Deputy Manager - Record To Report

This position supports Optum Technology Accounting team and would require the candidate to consolidate, analyze and ensure key finance and non finance data originating from multiple source platforms/teams is captured accurately and consistently and thereby ensuring data integrity.

Works closely with the business to develop, recommend and establish strategies, plans, and processes to improve profitability and cost efficiencies. This role also requires the candidate to support efforts towards streamlining the input data and thereby contribute in improving accuracy.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Own primary responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of deliverables assigned
• The prime focus of this role is to collaborate with our internal business partners on Infrastruture Chargebacks and perform general accounting on timely manner
• Perform ad hoc reporting and analysis and investigate issues along with well documented commentary and action plan
• Prepare and analyze general ledger account reconciliations. Resolve reconciling items in a timely manner
• Maintain general ledger accounts and related activities for the production of financial statements and reports
• Reconcile, analyze and review general ledger accounts in preparation for month end close cycles
• Prepare journal entries and review accounting classifications, in accordance with generally-accepted accounting principles
• Assist with or lead the month-end and quarter-end close process
• Prepares monthly balance sheet reconciliations (Blackline) and identifies and researches reconciling items
• Own primary responsibility for the fulfillment of audit (internal and external) requests, as needed
• Support the organizations sound internal control structure around U.S. GAAP, Sarbanes-Oxley and Model Audit Rule compliance (as applicable)
• Liaise with core business partners within the organization, including but not limited to Regulatory Reporting, FP&A, Legal, Compliance
• Collaborate with management with the identification and documentation of financial risks and opportunities impacting assigned accounting responsibilities
• Work toward being subject matter experts on various Optum Technology contract provisions
• Collaborate with management to adapt to and manage through contract amendments / renewals and the resulting accounting impacts
• Perform work in a both team-oriented and self-directed work environments and demonstrate ability to work with less structured, more complex issues
• Collaborate with team members on special projects, as needed
• 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:

• B.Com/M.Com, MBA Finance, CA Inter, equivalent experience (5+years) CAs (4+ Years Post Qualification)
• 5+ years of professional accounting experience
• Experience working with general ledger / sub-ledger accounting applications
• Experience working with reporting tools like Hyperion and PeopleSoft General ledger
• Good understanding of U.S. GAAP
• Advance proficiency utilizing Microsoft Office Suite applications (Advanced Excel, Word, Powerpoint)
• Proven analytical skills and an eye for detail, Hands on exposure to varience analysis & Commentary Writing
• Proven excellent Written and verbal communication skills
• Proven ability to handle multiple tasks.