Financial Consultant

This position is National Remote. You'll enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. For all hires in Minneapolis, Virginia, Maryland, or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office for a minimum of four (4) days per week. 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. Reporting to and partnering with the OptumInsight Operating Expense leadership team, the Financial Consultant will support the Payment Integrity business by providing financial analysis, budgeting, planning, forecasting, modeling, and decision support. This role will help evaluate financial performance, identify expense trends, support capital planning activities, and develop insights that enable senior finance and business leaders to make informed decisions. The Financial Consultant will partner closely with finance, operations, and business stakeholders to support monthly forecasting, annual planning, variance analysis, and financial reporting. This role will also assist in building financial models, preparing leadership materials, analyzing key business drivers, and supporting strategic initiatives focused on cost management, productivity, and profitability. This position is full time. Employees are required to have flexibility to work any of our shift schedules during our normal business hours of 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. We offer weeks of on-the-job training. The hours of the training will be based on schedule or will be discussed on your first day of employment.

Support monthly close, forecasting, capital planning, vendor expense management, FTE tracking, leadership reporting, cost management, and cost allocation processes. Assist with operating expense management, forecasting, reporting, and analysis for the Payment Integrity business. Analyze financial results, identify key expense drivers, and develop insights to support business recommendations and decision-making. Build and maintain financial models to evaluate cost trends, productivity opportunities, business performance, and financial impacts. Apply financial discipline using key metrics such as activity-based costing, cost allocations, operating cost ratios, revenue per FTE, cost to collect, and other operational performance measures. Partner with finance, operations, and business stakeholders across a matrixed organization to support forecasting, planning, and cost management initiatives. Synthesize complex financial and operational information into clear, actionable insights for senior finance and business leaders. Perform ad hoc financial and operational analyses to support cost optimization, productivity improvement, and strategic business decisions. Support system enhancement and process improvement initiatives that improve financial reporting, forecasting accuracy, and operational efficiency. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement technology upgrades, improve reporting processes, and enhance cost allocation methodologies. Develop, update, and maintain cost allocation models to support accurate expense reporting and business decision support. Ownership of expense real-time forecasting results for products across Optum Insight segment (with focus on Administrative Solutions pillar) Development of analytics, including trend analysis and report building, to drive transparency and insight to results Development of productivity metrics Interface with