Associate Accountant

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.

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:

The resource should be well versed with GL Accounting, Business banking and Treasury profile
Bank Verification Letters - The resource will reach out to the bank and request an updated letter in SCA format and save the updated letter in a shared drive after providing to the SCA Team
Transaction Images - The resource will forward the request to the appropriate bank contact, keeping the requestor(s) copied, and provide the full bank account number. The bank responds with check images included with the deposit and any additional documentation
ATOM Service request: - The resource will be assigned service requests on ad hoc basis by respective UHG consultants and he has to perform the task assigned and complete the service requests
Returned Items: The resource will forward the request to the appropriate bank contact, keeping the requestor(s) copied, and provide the full bank account number. The bank responds with check images and return advice documentation
The resource has to work closely with business partners and ensure completion of all deliverables within given timelines, needs to be well versed with customer/external stakeholder communication, as required
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:

Graduate/Postgraduate in Commerce
4 - 5 years of experience in business banking, GL accounting, bank reconciliations, treasury accounting, inter-company accounts and suspense Accounts
Intermediate Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word and PowerPoint etc.
Proven proficient communication skill
Shift timings - 11:00 am-8:30 pm for month end 03:30 PM - 1:00 AM /2 pm-11 pm
Preferred Qualifications:

MBA in Finance
Experience in PeopleSoft/Blackline
Careers with Optum. Our objective is to make health care simpler and more effective for everyone. With our hands at work across all aspects of health, you can play a role in creating a healthier world, one insight, one connection and one person at a time. We bring together some of the greatest minds and ideas to take health care to its fullest potential, promoting health equity and accessibility. Work with diverse, engaged and high-performing teams to help solve important challenges.
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.