Sr Director, Financial Planning & Analysis (JAX, FL - Hybrid)

About the role

As Senior Director of FP&A — Transformation & M&A, you will sit at the intersection of strategic finance and enterprise change. You will lead the financial architecture of FIS’s most consequential initiatives—mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and large-scale finance transformation programs. Partnering directly with executive leadership, Corporate Development, and business unit leaders, you will bring rigorous financial discipline to complex, high-stakes decisions.

Responsibilities

• Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures:
  • Lead end-to-end financial due diligence for acquisitions, partnerships, and divestitures, including quality of earnings, synergy validation, and risk assessment
  • Build and own complex valuation and transaction models, including DCF, LBO, accretion/dilution, and scenario analyses
  • Define and track financial integration roadmaps, ensuring synergy targets translate into realized P&L impact
  • Partner with Corporate Development, Legal, and business leaders to structure deals and support board and executive-level presentations
  • Manage post-close financial integration, including carve-out accounting, stranded cost elimination, and systems consolidation planning
• Finance Transformation:
  • Lead enterprise finance transformation initiatives, including planning process redesign, financial systems modernization, and analytics capability building
  • Define the future-state operating model for FP&A, including data governance, KPI frameworks, and reporting standardization
  • Drive adoption of advanced planning tools, automation, and AI-enabled analytics to improve forecast accuracy and cycle time
  • Establish and enforce financial governance standards across business units to ensure consistency and control
  • Identify and eliminate inefficiencies in planning, reporting, and close processes, delivering measurable productivity improvements
• Strategic Partnership & Leadership:
  • Serve as a trusted financial advisor to executive and business unit leaders on capital allocation, investment prioritization, and strategic trade-offs
  • Translate complex financial analysis into clear, compelling narratives for board, investor, and executive audiences
  • Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of FP&A professionals, fostering a culture of analytical rigor and continuous improvement
  • Represent FP&A in cross-functional steering committees and transformation governance forums

Requirements

• Expertise in M&A financial modeling, transaction structuring, and integration finance
• Demonstrated track record leading or significantly contributing to finance transformation programs in large, complex organizations
• Deep knowledge of P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, and valuation mechanics
• Experience partnering with Corporate Development, Investment Banking, or Private Equity in a deal context
• Proficiency with enterprise financial planning systems (e.g., Anaplan, Adaptive, Hyperion) and data visualization tools
• Exceptional executive communication skills with the ability to synthesize complexity into clear strategic insights
• Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing teams in matrixed, fast-paced environments

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a skills-based equivalent
• Experience in fintech, payments, financial services technology, or similarly regulated environments
• Background in carve-out finance, stranded cost analysis, or post-merger integration
• Exposure to AI/ML applications in financial planning and forecasting
• Experience presenting to boards of directors, audit committees, or investors
• MBA, CPA, CFA, or comparable advanced certification
• Familiarity with ERP and financial data architecture (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Workday)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in fintech, payments, financial services technology, or similarly regulated environments
• Background in carve-out finance, stranded cost analysis, or post-merger integration
• Exposure to AI/ML applications in financial planning and forecasting
• Experience presenting to boards of directors, audit committees, or investors
• MBA, CPA, CFA, or comparable advanced certification
• Familiarity with ERP and financial data architecture (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Workday)

What We Offer You

• Opportunities to make an impact in fintech
• Personal and professional learning
• Inclusive, diverse work environment
• Resources to give back to your community
• Competitive salary and benefits

EEO Information

FIS is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. The EEO is the Law poster is available here supplement document available here