Director, FP&A

Nium • San Francisco, CA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Nium is seeking a highly strategic and hands-on Director of FP&A to lead our financial planning and analysis function. This role will own the company’s financial planning, forecasting, and performance insights, serving as a critical thought partner to executive leadership, the Board, and investors.

Reporting to the VP of Finance, the Director of FP&A will be responsible not just for financial outputs, but for helping the business understand reality, anticipate outcomes, and make better decisions in a complex, global payments environment. This is not merely a reporting role. It is a leadership role that requires strong judgment, deep operational understanding, and the ability to translate complexity into clear, actionable insight.

Requirements

• 12+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, investment banking, or related roles.
• Experience in fintech, payments, or other transaction-based technology businesses.
• Proven ownership of complex, end-to-end planning and forecasting processes in high-growth, global environments.
• Demonstrated ability to build driver-based financial models that reflect how the business actually behaves, not simplistic averages.
• Strong judgment and intellectual curiosity, with a track record of constructively challenging assumptions and anticipating leadership questions.
• Ability to clearly communicate financial insights and implications to executive, Board, and investor audiences.
• High proficiency in Excel and modern financial planning and analytics tools.
• Ability to manage ambiguity, large data sets, and multiple concurrent priorities with discipline and clarity.

Responsibilities

• Own and lead the annual financial planning process, rolling forecasts, and long-range plans with clear timelines, accountability, and rigor.
• Build and maintain driver-based financial forecasts grounded in operational reality, explicitly modeling seasonality, onboarding ramps, client concentration, timing lags, and variability.
• Deliver timely and insightful budget vs. actuals analysis, translating financial variances into underlying operational and commercial drivers.
• Provide client- and cohort-level financial insight, including analysis of top clients, pipeline dynamics, onboarding progress, churn, and margin performance.
• Proactively identify risks, trade-offs, and emerging issues, communicating decision points early rather than explaining outcomes after the fact.
• Partner closely with Revenue Operations, Solutions Engineering, Strategic Finance, and Treasury to ensure financial narratives align with commercial and operational reality.
• Develop financial models and conduct scenario analysis to evaluate growth initiatives, investments, and strategic decisions.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing FP&A team, raising the standard for analytical thinking, judgment, and business understanding.
• Prepare and support financial materials for executive leadership, the Board, and investors, including data room support and diligence requests.
• Implement and scale next-generation FP&A systems and dashboards that integrate financial and operational data, reducing reliance on spreadsheet-centric workflows.

Benefits

• Through competitive salaries, performance bonuses, sales commissions, equity for specific roles and recognition programs, we ensure that all our employees are well rewarded and incentivized for their hard work.
• The wellness of Nium’ers is our #1 priority. We offer medical coverage along with 24/7 employee assistance program, generous vacation programs including our year-end shut down. We also provide a flexible hybrid working environment (3 days per week in the office).
• We are curious, and always want to learn more with a focus on upskilling ourselves. We provide role-specific training, internal workshops, and a learning stipend.
• Since our inception, Nium has received constant recognition and awards for how we approach both our business and talent opportunities. Check out CNBC World’s Top Fintech Companies 2024.
• We recognize that work is also about creating great relationships with each other. We celebrate together with company-wide social events, team bonding activities, happy hours, team offsites, and much more!
• Nium is truly a global company, with more than 33 nationalities, based in 18+ countries and more than 10 office locations. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing a safe and welcoming environment for everyone.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed