Financial Consultant

This position follows a hybrid schedule with 1 in-office day per week in our Albuquerque office. Our office is located at 303 Roma Avenue NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102 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. The Financial Consultant will support the OptumCare Arizona/New Mexico Financial Reporting and RBE team by leading forecasting, planning, performance tracking, and financial analysis activities. This role is responsible for evaluating business outcomes, developing forward‑looking forecasts, reporting results, and communicating key insights to leadership. The Financial Consultant will collaborate across departments to ensure accurate financial performance assessment and to support data‑driven decision‑making. This role provides analysis on membership trends, payor profitability, incentive calculations, medical costs, overhead costs, and other key operational drivers. The Financial Consultant translates complex financial data into clear, actionable insights and presents findings to management to support strategic and operational goals. This position is full-time, Monday - Friday. Employees are required to work an 8-hour shift schedule during our normal business hours of 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. It may be necessary, given the business need, to work occasional overtime. This will be on-the-job training and the hours during training will be Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Primary Responsibilities: Month End Reporting and Variance Analysis: Prepare month-end and quarter-end performance reports, including variance analysis and forward-looking projections. Maintain financial reporting for assigned business areas to clearly communicate actuals, forecasts, and budget variances. Partner with Accounting to validate financial results and ensure accuracy of the month-end close. Analyze operational and financial trends to identify key drivers of variances and update forward-looking expectations accordingly. Communicate financial results to senior and operational leadership through presentations and management reports, translating complex data into clear insights for both financial and non‑financial audiences. Lead analyses of business and financial metrics and partner with operational leaders to develop statistical measures that enhance understanding of performance and support data‑driven decision‑making. Forecasting and Budgeting: Manage the quarterly forecasting cycle, including timelines, modeling assumptions, and deliverables. Develop financial bridges and executive-level insights to explain performance vs. plan and prior periods. Conduct cost/benefit analyses, scenario modeling, and staffing assessments to support key initiatives and business changes. Consolidate forecast and budget outputs and present results and insights to senior leadership. Ad Hoc Requests and Analyses: Perform detailed financial and qualitative analyses related to changes in the Risk-Bearing Entity (RBE) business model. Support senior management through strategic, data-driven, sensitivity analyses and ad hoc reporting. Identify and pursue opportunities to streamline reporting and data presentation, enhance analytical tools, and improve efficiency across financial processes. 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