Nightingale Education Group · 23 hours ago
Senior Business Partner, Finance
Salt Lake City, UT
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$92K/yr - $102K/yr
5+ years expNightingale Education Group is focused on higher learning in healthcare professions, and they are seeking a Senior Business Partner in Finance. This role connects strategy, operations, and finance to maximize institutional resources and deliver value, serving as a strategic advisor to influence decision-making across the organization.
Higher Education
Responsibilities
Partner with function leaders to review and analyze budget-to-actuals, monthly spends, FTE allocations, and resource utilization
Identify and communicate reforecasts, variances, pulls, pushes, saves, and misses in operating budgets
Translate operational strategies and resource needs into inputs for FP&A models, ensuring accuracy and alignment
Collaborate with the Controller's office to ensure accurate reporting and alignment between actuals and forecasts
Work with the Transformation Office (Operational Effectiveness team) to ensure financial resources are aligned with institutional outcomes and value creation
Provide scenario analysis to evaluate options, prioritizing those that deliver the greatest impact and efficiency
Support decision-making for new initiatives, staffing models, and investments by connecting financial implications with expected outcomes
Support and facilitate monthly budget review conversations with executives and functional leaders
Establish repeatable processes for variance analysis, reforecasting, and FTE modeling
Document and communicate agreed-upon financial assumptions to ensure alignment between historical reporting (Controller) and forward-looking projections (FP&A)
Provide financial literacy coaching to operational leaders on budgets, forecasts, and financial concepts
Develop simple tools/templates for functions to manage their operating resources
Serve as a trusted partner and 'single source of truth' for budget owners and executives
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (Master's or CPA preferred)
5+ years of progressive experience in finance, accounting, or business operations, ideally within higher education
Strong understanding of budget management, forecasting, and FTE/staffing models
Experience working cross-functionally with operations, finance, and transformation/strategy teams
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; ability to influence and build trust with executives and functional leaders
Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills, with an ability to connect operational activities to financial outcomes
Preferred
Master's or CPA
Proficiency in financial systems (e.g., Sage Intacct, Anaplan, Banner/Ellucian, Workiva) preferred
Benefits
The College will cover travel, lodging, and other accommodations.
Company
Nightingale Education Group
Nightingale Group contributes to closing health equity gaps by elevating education and employment systems to create a relevantly skilled, readily available nursing workforce, representative of the communities they serve.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Mikhail Shneyder
Chief Executive Officer
Jeana Reece
Chief Enrollment Management Officer
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