Director, Cost of Volume FP&A - Europe

VISA; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Visa seeks a Finance Director, Cost of Volume to lead Europe-wide COV planning, forecasting and performance management. You will work with Cluster Finance and the global COV COE to ensure accurate submissions, strong controls and transparent COV reporting across Europe.

The role drives regional implementation of the new COV definition within the EPM framework and supports clusters in adopting standardized processes and tools.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in FP&A, financial planning or related finance discipline within a complex multi-market org.
• Strong understanding of planning, forecasting and performance management.
• Ability to translate complex financial drivers into concise insights for senior stakeholders.
• Experience implementing financial process change and standardised reporting.
• Experience with dashboards, data controls and process automation is advantageous.
• Excellent written and verbal communication across countries/cultures.

Responsibilities

• Lead Europe COV budget, outlook and forecasting across clusters and countries.
• Promote accurate, timely and consistent COV submissions and understanding of key movements, risks and opportunities.
• Consolidate and challenge COV forecasts and provide decision-oriented insights for Europe FP&A leadership.
• Establish consistent analytical approaches for explaining actual vs forecast performance.
• Develop COV dashboards and reporting aligned with the new COV definition and GARP cube.
• Lead regional implementation of COV planning within EPM across Europe.
• Coordinate testing and adoption of COV capabilities and tools developed by the global COE.
• Automate COV data collection, validation and reporting in line with FP&A roadmap.
• Provide training and materials for new COV processes and tools.
• Maintain governance, controls and documentation for regional COV processes.

Skills

FP&A mastery

Forecasting

Performance management

Financial analysis

Stakeholder management

Process automation

Multi-market coordination

Tools

Enterprise planning platforms

Job description

Visa seeks a Finance Director, Cost of Volume to lead Europe-wide COV planning, forecasting and performance management. You will work with Cluster Finance and the global COV COE to ensure accurate submissions, strong controls and transparent COV reporting across Europe.

The role drives regional implementation of the new COV definition within the EPM framework and supports clusters in adopting standardized processes and tools.