Finance Business Partner

Catalight is the parent organization leading a family of companies (FoC) that includes Easterseals Northern California, Easterseals Hawaii and Catalight Care Services (CCS). Across the four non-profit companies, there are nearly 800 employees working together to responsibly disrupt and transform home and community-based care and help become a diverse, equitable and inclusive organization that works proactively to address complex societal problems such as healthcare access and greater well-being for underrepresented communities.


The Finance Business Partner will play a pivotal role in driving financial strategy, supporting decision-making, and ensuring fiscal stewardship across the organization. As a key member of the Finance team, this individual partners with leadership across departments—including clinical, operational, and development teams—to align financial planning with the organization's mission, individual care goals, and grant-funded initiatives.

This role is ideal for someone who combines strong analytical skills with a collaborative mindset and a passion for advancing equitable, community-centered healthcare. The ideal candidate will bring a commitment to mission-driven work, supporting a nonprofit, healthcare environment where financial excellence directly contributes to improving lives and expanding access to care.

Core Responsibilities & Essential Job Functions

• Analyze financial performance, trends, and variances to provide actionable insights for strategic and operational decisions.
• Lead the annual budget planning process, rolling forecasts, and long-range financial modeling across service lines and departments.
• Develop and present regular financial reports, dashboards, and KPIs for leadership and board-level stakeholders.
• Provide scenario analysis and financial modeling to support new initiatives, capital investments, and strategic partnerships.
• Align financial strategy with organizational mission, participant care priorities, and the regulatory requirements of grant funding and nonprofit accounting.
• Support grant and contract budgeting, including pre- and post-award financial management and funder reporting.
• Evaluate financial feasibility of initiatives including new clinic openings, technology upgrades, and service line expansions.
• Collaborate with fundraising and development teams to support financial planning and impact analysis for donor-funded programs.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, translating complex financial data into actionable insights.
• Facilitate data-informed decision-making across operations, clinical, and executive teams through cross-functional collaboration.
• Support business case development and ROI analysis for key organizational decisions.
• Partner with revenue cycle, operations, and program teams to align financial goals with operational performance.
• Ensure adherence to GAAP, nonprofit accounting standards (including fund accounting), and healthcare regulatory requirements.
• Monitor grant compliance and spending to ensure proper stewardship and adherence to donor/funder intent.
• Support internal and external audits with timely financial reporting and analysis.
• Identify and mitigate financial risks, recommending process improvements to enhance fiscal accountability.
• Lead initiatives to improve financial processes, systems, and reporting efficiency.
• Identify and implement cost-saving opportunities and best practices in budgeting, procurement, and resource allocation.
• Drive continuous improvement in forecasting accuracy and operational planning through system enhancements and process automation.
• Train and mentor team members and non-finance staff in budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis.
• Promote a culture of financial literacy and ownership through workshops, tools, and accessible reporting.
• Stay current on industry trends in healthcare finance, nonprofit regulations, and financial technology innovation.

Qualifications

Education & Experience:

We believe humans with a diverse range of experiences may be suited for the work at hand. We are avoiding education and experience minimums with an acknowledgment that these can be barriers for historically excluded groups. This role is best suited for someone who has experience in strategic financial leadership, collaborative cross-functional partnership, strong analytical and digital finance capabilities, and a high-empathy approach to influencing and supporting diverse stakeholders — including the capacity to translate complex financial concepts for non-financial audiences.

• Formal training in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field (preferred certifications - CPA).
• Strong knowledge of GAAP and healthcare financial models.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (organized by our company values): 

Community oriented: 

• Seeks to understand the underlying needs, desires, and values of colleagues. 
• Proactively builds spaces for others to engage in learning and doing.
• Appreciates and demonstrates collaboration across teams. 
• Serves as a role model, bringing our core values to life in your work. 
• Works well with employees at any level of employment. 

Equity informed:

• Knowledge of multiple historically excluded groups with subject matter knowledge in I/DD (intellectual and developmental disability) communities.
• Interest in working with and elevating employee needs. 
• Approaches work with a growth mindset, welcome feedback, and understand that humans all have biases and are imperfect as a baseline. 

Bold:

• Challenges the status quo in service of creating advocacy informed systems and external partnerships. 
• Experience coaching, facilitating, or working in advocacy spaces. 
• Navigates ambiguity with an excitement for problem solving. 
• Effectively manages programs from visioning to implementation + impact measure.
• Commitment to meet agreed upon deadlines on time or ahead of schedule. 
• Transparent on action, pursuits, and outcomes.

Wellbeing driven: 

• Willingness and commitment to self-reflection and re-thinking.  
• Ability to understand your physical, mental, social, and financial wellbeing needs with a willingness to co-create boundaries that allow you to sustainably show up and honor your humanity.
• Capacity to lead and guide a team towards effective + sustainable wellbeing driven spaces.

Additionally:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with great attention to detail.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate and influence non-financial stakeholders.
• Proficiency in Workday, Adaptive Planning, Power BI, Tableau, and advanced Excel. 
• Strategic thinking with the agility to adapt in a fast-paced environment.
• Business acumen to understand broader operational impacts of financial decisions.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to communicate effectively within the work environment, read and write using the primary language within the workplace.
• Visual and auditory ability to work with clients, staff and others in the workplace continuously.
• Frequent speaking and listening (25-75%) to clients, staff, and others in the workplace.
• Utilize computer and cell phone for effective communication.

Conditions of Employment

• Ability to obtain and maintain criminal record clearance through the Department of Justice (DOJ). The People & Performance Department must analyze DOJ/FBI live scan reports in accordance with applicable Federal, State, and Local laws, as well as fitness for the position.
• Must be able to pass credit check.
• Ability to obtain and maintain clearance through the Office of Inspector General.
• Must attend any required training.

About Us

At Catalight, we embrace people’s differences — both visible and invisible. And we believe everyone deserves to be understood, respected and celebrated for their many contributions. That’s why we have a bold vision to break down barriers and biases to create a more equitable world, so people with developmental disabilities can choose their own paths.

We do this by providing access to innovative, individualized care services, clinical research and advocacy and, through the work of our affiliate partners, Easterseals Northern California and Easterseals Hawaii, we provide services to people with disabilities and their families to support them across their care journey.

Our purpose-driven teams are creating a pathway to a more impactful future. Empowering others and fostering an inclusive environment that embodies our core values to ensure we grow responsibly.

The listed salary range for this position is an expected range. The actual offer will be at the company’s sole discretion and determined by relevant business considerations, including the final candidate’s qualifications, years of experience, skillset, and geographic location.

The statements contained in this job description reflect general details as necessary to describe the principal functions of this job. It should not be considered an all-inclusive listing of work requirements. Individuals may perform other duties as assigned, including work in other functional areas as deemed fit for the organization.

Catalight is an equal opportunity employer.

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Compensation:

The statements contained in this job description reflect general details as necessary to describe the principal functions of this job. It should not be considered an all-inclusive listing of work requirements. Individuals may perform other duties as assigned, including work in other functional areas as deemed fit for the organization.