When it comes to challenges that can dramatically shape your career, smart people like you are discovering opportunities with us. Here’s why. A career with UnitedHealth Group in the Finance and Accounting area will have you working side by side with some of the most dynamic, intelligent and results driven people on earth. This is work that matters far beyond the balance sheet. We’re helping to improve people’s lives by helping the entire health care system manage resources in new and better ways. Health care is changing. Financial discipline and accountability count more today than ever. Which is why your performance and innovation will find a reception here like nowhere else. You want to grow. We want to support you and, along the way, help you acquire the skills that lead to your life’s best work.(sm)

Opportunities are available in the following areas depending on interest and abilities:

• Capital Planning
• Controllership
• Financial Planning and Analysis
• Regulatory Accounting
• Tax

Primary Responsibilities:

• 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.
• Prepare journal entries and reviews accounting classifications, in accordance with generally-accepted accounting principles.
• Prepare documentation in support of external and internal audits
• Perform ad hoc reporting and analysis and investigate issues providing explanations and interpretation
• Analyze and prepare financial statements, including balance sheets and statements of financial position.
• Assist with or lead the month end quarterly end close process for assigned businesses or groups.

Required Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, finance or related field from an accredited college/university during the duration of the internship. Other degrees are considered when accompanied by aptitude or interest in accounting. Internships are not intended for graduating seniors.
• Minimum 3.00 cumulative GPA
• Intermediate level of proficiency with MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong academic credentials
• Demonstrated leadership qualities and leadership potential
• Must be eligible to work in the U.S. without company sponsorship, now or in the future, for employment-based work authorization (F-1 students with practical training and candidates requiring H-1Bs, TNs, etc. will not be considered)

A Fortune 6 company, we're focused on helping people live healthier lives while making the health system work better for everyone. Here, we seek to empower people with the information, guidance and tools to make personal health choices. We work harder and we aim higher. We expect more from ourselves and each other. And, at the end of the day, we’re doing a lot of good for more than 142 million people worldwide.