Accounting Consultant

UnitedHealth Group is a health care and well-being company that's dedicated to improving the health outcomes of millions around the world. We are comprised of two distinct and complementary businesses, UnitedHealthcare and Optum, working to build a better health system for all. Here, your contributions matter as they will help transform health care for years to come. Make an impact with a diverse team that shares your passion for helping others. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

This role is a key contributor within our accounting team, positioned between Senior Accountant and Manager level, the role demands a strong technical foundation and the ability to step back from transactional detail to provide informed judgement on complex financial matters.

We are looking for a highly capable professional who can interpret and challenge financial information, make sound decisions, and take a holistic view of accounting processes. The successful candidate will contribute to strategic financial decisions and drive continuous improvement across the function.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Prepare legal entity financial statements in accordance with FRS 101 and US GAAP and contribute expertise in preparing consolidated financial statements under full IFRS and Irish Company Law
• Support statutory audit, compliance and regulatory reporting requirements
• Maintain an internal control structure and procedures for financial reporting
• Create, document, review and approve journal entries (e.g., journal upload, general ledger queries)
• Prepare, review and approve account reconciliations
• Proactively analyse financial data to identify and address potential accounting issues on an ongoing basis, ensuring compliance with US and International GAAP
• Solve complex accounting problems and develop innovative solutions when resolving issues
• Demonstrate understanding of intercompany relationships and organizational structures (e.g., segments, legal entities) required to record both intercompany and intersegment transactions
• Define, develop and improve business and accounting processes, leveraging latest technology to automate and digitalize processes
• Perform financial variance analysis and provide explanations (period-over-period actuals) for Income statement, Balance sheet and Cash flow projections
• Demonstrate proficiency in financial systems, including PeopleSoft, Workiva, and Blackline, to support efficient and effective accounting operations
• Anticipates customer needs and proactively develops solutions to meet them
• Partner with peers in other finance teams to streamline processes and implement best practice across geographies

You will 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 providing development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• Fully Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA)
• Big 4 / multi-national / multi-currency experience
• Solid technical expertise in financial statement preparation under multiple GAAPs (US GAAP, IFRS, FRS 101)
• Demonstrated ability to interpret and apply complex accounting standards
• Demonstrated advanced analytical skills with the ability to identify and resolve accounting issues proactively
• Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills for clear reporting and stakeholder engagement

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in preparing consolidated financial statements under full IFRS
• Solid working knowledge of enterprise financial systems including PeopleSoft Financials and Workiva
• Advanced proficiency with Excel and related add-in tools (e.g., SmartView, Essbase)

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 marginalised 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.

Please note you must currently be eligible to work and remain indefinitely without any restrictions in the country to which you are making an application. Proof will be required to support your application.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, age or any other characteristic protected by law. UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. © 2025 UnitedHealth Group. All rights reserved.

Client-provided location(s): Dublin, Ireland, Letterkenny, Ireland

Job ID: UHG-2319043

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2025-11-17T20:31:24