Financial Analyst - Product

Global Payments; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Payments in the United Kingdom is seeking a Financial Analyst to join our Product FP&A team and help unlock the potential of our products. You will support budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and performance management for product areas, analysing performance and investment spend and building financial models to inform business cases and scenarios.

You will collaborate with Product, Technology, and Commercial teams to gather inputs, challenge assumptions, and deliver clear commentary for

Qualifications

• Pursuing or completed CIMA/ACCA/ACA.
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or related.
• Experience in financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and data management.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with data visualization ability (Power BI).
• Understanding FP&A processes including budgeting and forecasting.

Responsibilities

• Support budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and performance management for product areas.
• Analyse product performance, investment spend, revenue, cost, margin, and drivers.
• Identify risks, opportunities, trends and variances; provide commentary to inform decisions.
• Build and maintain financial models for business cases and scenarios.
• Support investment prioritisation, capital planning, governance and tracking.
• Prepare Quarterly Product Reviews with analysis and materials.
• Collaborate across Product, Technology, Commercial and Finance to gather inputs and resolve queries.
• Provide ad hoc analysis, modelling and presentations for senior stakeholders.

Skills

Power BI

Financial analysis

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

FP&A processes

Education

CIMA/ACCA/ACA

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics

Job description

Are you ready to write your next chapter?

Make your mark at one of the biggest names in payments. We’re looking for a Financial Analyst to join our ever-evolving Product FP&A team and help us unleash the potential of every business.

What you’ll do as the Financial Analyst

You will support the Product Finance team with financial planning, product performance analysis, and investment appraisal. Working alongside experienced finance colleagues and Product stakeholders, you will take responsibility for defined analysis and reporting deliverables, while building the commercial understanding and stakeholder skills to develop into a trusted finance business partner.

Key Responsibilities:

Support finance colleagues in working with Product leaders, preparing financial insight and helping investigate the assumptions behind business decisions.

• Support budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and performance management for assigned product areas, taking responsibility for agreed inputs, analysis, and reporting outputs.
• Analyse product performance, investment spend, revenue, cost, margin, and key business drivers.
• Identify and investigate risks, opportunities, trends, and variances, preparing clear commentary and contributing to recommendations with guidance from finance colleagues.
• Build and maintain financial models and contribute analysis to business cases and scenarios for product investments, growth opportunities, and strategic initiatives.
• Support investment prioritisation, capital planning, governance, and tracking against approved business cases.
• Help prepare Quarterly Product Reviews through financial analysis, performance commentary, and supporting materials.
• Build effective working relationships across Product, Technology, Commercial, and Finance to gather inputs, understand business drivers, and resolve queries, progressively taking a more active role in stakeholder discussions.
• Prepare ad hoc analysis, modelling, and presentations to support finance colleagues in responding to senior stakeholder and executive requests.

What you’ll bring

• Working towards, or recently completed, a professional accountancy qualification such as CIMA, ACCA or ACA.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related discipline.
• Relevant experience supporting financial analysis, reporting, forecasting, and data management.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience using data visualisation and reporting tools such as Power BI.
• Experience building or maintaining financial models, with an interest in developing business case and scenario analysis skills.
• A working understanding of FP&A processes, including budgeting, forecasting, and performance management.
• The ability to build effective working relationships, ask thoughtful questions, and develop confidence in working with stakeholders.
• Clear communication skills, with the ability to explain financial analysis and key findings to finance and non‑finance colleagues.
• A proactive approach, commercial curiosity, and a desire to develop into a finance business partner, with the ability to manage agreed deliverables and seek guidance when needed.
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high‑quality, accurate financial analysis.

It’s a bonus if you have

• Previous experience using Power BI to build dashboards and support decision‑making.
• Exposure to commercial analysis or business case preparation, with an interest in understanding how financial insight informs business decisions.
• Understanding of accounting principles and financial reporting frameworks would be advantageous but is not essential.
• Experience supporting payments, fintech, or product‑led businesses, with an understanding of product performance, investment decisions, and commercial drivers.

£60,000 is the expected salary range for this job requisition.

At this time, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position.

Candidates must be legally authorized to work for any employer in the United Kingdom on a full‑time basis without the need for current or future immigration sponsorship.

About the team

Our inclusive and global teams win together every day. We’re proud to have the best minds in the industry, who you can learn from as you grow your career. The people, the energy, the connections – it’s unmatched. Come and be part of an ever‑evolving company and get dynamic opportunities that go beyond borders.

What makes a Globalpayer?

Globalpayers think like a client, act like an owner and win as one team. We’re curious and innovative – always finding better ways to deliver impact. We empower each other to make decisions, and it’s our passion that drives excellence in everything we set out to do.

Explore the benefits we offer to Globalpayers in the United Kingdom

My Health

We offer access to medical coverage that supports the health and wellbeing for you and your family

My Money

In addition to base salary, you may be eligible for bonuses and/or equity awards, determined by role, level, impact, and our policies.

My Lifestyle

We have a dedicated Wellness Week each year - which includes an extra paid day off - so you can take time to relax, recharge and invest in your wellbeing

My Family

FLEX, our family inclusion community, offers support for all Globalpayers at every stage, from raising families to caring for loved ones

My Time Off

We offer paid time off and public holidays so you can rest, recharge and spend time on what matters most.