JOB DESCRIPTION

At UnitedHealthcare, we’re simplifying the health care experience, creating healthier communities and removing barriers to quality care. When it comes to challenges that can dramatically shape your career, smart people, like you, are discovering an Early Careers full-time finance opportunity in accounting with us. Here’s why.  A career with UnitedHealth Group in the Finance and Accounting area will have you working side by side with some of the most dynamic, intelligent and results driven people on earth. The work you do here impacts the lives of millions of people for the better. Come build the health care system of tomorrow, making it more responsive, affordable and equitable. Ready to make a difference? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. 

Together, we are removing the barriers that keep people from receiving the kind of quality health care that makes a difference. We focus on Integrity, Compassion, Relationships, Innovation and Performance as we empower people to achieve better health and well-being.
 

The required hours for this role is 15 hours a week, with the ability to work up to 40 hours a week starting December 2023.

Your role may change as you grow your career in Regulatory Finance, including conversion to a full-time Accountant upon obtaining a degree in Accounting.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate resiliency and resourcefulness, willingness to develop oneself through on the job learning and experiences, and a drive to achieve results.

As a Part-time Intern within our Regulatory Finance – Accounting and Reporting division, your role will support one of the following core functions:

• Financial Reporting and Accounting
  • Prepare financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements, changes in capital and surplus, statements of cash flow, and supplemental financial exhibits pursuant to Statutory Accounting Principles, which is based on Generally Accepted Accounting Principles; and
  • Prepare the annual audited financial statements and documentation in support of external and internal audits; and
  • Prepare supplements to statutory filings, and other state supplemental filings
• Financial Analysis
  • Prepare and analyze business and financial metrics, on a forecasted and reported basis, for assigned legal entities throughout the year by working closely with the internal stakeholders; and
  • Prepare and analyze premium deficiency reserve evaluation models; work directly with actuary, legal entity management and other stakeholders to determine appropriate assumptions and results

Primary Responsibilities:

• Participate on a project team to develop and communicate innovative approaches for continued improvement in efficiency and effectiveness; and
• Respond to regulator inquiries and support Department of Insurance examinations

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:

• Pursuing a degree in Accounting; with a graduation date Spring or Winter 2024
• Sound business knowledge and solid decision-making skills
• Intermediate level of proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Demonstrate the ability to prioritize and organize workload to meet multiple hard deadlines
• Demonstrate the drive and motivation to deliver high quality results based on thorough analysis
• Demonstrate solid analytical and problem-solving skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to communicate in an effective manner
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with peers to share best practices and complete projects

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.