If you want to achieve more in your mission of health care, you must be smart about the business of health care. Financial discipline and accountability count more today than ever. Which is why your performance and innovation will find a reception here like nowhere else as you help people live healthier lives while doing your life's best work.(sm)

This Early Careers full-time finance opportunity as an Internal Audit Analyst is responsible for assisting with the execution of all internal audit and risk management consulting activity within designated specialty areas for the company. Responsible for supporting the performance of the financial, business process and information systems audits and special projects to assess the existence, effectiveness and efficiency of the business controls, financial information, and compliance with laws and regulations.

**Position will be available for Immediately**

Value Based Competencies:

• Integrity Value: Act Ethically
• Compassion Value: Focus on Customers
• Relationships Value: Communicate Effectively
• Innovation value: Support Change and Innovation
• Performance Value: Make Fact-Based Decisions
• Performance Value: Deliver Quality Results
  

Primary Responsibilities:
Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• With guidance from audit management or audit lead, execute internal audits including: audit planning, detailing control procedures, and the related testing and reporting in accordance with professional and departmental standards – including financial (Sarbanes-Oxley testing) and operational projects
• Prepare clear, accurate, and complete workpapers in accordance with department quality standards; meet project timelines and deliverable due dates
• As necessary, perform follow-up on assigned audit report action plans to ensure that the business partners have completed agreed upon action
• Participate on special projects undertaken by the department and/or the Company
  

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 Qualification:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, technology or related discipline
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in health insurance system
• Experience working in a complex IT/IS environment
• Demonstrated solid interpersonal skills while working effectively with a team
• Demonstrated solid oral and written communication skills
• Proven desire to make a positive impact with the ability to manage multiple tasks and shift priorities
  

Internships at Optum. If you want an intern experience that will dramatically shape your career, consider a company that’s dramatically shaping our entire health care system. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of companies, is a leading health services and innovation company dedicated to helping make the health system work better for everyone. With more than 94,000 people collaborating worldwide, Optum combines people, technology, data and action to improve the delivery, quality and efficiency of health care. Our internship opportunities provide a view of a rapidly evolving, incredibly challenging marketplace of ideas, products and services. Here, you’ll work with some of the smartest people in the business on assignments that matter. Join us and you may end up staying for a career in which you can do your life’s best work.(sm)

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.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.