Senior Accountant, Lease and Real Estate Accounting

Lease and Real Estate Accounting

United Health Group is committed to building a healthier world—one person, one community at a time. Through our two complementary businesses, United Healthcare and Optum, we’re transforming health care to improve outcomes for millions. When you join us, your work matters. You’ll help shape the future of health care while growing your career in an environment built around Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

We’re looking for a motivated Senior Accountant to join our Corporate Services Finance team. In this highly visible role, you’ll provide day‑to‑day accounting governance and support for Corporate Services while serving as a key process lead for real estate transactions & accounting. You’ll partner closely with finance and operations teams across the enterprise, ensuring that business decisions are supported with accurate accounting and strong financial controls.

This position follows a hybrid schedule with four in-office days per week.

Lead and support core accounting activities, including:

• Prepare, document, and record complex lease transactions (including technical accounting)
• Analyze unique real estate transactions and present conclusions to internal partners
• Serve as the primary accounting contact for the CoStar lease accounting system

• Oversee fixed asset accounting: capitalization assessments, asset creation, useful life maintenance, and depreciation schedules
• Manage real estate-related balance sheet reconciliations (property taxes, vendor accruals, prepaids, reimbursements, lease accounting, etc.)

• Prepare month-end journal entries and reporting for Corporate Services balance sheet
• Assist with consolidation and forecasting of Corporate Services results
• Ensure accuracy of legal entity and intercompany activity

• Partner with Corporate Services Transaction Management on lease contract reviews
• Provide accounting guidance to support M&A activity
• Support audits and help maintain a strong internal control environment

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• 2+ years of relevant professional accounting experience
• Balance sheet reconciliations
• Month-end close activities
• Cross-functional partnership in a matrixed environment
• Researching and applying U.S. GAAP
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office

• CPA license (active or expired)
• Experience with:
• ASC 842 lease accounting
• Fixed asset accounting
• CoStar lease accounting system
• People Soft or Hyperion Essbase

You’ll be recognized for your work, challenged with meaningful responsibilities, and supported with clear development opportunities. Whether you want to deepen your accounting expertise or grow into a new role, you’ll have resources, mentorship, and room to advance.

At United Health 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. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements).

No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $58,800 to $105,000 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

United Health Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.