Senior Accounting Clerk

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 inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Positions in this function maintain general ledger accounts and related activities for the production of financial statements and reports. Performs account reconciliations and analyses, prepares journal entries and reviews 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 documentation in support of external and internal audits. *Employees in jobs labeled with 'SCA' must support a government Service Contract Act (SCA) agreement.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Work is frequently completed without established procedures
• Works independently
• May act as a resource for others 
• May coordinate others' activities
• Applies knowledge/skills to a range of moderately complex activities
• Demonstrates great depth of knowledge/skills in own function
• Sometimes acts as a technical resource to others in own function
• Proactively identifies solutions to non-standard requests
• Solves moderately complex problems on own
• Works with team to solve complex problems
• Plans, prioritizes, organizes and completes work to meet established objectives
• May coordinate work of other team members
• Daily/Monthly
  • Manage mailbox 8am - 5pm CST US
  • Respond to and handle client issues from mailbox
  • Back up other team members as needed
  • Manage tickets from our ticketing system in Enterprise Now
  • Reviewing and tracking undelivered mail
  • Address updates/name contact changes based on returned mail
  • Report generation for cancellations and credits
  • Weekly/Monthly task completion report
• 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 regard 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:

• College graduate (any accounting-related course)
• 1+ years of accounting experience
• Extensive work experience within own function
• Solid written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft programs, especially Excel

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.

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