Senior Financial Analyst Lifespark paid time off, 401(k), mileage reimbursement United States, Minnesota, St. Louis Park 5320 West 23rd Street (Show on map) Jun 03, 2026
Description The Senior Financial Analyst is a hands-on individual contributor within the FP&A function for Lifespark Senior Living, responsible for supporting financial visibility, analytical infrastructure, and critical reporting that leadership depends on to manage performance and make sound decisions across a portfolio of 50+ senior living communities. This role carries a high volume of recurring reporting and forecasting responsibilities; success requires a high degree of accuracy, strong organizational discipline under consistent deadline pressures, and comfort building and maintaining complex financial models at scale. This role will have career path opportunities to grow into a financial business partner to help drive operational and financial performance.
Position:
Senior Financial Analyst Salary:
$90,000
- $105,000 annually, depending on experience
Service Area:
Corporate Office, St. Louis Park 55416 (Hybrid schedule available)
Schedule:
1.0 FTE, Full
- Time / Monday
- Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm
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!
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.
Position Functions & Responsibilities:
Financial & Operational Reporting Prepare weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual financial and operational reporting packages for all Senior Living communities and at the consolidated portfolio level, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timeliness
Produce community-level P&L statements, departmental variance analyses, detailed labor and management reports; identify, explain, and document material variances versus budget, prior periods, and forecasts
Build and maintain standardized reporting templates to support internal leadership and external stakeholders
Identify opportunities for NOI margin enhancement Systems, Data & Process Improvement Own and maintain the FP&A model library; ensure version control, documentation and integration across all budget, forecast and reporting workbooks
Extract, transform and analyze large data sets from Sage Intacct, UKG and August Health; build efficient, repeatable processes for data aggregation and reporting
Identify and implement opportunities to automate recurring reports and streamline data workflows in Excel
Work with the technology team to automate certain reporting when applicable
Support the evaluation and transition to a dedicated FP&A platform in partnership with Director of Finance Budgeting & Forecasting Support the annual operating budget process for the full portfolio: coordinate data collection and assumption validation from regional and community-level operators in partnership with the Director of Finance and broader FP&A team
Develop and maintain detailed budget models incorporating census and occupancy assumptions, payor mix, and labor and vendor expenses across primary departments
Maintain rolling monthly and quarterly cash flow forecasts at the community and consolidated portfolio level; update regularly with YTD results, revised operational inputs, and known business changes
Monitor portfolio-level KPIs (Occupancy %, Revenue, Rev
POR, EBITDAR
) and incorporate leading indicators into forward-looking forecasts
Continuously improve budget and forecast templates to increase accuracy, repeatability, and usability; support rollout of updated tools and provide guidance to internal stakeholders
Build and execute ad hoc financial models as directed, including: What-if and sensitivity analyses (occupancy, rate, payor mix, labor cost)
Break-even and contribution margin analyses community onboarding pro formas and operational ramp models
Operational restructuring scenario modeling
Ownership group-specific reporting and analysis Assist in preparing budget and forecast presentations for the Director of Finance, senior leadership, and ownership groups Ad Hoc & Special Projects Support financial due diligence, underwriting or disposition analysis for portfolio transactions and new management contracts as needed
Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
Experience & Education 3
- 5 years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, M&A, or strategic finance; prior healthcare and / or senior living industry experience is required
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field; MBA, CPA, or CFA preferred 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.
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