Director of FP&A, Technology & Digital

About team / role

Join our dynamic, fast paced, FP&A team to partner with the Executive leaders of Technology and Product. The Director of FP&A will lead financial planning and performance management for WEX's Technology and Digital organizations. This role is responsible for driving financial rigor, transparency, and strategic alignment across a complex, innovation-driven portfolio of investments.

The Director of FP&A will ensure that resources are deployed effectively, balancing innovation, operational efficiency, and long-term value creation. Through a data-driven and forward-looking approach, this leader will enhance forecasting accuracy, improve investment visibility, and enable informed decision-making that supports WEX's growth and digital transformation strategy.

How you'll make an impact

Strategic Planning and Financial Execution:

• Lead the annual operating plan, quarterly forecasts, and long-range planning processes for Technology and Digital

• Drive visibility into key cost drivers (headcount, vendor spend, cloud costs, software, infrastructure)

• Manage day-to-day operations, including month end close, quarterly forecast and stakeholder support for Technology, Digital & Operations.

• Enhance forecasting tools, processes, and systems (e.g., Anaplan, reporting platforms)

Performance Management & Investment Oversight:

• Develop and maintain KPIs and dashboards to monitor financial and operational performance

• Identify risks and opportunities, proactively recommending mitigation or optimization actions

• Improve alignment between financial performance and operational execution.

Strategic Partnership & Executive Advisory:

• Serve as a trusted advisor to the CTO, CDO and senior leaders.

• Translate complex financial data into clear, executive-ready insights for CFO, ELT, and Board discussions

• Support strategic initiatives including digital transformation, systems modernization, automation, and AI/ML investments

Champion Continuous Improvement:

• Lead and develop a high-performing FP&A team, fostering accountability and strong business partnership.

• Drive continuous improvement across FP&A processes, analytics, and reporting capabilities.

• Champion adoption of data-driven tools and business intelligence to enhance forecast precision and operational efficiency.

Experience you'll bring

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline required

• Minimum of 10 -15 years in analytical and strategic roles (e.g., financial analysis, business analysis, or consulting), with a proven track record of managing complex investment portfolios

• Demonstrated ability to lead capital investment planning and decision-making in matrixed organizations, balancing the needs of diverse stakeholders and aligning with corporate growth strategies.

• Skilled at building partnerships across functions, particularly with Commercial Finance, to develop robust revenue models and investment frameworks.

• Success navigating and influencing in highly dynamic, multi-stakeholder environments, driving consensus and delivering results under pressure.

• Strong proficiency-or eagerness to deepen expertise-in advanced analytical modeling, financial forecasting, and data transformation using tools such as Excel, Google Suite, Alteryx, or UIPath.

• Passion for leveraging new tools, technologies, and approaches to enhance investment decision-making; thrives in fast-paced, evolving business contexts.

• Experience deriving actionable insights from complex datasets to inform investment strategies, accelerate growth, and optimize capital allocation.

• Highly self-driven and proactive leader, with a strong desire to continuously learn, grow, and expand business impact while developing teams and future leaders.