Lead FP&A Business Partner - Product

Full Timelead

Atlanta, Georgia, United States; Center Valley, Pennsylvania, United States; Tampa, Florida, United StatesPosted 2 days ago

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<div class="content-intro"><h2 class="iCIMS_InfoMsg iCIMS_InfoField_Job">Overview</h2> <div class="iCIMS_InfoMsg iCIMS_InfoMsg_Job"> <div class="iCIMS_Expandable_Container"> <div class="iCIMS_Expandable_Text"> Shift4 (NYSE: FOUR) is boldly redefining commerce by simplifying complex payments ecosystems across the world. As the leader in commerce-enabling technology, Shift4 powers billions of transactions annually for hundreds of thousands of businesses in virtually every industry. For more information, visit <a href="http://www.shift4.com/" target="_blank">www.shift4.com</a>. </div> </div> </div></div>Shift4 is expanding globally and hiring for a newly-created role! We are seeking a key Lead FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis) Business Partner to support our Product Organization. You will be the financial architect embedded within our Product and Engineering teams, helping to steer the ship for our flagship products, payments platforms, and international expansion initiatives. Responsibilities You will serve as the strategic "co-pilot" to our Product leaders, ensuring that our innovation is backed by rigorous financial logic and high-yield ROI. <ul> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strategic Business Partnering: Act as the primary financial advisor to the Product Organization. You’ll translate complex product roadmaps into financial forecasts and help leaders make data-driven decisions on resource allocation.</li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Go-To-Market (GTM) Support: Partner with the Product Marketing and commercial teams to build financial models for new product launches, tracking payback periods, LTV:CAC, and attach rates.</li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Full-Cycle Financial Management: Lead the annual budgeting and monthly forecasting processes for the Product org. You’ll own the "why" behind the numbers, providing deep-dive variance analysis that goes beyond the spreadsheet.</li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Performance Metrics & Reporting: Develop and monitor KPIs specific to our verticals and product-level P&Ls. You’ll turn raw transaction data into actionable insights for the executive team.</li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Investment ROI & Modeling: Build robust, driver-based models to evaluate the financial viability of new features, strategic acquisitions, and international expansion .</li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Operational Excellence: Partner with the Accounting team during the close cycles to ensure accuracy in R&D capitalization and departmental spend.</li> </ul>   Qualifications <ul> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">4–6 years of experience in FP&A, Corporate Finance, or Strategic Planning, ideally within the Fintech, Payments, or SaaS sectors.</li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">High proficiency in financial modeling and a "product-first" mindset. You understand how a line of code translates into a transaction fee or a subscription renewal.</li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Expert-level Excel/Google Sheets skills. Experience with ERP/Planning tools and BI tools is a major plus.</li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">You embody our core values of Boldness, Excellence, Ownership, and Trust. You don't wait for permission to solve a problem; you own it from end-to-end.</li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Ability to present complex financial data to non-finance "Product People" in a way that is clear, compelling, and actionable.</li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Solid communication skills in English, both verbal and written.</li> </ul><div class="content-conclusion">We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. <hr>  </div>