Senior Finance Consultant - Remote

Requisition Number: 2355104
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.
The Senior Finance Consultant - GICS (Global Infrastructure and Cloud Services) partners with Optum Technology Infrastructure leaders to provide strategic financial support across enterprise infrastructure services, including data centers, cloud platforms, networks, compute, storage, and resiliency operations.
This role focuses on run the business financial management, cost transparency, and investment governance to ensure infrastructure spend is well understood, optimized, and aligned to Optum Technology operational and reliability objectives. The consultant acts as a trusted advisor, translating complex financial and usage data into actionable insights for Infrastructure and Platform leaders.
You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week.
Primary Responsibilities:

• Strategic Finance Partnership
  • Serve as the primary finance partner to Infrastructure Operations leadership (e.g. Data Center, Network, Platform, Reliability)
  • Support operational decision making by connecting infrastructure performance, demand, and cost drivers
  • Provide financial perspectives to support resiliency, capacity, modernization, and lifecycle decisions
• Financial Planning, Forecasting & Outlook
  • Lead annual budget, forecast, and outlook processes for GICS, including:
    • On prem hosting costs
    • Hardware lifecycle and depreciation
    • Vendor and managed service spend
    • Labor and contract resources
  • Clearly articulate forecast drivers, risks, and mitigation strategies to senior leaders
  • Support long range infrastructure planning aligned to Optum Tech strategy and roadmaps
• Cost Transparency & Optimization
  • Drive visibility into infrastructure run costs, including fixed vs. variable components
  • Partner with technical leaders to:
    • Improve cost predictability
    • Identify efficiency and optimization opportunities
    • Evaluate tradeoffs between cost, performance, and reliability
  • Support allocation, show back, or chargeback methodologies as applicable
• Infrastructure Investment & ROI Analysis
  • Develop financial analysis and business cases for:
    • Cloud migrations and optimization initiatives
    • Data center exit / consolidation efforts
    • Resiliency, capacity, and performance investments
  • Perform scenario modeling, ROI, and cost benefit analysis to support investment prioritization
  • Support capital vs. expense tradeoff evaluations
• Operational & Performance Analytics
  • Build and maintain reporting that links financials with operational metrics, such as utilization, capacity, demand growth, and service reliability
  • Enable leadership discussions by synthesizing complex data into clear, executive ready insights
  • Support governance forums with timely and accurate financial perspectives
• Governance, Controls & Process Improvement
  • Ensure disciplined financial management aligned with Optum and UHG policies
  • Support infrastructure investment governance, intake, and prioritization processes
  • Identify opportunities to streamline finance processes, reporting, and tools supporting Infra Ops
• Collaboration & Leadership
  • Partner closely with Enterprise Finance, Technology Finance peers, and Infrastructure stakeholders
  • Mentor and provide guidance to junior finance partners
  • Communicate effectively with highly technical leaders, bridging finance and infrastructure perspectives

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, Accounting, Economics, or related field
• 5+ years of experience in finance, FP&A, consulting, or business partnering roles
• Solid experience with forecasting, variance analysis, and financial modeling
• Advanced Excel and financial reporting skills; enterprise financial systems experience
• Proven ability to partner with Technology and Infrastructure leaders
• Demonstrated communication skills with experience presenting to senior leadership

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA or advanced degree
• CPA, CFA, or equivalent certification
• Experience supporting Infrastructure, Cloud, Platform, or IT Operations organizations
• Experience in large, matrixed, or regulated enterprises
• Familiarity with cloud economics, infrastructure cost drivers, or capacity management concepts
• Key Competencies
• Strategic and operational mindset
• Strong executive presence and influencing skills
• Ability to translate technical concepts into financial insights
• High attention to detail while maintaining enterprise level perspective

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy
Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer 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 us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $91,700 to $163,700 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.
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.