reporting and analysis and investigate issues providing explanations and interpretation
• Proven self-motivated and ability to proactively work toward a goal without significant structure or rules

Preferred Qualification:

• Finance experience in any insurance industry (health insurance industry preferred)