Synario

10/06/2026

Heading to Buffalo for EACUBO's Annual Conference? So are we!

Synario will be at booth #126. Stop by to meet Michael and Jeff and talk through how higher ed finance teams are using scenario-based planning to navigate a fast-changing landscape.

Don't miss our speaking session:
October 13 | 11:50 AM – 12:50 PM
"Strengthening Long-Term Financial Sustainability through Multi-Year Modeling and Scenario Analysis"

Brian McNeill from Molloy University will share how his team approaches long-range financial planning, alongside Synario's Director of Client Success, Michael Nicolescu, on building models that keep pace with change. Real practitioner insight, paired with the strategic "why" behind it.

See you in Buffalo!

09/30/2026

See you at NACUBO's Planning, Budgeting & Analytics Forum in Coronado! The Synario team is heading back to reconnect with our higher ed finance community, and we've got a lot to share.

Speaking Session: Charting the Course: Long-Range Financial Planning With Synario
October 7 | 9:30–10:00 AM
Join Account Executives Jae Chung and Jeff Lock for a look at how forward-thinking institutions are turning long-range financial planning into a strategic advantage, with practical takeaways for building scenario-based models that hold up under real-world uncertainty.

Stop by Table #12 to meet Jae and Jeff and see how Synario helps higher education finance teams forecast faster and plan with confidence.

09/29/2026

Every capital decision eventually becomes a borrowing question, and borrowing costs turn on a rating.

Synario surfaces an indicator of your Moody's score inside the model. So a scenario shows more than an expense. It shows what the decision may do to your rating, your interest rate, and your ending fund balance together.

Request a demo: https://hubs.li/Q04v-h-Z0

09/24/2026

We're headed to CACUBO 2026 in Omaha!
Synario is looking forward to reconnecting with our higher education finance colleagues at this year's conference.
Stop by Booth #411 to meet our team and see how Synario helps higher ed finance teams plan with confidence!

Catch our speaking session: "Strategic Thinking in Uncertain Times" (Parts I & II)
September 28 | 10:40–11:30 AM & 11:45 AM–12:35 PM
Featuring Rachel Pauletti (Director of Analytics, Forvis Mazars) and our own Michael Nicolescu (Director of Client Success), this session digs into how institutions can plan strategically when the road ahead isn't clear.
Can't make it to the session? Swing by the booth! We'd love to connect.

See you in Omaha!

09/24/2026

A municipal budget can balance in June and start to come apart by fall. The health plan renewal lands above forecast, pharmacy claims jump, and money set aside for road maintenance has to cover the difference.

Healthcare is growing faster than the revenue base behind it. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services projects national health spending to rise 5.4% a year through 2034, compared with 4.1% growth in gross domestic product (GDP).

Our blog looks at what's driving the increase and why municipal finance teams model healthcare across the same 10- to 20-year horizon they use for capital.

Read it here:

Rising healthcare costs are straining municipal budgets. See how long-term scenario modeling helps finance teams plan 10–20 years out and protect services.

09/23/2026

Most finance leaders can name what their model does well. The harder question is what it still cannot answer.

Our Financial Model Readiness Checklist is a short self-assessment across seven areas, from model structure and assumptions through scenario analysis and how results reach leadership.

Every box you leave unchecked points to one specific, solvable gap in your process.

Get your copy: https://hubs.li/Q04xgmj70

09/17/2026

Two scenarios, same model, a public employer of roughly 40 to 50 people.

Base case: health insurance and salaries stay flat.

Second scenario: health costs rise 15% a year and a modest raise is funded across the workforce. Salary and benefit expense doubles in under nine years.

Neither is a prediction. Synario's layered modeling holds both in the same model, so a board can see the gap before it has to choose.

For Glenn Dickerson, CFO of Limerick Township, PA, the real win is time back. Less of it rebuilding models by hand, more of it on the work only he can do.

Request a demo: https://hubs.li/Q04vQxdX0

09/16/2026

We're packing our bags for Omaha and heading to the CACUBO Annual Conference, Sept. 27-29.

Find us at booth 411. We'll be talking capital planning, enrollment scenarios, and how to put the real trade-offs behind a decision in front of a board.

If you're attending, we'd love to connect and hear what you're seeing at your institution.

09/15/2026

Our AI features page is live, showing off two capabilities built for financial analysis rather than bolted onto it.

AI Explain takes any number in your model and gives you a plain-language read of what's driving it. The logic, the assumptions, and how much each one moves the result.

Anomaly Detection works the other way around. It scans a finished report and flags the spikes, trend breaks, and one-time events that fall outside expected norms.

Both are optional. Take a look: https://hubs.li/Q04vPPFv0

09/09/2026

We asked the CFO of Limerick Township what's coming:

A data center in conditional use. Parks that need rebuilding. Emergency services, and what a paid fire staffing model would cost. EMS the township funds. Healthcare, wages, and retirement all rising faster than revenue. Retirements with few ready replacements. Housing affordability. A possible community center. Stormwater fees.

Each one is a decision. Together they're a planning problem.

See how Synario helps public finance teams model competing priorities, test funding options, and understand the long-term impact of each decision before committing. Request a demo: https://hubs.li/Q04vQx-J0