SVP, Global FP&A

Senior Vice President Of Global Financial Planning & Analysis

WEX is an innovative payments and technology company leading the way in a rapidly changing environment. Our goal is to simplify the business of running a business for our customers and free them to spend more time, with less worry, on the things they love. With operations in over 16 countries and revenues exceeding $2.5 billion, WEX is an innovation-driven company committed to enabling smarter business decisions through powerful data and integrated payment solutions.

WEX is seeking a dynamic Senior Vice President of Global Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) to lead enterprise-wide planning, forecasting and performance management. As a critical member of the CFO's leadership team, this executive will drive alignment across the business and finance organizations, support investor-level insights, and shape the company's long-term financial strategy. This position also holds oversight for legal entity accounting to meet internal timeliness standards established by the CAO, and ensures all SOX control programs across finance adhere to consistent quality standards of GAAP accounting and ANI reporting, prepared for use in SEC regulated external reporting.

Minimum KSA's

• At least 15-20 years of progressive financial management experience required, including global FP&A roles in public companies with $1B+ in revenue, International finance, SOX (or equivalent), and IFRS/SEC reporting responsibilities.
• BS/BA in Finance, Accounting, MBA, or other relevant degree/education.
• Ability to build, lead, and develop high-performing global FP&A teams (25+ individuals) across diverse business lines and functions.
• An entrepreneurial and creative approach to developing new, innovative ideas that will stretch the organization and push boundaries within the industry. The successful candidate will also bring immense curiosity; challenging the status quo and stirring innovative approaches to existing processes and operations.
• The ability to effectively balance the desire/need for broad change with an understanding of organizational capacity, to create realistic, achievable, and successful goals and implementation plans.
• Must be seen as a strong businessperson who knows how to partner with senior executives and guide change.
• Experience working in a matrixed environment, with a strong proven record of influencing various stakeholders.
• Ability to lead and manage transformational change across a company and teams, while building new organizational capabilities and experiences for team members.
• Demonstrated expertise in leveraging advanced data analytics and financial modeling to provide actionable insights and drive strategic decision-making.
• Experience in successful deployment of process efficiency tools and techniques across teams to drive efficiency and rapid decision-making (e.g., Alteryx, UIPath, Anaplan, or similar).
• Ability to understand and digest complex situations quickly and simplify the outputs for executive decision-making.
• Experience in payments, fintech, software or data-driven businesses is strongly preferred.

Job Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Enterprise FP&A Leadership: Oversee all aspects of financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and performance management across business units, geographies and functions.
• Serve as a strategic financial partner: Service as a trusted advisor to the CFO, CEO and executive leadership team (ELT), delivering financial insight and challenge to guide business decision-making, capital allocation and resource prioritization. Partner with our COOs in the day-to-day running of a large, complex set of businesses, spanning all of WEX's segments globally.
• KPI & Performance Management: Develop and refine metrics that drive accountability and execution across the enterprise. Align financial plans with operational goals to ensure delivery of short- and long-term value creation.
• Lead and develop a global team of approximately 90 finance professionals, including direct management of four VPs (International, Corporate, Technology, and Americas FP&A), focusing on business partnering, decision support, and oversight of commission and customer incentive payments. Foster a culture of rigor, transparency, and strategic partnership within the finance function and across the enterprise.
• Drive improved and simplified processes and data analytics to support the business.
• Plan for and advise the company on strategic risks and opportunities; offer context, trade-offs, and recommendations based on financial results, trends, and forecasts.
• Collaborate with senior executives and stakeholders to assess and implement P&L optimization opportunities related to Sales & Marketing ROI, pricing, and/or channel optimization, whilst identifying and managing any associated trade-offs.
• Partner with Treasury, Tax & Accounting functions to deliver analyses and information required to drive key financial decisions across the Commercial Americas geography and other global regions.
• Lead special projects and analysis, including coordination and planning of acquisition transitions, global funding strategy, investor relations, and other management initiatives.
• Contribute to the development and execution of long-term financial strategies. Daily, provide forward-looking financial insights and demonstrate a proactive, solution-oriented approach to risks and opportunities impacting the organization's growth and financial success.

Complexity and Creativity

• Must understand complex accounting & financial issues as they arise and have the ability to resolve issues.
• Must be continually alert to recommend strategic improvements.

Guidance and Freedom to Act

• The position acts with a great deal of autonomy and must be able to make decisions independently, interacting with management at all levels of the Corporation.

Contacts

• Must be able to work with employees and executives at all levels of the Company.
• Proficiency in leading and participating in Board meetings, investor relations forums, and engagements with external auditors.