Finance Director

Global Payments UK Ltd; Leicester; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading payment technology company seeks a Finance Director to drive financial strategy and performance for the UK&I business. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience in FP&A roles and demonstrated leadership in financial management. This position involves leading a team and collaborating across various departments to achieve business objectives.

Qualifications

• 8 years plus PQE experience in relevant FP&A roles.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge.
• Ability to interface regularly with business leaders.

Responsibilities

• Set financial direction through performance management and budget control.
• Lead a team of 15 in FP&A and pricing.
• Review capital business cases to inform decision making.

Skills

Leadership

Financial Management

Communication

Project Management

Problem Resolution

Stakeholder Management

Job description

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Every day, Global Payments makes it possible for millions of people to move money between buyers and sellers using our payments solutions for credit, debit, prepaid and merchant services. Our worldwide team helps over 3 million companies, more than 1,300 financial institutions and over 600 million cardholders grow with confidence and achieve amazing results. We are driven by our passion for success and we are proud to deliver best-in-class payment technology and software solutions. Join our dynamic team and make your mark on the payments technology landscape of tomorrow.

About Us

Global Payments is a Fortune 500 worldwide payment technology and software company, providing the world’s leading complete commerce ecosystem to businesses of every size. Our unique, connected infrastructure serves every dimension of commerce, carrying billions of transactions every year—safely and seamlessly.

In the UK & I we employ over 500 people across 5 sites and work with over 60k customers including blue chip companies such as The Post Office, Five Guys & Trainline.

About the Role

In addition to providing strong leadership of the UK&I finance and pricing function, the successful candidate will work directly with the UK&I MD and be a key member of the senior leadership team, including responsibility for the following areas:

Setting the financial direction of the business, through the creation, control, monitoring and achievement of performance to budget and monthly forecasts, as well as longer term strategic plans for the UK&I and International Acquiring business units

Being a key member of the global Business Financial Services (BFS) team, meeting corporate deadlines for regular reporting, as well as ad hoc requests

Business partnering closely with the MD and sales management team to set and deliver annual sales targets

Pro actively driving collaboration across functional areas such data analytics, sales operations, pricing and scheme management team to elevate financial management and reporting

Reviewing and assessing all business cases that require capital outlay, highlighting key benefits and risks to ensure the business is making well informed decisions

Leading and inspiring a team of 15 people across FP&A and pricing, ensuring development and career progression opportunities

Having a full understanding of the regulatory obligations and liabilities that come with the role of Finance Director of a regulated entity and ensuring oversight of the associated financial risks and mitigation of any issues

Developing and maintaining appropriate pricing governance frameworks

About You

8 years plus PQE experience in relevant FP&A roles

Financial leadership experience, with a curious and proactive outlook to problem resolution

Strong technical accounting knowledge, excellent communication, organisation and project management skills

Proven ability to build relationships, influence, and communicate effectively managing multiple stakeholders, including senior leadership

Ability to interface regularly with Business leaders and articulate complex issues and solutions

Demonstrates an appreciation of a diverse workforce and uses differences in perspective and / or style to add value to decision making and organizational success