Associate Finance Director - Eden Prairie, MN Preferred, remote considered

Overview

This role serves as a strategic finance partner supporting capital investment planning and broader financial performance management across ETIPS and ESRO. The position provides central integration of financial insights across the full P&L, driving alignment, transparency, and decision support for leadership.

Responsibilities include leading the development, validation, and realization of investment business cases, consolidating financial inputs across revenue, expense, and capital, and translating complex financial and operational information into clear narratives for governance, planning, and strategic decision-making.

This position partners with business, technology, and finance stakeholders to drive data-driven decisions, proactively manage performance, and strengthen executive storytelling.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) development, including financial modeling, assumptions, and ROI validation
• Ensure alignment of capital investments with strategy, including benefits identification, validation, and realization tracking
• Partner with business leaders to shape investment proposals, challenge assumptions, and optimize outcomes
• Ensure compliance with capital policies, including proper benefit classification and financial rigor
• Lead integrated financial planning across capital, operating expense, and where applicable revenue components
• Drive annual planning, forecasts, and long-range (3-year) financial outlooks across the full P&L
• Perform monthly variance analysis, clearly articulating drivers, risks, and opportunities
• Develop insights connecting financial outcomes to operational drivers and delivery milestones
• Prepare materials for capital and financial governance forums, including pre-reads, executive summaries, and decision support
• Consolidate and produce monthly, quarterly, YTD, and full-year financial packages for ETIPS leadership across the full P&L
• Ensure consistency and alignment across CBA, financial reporting, and governance artifacts
• Synthesize complex financial data into clear, concise narratives highlighting performance, risks, opportunities, and key decisions
• Establish and track benefit realization against approved business cases
• Drive accountability with program owners to ensure financial commitments translate into actual outcomes
• Provide ongoing transparency into ROI, NPV, and overall investment performance
• Design and deliver integrated financial reporting and dashboards across capital and operating spend
• Leverage data to provide actionable insights with a strong sense of urgency
• Continuously improve reporting capabilities, automation, and data accuracy

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
• 5+ years of progressive experience in finance, FP&A, business partnering, or consulting
• Demonstrated experience leading Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) development, including financial modeling, assumption setting, and ROI validation
• Experience owning integrated financial planning across capital and operating expense, including annual planning, forecasts, and long-range (3-year) outlooks
• Experience preparing materials for governance forums (pre-reads, executive summaries, and decision support)
• Experience partnering across business, technology, and finance stakeholder groups in a matrixed environment
• Proven ability to perform monthly variance analysis and clearly articulate drivers, risks, and opportunities to leadership
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills; enterprise financial systems and reporting/dashboard experience
• Demonstrated executive communication skills, including presenting to and influencing senior leadership

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or advanced degree
• CPA, CFA, or equivalent certification
• Experience supporting a Technology or IT organization (infrastructure, platform, product, or security)
• Experience with NPV, ROI, and investment performance measurement against approved business cases
• Experience building automated financial reporting and dashboards (e.g., Power BI)
• Experience in a large, matrixed, or regulated enterprise
• People leadership or formal mentoring experience
• Familiarity with capital policy and benefit classification, capitalization vs. expense treatment, and benefits realization tracking

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: $112,700 - $193,200 annually (based on full-time employment)
• Pay is based on several factors including local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc.
• In addition to salary, benefits may include a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase, and 401k contribution (benefits subject to eligibility requirements)

Location

• Remote role within the U.S.
• For 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.
• All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy.

Additional Information

• Application deadline: Posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected; the posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.