Senior Finance Business Partner

Essentia Health; Duluth (MN); Hybrid; USD 82,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) plan

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible scheduling

Generous paid time off

Wellness resources

Job summary

Essentia Health in Duluth, MN seeks a Senior Finance Business Partner to provide strategic financial insights to senior leadership, guiding major initiatives and ensuring alignment with organizational goals.

In this hybrid role, you will partner with operations and finance teams to drive forecasting, budgeting, and performance analysis, mentor staff, and lead high-impact projects within a fast-paced healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, economics, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in finance, including financial analysis and business partnering.
• Expert-level Excel; experience with ERP systems (e.g., Strata, Workday) and BI tools (e.g., Tableau).
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with ability to simplify complex data for senior stakeholders.
• Strong leadership and communication skills to influence and drive change across the organization.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple high-impact projects in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Financial Guidance: Serves as a key financial advisor to senior leadership, delivering insights that support business growth, cost optimization, and long‑term planning
• Advanced Financial Analysis: Conducts complex analyses, including forecasting, sensitivity analysis, and scenario modeling, to guide strategic decisions
• Enterprise Collaboration: Partners with business leaders and executives to align financial plans with strategic objectives, ensuring financial insights inform key decisions
• Project and Process Leadership: Leads high‑impact projects, develop new methodologies, and oversees process improvements to enhance reporting accuracy and resource allocation
• Team Mentorship: Mentors and guides junior finance team members, sharing expertise, fostering skill development, and ensuring the team’s success

Skills

Finance experience

Excel

ERP systems

BI tools

Analytical skills

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, finance, accounting, economics, or a related field

Tools

Strata

Workday

Tableau

Job description

Job Description

The Senior Finance Business Partner is a strategic partner responsible for providing actionable financial insights, guidance, and support to senior leadership teams. This role is ideal for seasoned finance professionals with a deep understanding of financial analysis, strategic planning, and business operations. Senior Finance Business Partners act as a trusted advisor to senior-leaders, leading complex financial projects, driving strategic initiatives, and ensuring that financial insights align with company goals. This role demands strong analytical skills, the ability to influence at an executive level, and a proactive approach to enhancing financial processes and decision-making.

Building Location

Peerless Building

Department

2047000 FINANCE OPERATIONS - SMDC HOSP

Job Description

The Senior Finance Business Partner is a strategic partner responsible for providing actionable financial insights, guidance, and support to senior leadership teams. This role is ideal for seasoned finance professionals with a deep understanding of financial analysis, strategic planning, and business operations. Senior Finance Business Partners act as a trusted advisor to senior-leaders, leading complex financial projects, driving strategic initiatives, and ensuring that financial insights align with company goals. This role demands strong analytical skills, the ability to influence at an executive level, and a proactive approach to enhancing financial processes and decision-making.

Education Qualifications

Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, economics, or a related field

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in finance, including significant experience in financial analysis and business partnering.
• Expert-level proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with ERP systems (e.g., Strata, Workday) and business intelligence tools (e.g., Tableau)
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to simplify complex data for senior stakeholders
• Strong leadership and communication skills to influence and drive change across the organization
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple high-impact projects in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or relevant certification (CGMA, CPA, CHFP)

Senior finance business partners mentor other finance business partners and improve current practices. Senior Finance Business Partners exhibit a high degree of professionalism and easily balance the strategic vision of the organization with the day-to‑day operations (or projects).

This specific role will support operations leaders in the Facilities, Security, and Retail Pharmacy service lines.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Financial Guidance: Serves as a key financial advisor to senior leadership, delivering insights that support business growth, cost optimization, and long‑term planning
• Advanced Financial Analysis: Conducts complex analyses, including forecasting, sensitivity analysis, and scenario modeling, to guide strategic decisions
• Enterprise Collaboration: Partners with business leaders and executives to align financial plans with strategic objectives, ensuring financial insights inform key decisions
• Project and Process Leadership: Leads high‑impact projects, develop new methodologies, and oversees process improvements to enhance reporting accuracy and resource allocation
• Team Mentorship: Mentors and guides junior finance team members, sharing expertise, fostering skill development, and ensuring the team’s success

The anticipated schedule for this role is weekday, day shift hours.

Licensure/Certification Qualifications

1

Possible Remote/Hybrid Option

Hybrid

Shift Rotation

Day Rotation (United States of America)

Compensation Range

$81,889.60 - $122,844.80

Employee Benefits at Essentia Health: At Essentia Health, we’re committed to supporting your well‑being, growth, and work‑life balance. Our comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, along with supplemental options to fit your needs. We offer a 401(k) plan with employer contributions to help you plan for the future, and we invest in your professional development through training, tuition reimbursement, and educational programs. To help you thrive both at work and at home, we provide flexible scheduling, generous time off, and wellness resources focused on your physical, mental, and emotional health. Please note that benefit eligibility may vary. For full details, refer to your benefit summary or contact our HR Service Center at (218) 576‑0000.