Financial Business Partner

The Financial Business Partner will work directly with operational leaders to connect financial performance with business outcomes across Lifespark's Home Health, Hospice, Community Home Care, and Senior Living businesses. Success in this role requires strong technical analysis and a practical understanding of how the business operates, translating data into actionable insights that equip leaders with the tools to drive results. Core responsibilities include reporting, forecasting, and financial analysis, with additional involvement evaluating new opportunities, supporting growth initiatives, and contributing to strategic projects. The role offers regular visibility with senior leadership and the opportunity to influence both financial and operational performance in a fast-paced healthcare environment.

Position: Financial Business Partner

Salary: $85,000 - $125,000 annually, depending on experience

Location: Lifespark Corporate Office, St. Louis Park 55416 **Applicant must live in Minnesota. Although this is a remote role, 1-2 days per month in-office required (for monthly financial meetings, etc. as well as additional in-person work may be required on an ad-hoc basis).

Schedule: 1.0 FTE, Monday through Friday 8am-5pm

Lifespark is a complete senior health company headquartered in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. Since 2004, we've been helping seniors stay healthy, navigate their health care options with confidence, and live fuller, more independent lives as they age. That's where our people come in - from accounting and health technology to front-line nurses, advanced practice professionals, caregivers and everything in between, we are all invested entrepreneurs focused on helping people age magnificently.

Lifespark Benefits Include:

• Annual Reviews/Raises{Shift differentials if applicable}
• Paid Time Off - Vacation Time
• Mileage reimbursement
• Medical, Dental, Vision benefits for Full Time Hires
• Short-Term Disability & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Life Insurances
• 401k + Company Match for full-time and part-time employees
• Referral bonuses
• Career path to other positions within our growing company!

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as a primary liaison between finance and operations leadership, providing data-driven recommendations and regular updates on business-level KPIs
• Assist with the preparation of business-segment forecasting and the annual budget process, identifying areas for growth and cost optimization
• Compile daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly business segment reporting, ensuring data accuracy while generating actionable insights
• Extract, clean and analyze large data sets from various sources to inform business strategies and process improvements
• Prepare pro forma financials to support new business lines, products and strategic growth opportunities (including M&A)
• Develop and maintain KPI dashboards that track critical business performance across departments and business units
• Support the month-end financial reporting process, ensuring timely and accurate financial presentations
• Optimize and streamline reporting processes through ERP and planning tools (e.g., NetSuite Planning & Budgeting)
• Provide financial input during contract and vendor negotiations, ensuring alignment with business objectives
• Collaborate on ad-hoc projects as required, helping to drive efficiency and support new business initiatives

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in finance, accounting or economics (or related field)
• 3 - 5 years of progressive corporate finance / FP&A experience, preferably in a Healthcare settingStrong technical foundation in financial
• modeling; prior investment banking, corporate development or transaction advisory experience is a plus

Skills & Expertise:

• Advanced analytical skills with expert proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Strong financial modeling capabilities to support forecasting, budgeting and strategic analysis (including scenario planning and pro formas)
• Familiarity with ERP and planning systems (NetSuite, NSPB) and ability to optimize reporting through these platforms
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, translating complex analysis into clear, actional recommendations for non-finance leaders
• Solid understanding of financial statements, key business drivers and performance metrics in a healthcare services environment
• Detail-oriented, proactive and solutions-driven, with a demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic setting
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to cultivate relationships with business unit leadership

Contact Lifespark Now!

Donna Vang, Talent Acquisition Specialist
Email: dvang@lifespark.com
Phone: 952-955-7862
Book a time to Chat: Lifespark - Donna (office365.com)

Our Lifespark culture has created not only an award-winning workplace - earning Star Tribune Top Workplace 12 times, Minneapolis Business Journal Best Places to Work three times, and Top USA #1 in Healthcare - but a place where you have the room to be creative, make a difference, and have a purposeful, direct impact on how people age. Lifespark's full continuum of services offers a breadth of roles with the support to grow your career. To see the experience we are creating, watch our award-winning video Going South - this is the experience you will help create at Lifespark! Changing the age-old story starts with you - let's get you hired.

It has been and will continue to be our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to age, race, creed, color, disability, marital status, sex, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, arrest record, conviction record, military service, use or nonuse of lawful products off the Employer's premises during nonworking hours, or declining to attend a meeting or to participate in any communication about religious matters or political matters, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.