FPA Manager, Paymode
Portsmouth - UK
Job Summary
Are you ready to transform the way businesses pay and get paid Bottomline is a global leader in business payments and cash management with over 35 years of experience and moving more than $16 trillion in payments annually. Were looking for passionate individuals to join our team and help drive impactful results for our customers. If youre dedicated to delighting customers and promoting growth and innovation - we want you on our team!
Role:
TheFP&AManagerPaymodewill serve as a key finance partner for one of Bottomlines most critical products providing financial insight planning support and decision guidance in a fast-paced high-accountability environment. This role will support the Paymode business by analyzing key economic drivers including revenue performance customer adoption transaction volume pricing dynamics margin trends retention and growth opportunities and translating those insights into clear recommendations for business leaders.
Reporting to the Director FP&A Paymode this is a high-impact individual contributor role for someone who can operate independently partner effectively with senior stakeholders and grow into broader leadership responsibilities over time. The successful candidate will bring strong FP&A experience with payments or fintech experience strongly preferred sound judgment and the ability to balance multiple competing priorities with urgency and attention to detail. We are looking for a proactive collaborative finance partner who builds trust quickly takes ownership and is energized by working in a private equity-backed performance-driven environment.
How you will contribute:
- Lead forecasting budgeting and long-range planning activities for the Paymode business.
- Analyze Paymode-specific business drivers including transaction volume payment volume customer adoption revenue yield pricing implementation timing customer profitability and margin trends.
- Partner with business leaders to deliver financial insights that drive profitable growth and operational efficiency.
- Build and maintain complex financial models supporting revenue expenses investments and strategic initiatives.
- Develop decision-support analyses including ROI analyses business cases scenario planning sensitivity analyses pricing strategies and trade-off recommendations to support product investments customer initiatives and strategic decisions.
- Monitor business performance through monthlyclose forecast reviews QBRs leadership business reviews KPI dashboards variance analysis and board or PE reporting as needed; identify trends risks and opportunities and provide actionable recommendations to leadership.
- Translate large amounts of data into clear concise financial narratives for executive stakeholders.
- Drive continuous improvement in reporting forecasting accuracy planning processes and financial discipline.
- Partner closely with Product Sales Customer Success Operations Accounting BI/Data and broader Finance teams to connect financial performance to key business priorities and execution.
- Successfully manage multiple high-priority deliverables while maintaining attention to detail and meeting deadlines.
RequiredTechnicalSkills and Competencies:
- Demonstrated success partnering with senior business leaders and influencing decision-making.
- Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills with strong forecasting budgeting analytical and decision-support capabilities.
- Experience developing executive-ready PowerPoint materials and financial narratives for senior leadership board or private equity audiences.
- Ability to partner effectively withAccountingon actuals review accruals variance explanations and forecast accuracy.
- Ability to navigate ambiguity and prioritize effectively in a fast-paced environment.
- Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills.
- Proven ability to manage multiple competing priorities with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
- Self-motivated go-getter mindset with a bias toward action.
Preferred Skills:
- Experience supporting recurring revenue SaaS fintech payments or technology businesses with exposure to revenue volume retention pricing and margin drivers strongly preferred.
- Experience with BI planning or ERP tools preferred.
- Prior experience working in a private equity-backed organization preferred.
Education & Experience:
- 57 years of progressive experience in FP&A corporate finance strategic finance or related roles with experience supporting SaaS fintech payments or recurring revenue businesses preferred.
- Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting Economics or related field.
- MBA CPA CFA or other relevant advanced degree or certification preferred but not required.
We welcome talent at all career stages and are dedicated to understanding and supporting additional needs. Were proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive and open environment for everyone.
Required Experience:
Manager
About Company
Bottomline Technologies helps businesses pay and get paid. We help our customers to make complex business payments simple, smart and secure. Businesses and banks rely on Bottomline for domestic and international payments, effective cash management tools, automated workflows for paym ... View more