Senior FP&A Leader: Budgeting, Forecasting & Insights

Global Payments Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Payments Inc. in Atlanta, GA seeks an experienced finance leader to own budgeting, forecasting, and long‑range planning. You will drive reporting, variance analysis, and decision support for resource allocation and strategic initiatives.

You will develop integrated financial models, partner with business leaders, and advance planning processes across the organization, delivering timely insights to executives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field.
• Seven or more years of progressive finance experience, including significant experience in financial planning and analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to lead budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, and financial modeling activities.
• Advanced proficiency with Excel and experience working with enterprise planning, ERP, and business-intelligence tools.
• Strong understanding of financial statements, management accounting, and key business drivers.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, presentation, and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines, and influence stakeholders across functions and levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead the annual budget, long-range planning, and periodic forecasting processes, including timelines, assumptions, templates, and management reviews.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly management reporting, including variance analysis, key performance indicators, trend analysis, and actionable commentary.
• Partner with business leaders to evaluate performance, clarify financial implications, and support resource allocation and investment decisions.
• Develop and maintain integrated financial models, scenario analyses, and business cases for strategic initiatives.
• Identify financial risks and opportunities, quantify potential impacts, and recommend practical actions.
• Improve forecast accuracy, reporting efficiency, data quality, and planning processes through standardization and automation.
• Support executive and board-level materials with concise, decision-oriented financial insights.
• Collaborate with Accounting to ensure actual results, accruals, and management reporting are complete, accurate, and aligned.
• Establish consistent performance-management practices and maintain clear documentation of assumptions and methodologies.

Skills

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial modeling

Excel advanced

ERP systems

Business partnering

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field

Tools

Enterprise planning tools

BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau)

Job description

Global Payments Inc. in Atlanta, GA seeks an experienced finance leader to own budgeting, forecasting, and long‑range planning. You will drive reporting, variance analysis, and decision support for resource allocation and strategic initiatives.

You will develop integrated financial models, partner with business leaders, and advance planning processes across the organization, delivering timely insights to executives.