Director, Finance

Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA. Hybrid schedule with four in-office days per week, Monday through Thursday.

Salary: $150,000–$170,000 per year, adjusted according to experience, training, location, licensure, certifications, market factors, budget, and responsibilities.

Company

hirify.global is a healthcare education organization serving more than 97,000 students through five accredited institutions, supported by 10,000 faculty and colleagues and a 385,000-member alumni community.

What you will do

• Lead annual budgeting, monthly forecasting, and long-range planning based on business drivers and strategic priorities.
• Design scalable forecasting and analytical tools using student-level enrollment, course registration, tuition, and expense data.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting packages and presentations for the C-suite, board, and parent-company partners.
• Deliver P&L, KPI, variance, driver, scenario, and sensitivity analysis across enrollment, revenue, operating expenses, and margin.
• Build business cases for new programs, capital investments, operational improvements, and resource allocation decisions.
• Partner with academic, operations, enrollment, marketing, and accounting teams to improve performance, standardize FP&A processes, automate workflows, and track initiative ROI.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• 8+ years of progressive FP&A or corporate finance experience, including direct people leadership and ownership of enterprise planning processes.
• Strong expertise in financial modeling, forecasting, budgeting, performance analysis, and P&L management.
• Experience building complex forecasting and analytical tools on large data sets, including technology enabled by AI.
• Experience producing polished, accurate executive-level deliverables for C-suite and board audiences.
• Ability to lead complex analysis, influence stakeholders, communicate financial complexity clearly, and deliver quality work at pace.

Nice to have

• MBA, CPA, or CMA.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work environment with four scheduled office days each week.
• Health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• 401(k) retirement program with a 6% employer match.
• Flexible Time Off policy and 12 paid holidays.
• Eligibility for an annual incentive program based on individual and organizational performance.