About Team / Role
WEX is seeking a highly analytical and self-driven Senior Financial Analyst (FA4) to join our FP&A organization. In this role, you will act as a dedicated financial lead and strategic partner to Technology, Product, and Commercial leadership teams, delivering comprehensive budgeting, forecasting, capital expenditure management, and deep-dive analytics to support executive decision-making. You will provide critical insights to leadership while driving financial clarity, accountability, audit compliance, and operational efficiency across the global Technology organization.
How You'll Make an Impact
- Strategic Business Partnering & Leadership: Act as a key thought partner to Technology, Product, and Commercial leaders. Build strong cross-functional partnerships, connecting Technology & Digital teams with Commercial Finance partners to enable informed decision-making and align project delivery timelines with financial constraints. Develop best practice reporting and explain financial findings to all leadership levels.
- Financial Reporting & Forecasting: Deliver transparent, high-quality monthly financial reporting and forward-looking projections for operating expenses and capital spend across cost categories, teams, and strategic initiatives. Drive financial visibility for Executive Leadership Team (ELT) stakeholders, highlighting cost drivers, resource investments, and performance metrics.
- CapEx Lifecycle & Capital Planning: Utilize and leverage capital reporting and tracking tools for multi-million dollar annual capital portfolios. Develop sophisticated cost models, apply capitalization rates to compensation data, and integrate project-tracking tools (e.g., Jira) with ERP/Anaplan systems to track capital delivery. Implement and enhance capital planning tools in alignment with enterprise FP&A upgrades.
- Month-End Close & Audit Compliance: Lead monthly and quarterly close processes, including accruals, reclassifications, variance analysis, and reconciliation of financial systems. Enforce compliance with accounting policies, maintain robust documentation, enforce materiality thresholds (e.g., $250k), and perform relevant monthly SOX controls.
- Process Automation & Continuous Improvement: Champion the modernization of financial processes by identifying and eliminating non-value-added activities. Implement automated workflows, standardized templates, and reporting dashboards using tools like Alteryx, Tableau, and UIPath to shift focus from manual data processing to strategic analysis.
Experience You'll Bring
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field; MBA or professional certification preferred.
- Experience: 5–10+ years of progressive Finance or Accounting experience, with demonstrated success supporting cross-functional technology, IT, or commercial organizations.
- Technical Proficiency: Advanced Excel skills (complex modeling, advanced formulas, pivot tables) and experience with enterprise ERP and FP&A platforms (Anaplan, PeopleSoft, Hyperion, SAP, Oracle). Hands-on experience or proficiency with automation and data visualization tools (Alteryx, UIPath, Tableau, Power BI).
- Analytical Rigor & Compliance: Strong financial acumen with proven ability to synthesize complex data sets into actionable executive insights. Expertise in applying capitalization policies, maintaining SOX controls, and ensuring audit readiness.
- Communication & Influence: Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical/financial concepts for cross-functional stakeholders and ELT members.
- Process Leadership: Proven "fix and build" mindset with a track record of streamlining manual workflows, standardizing reporting, and driving operational efficiency.
- Adaptability & Collaboration: Ability to work independently in a hybrid environment, lead initiatives across matrixed teams, and adapt quickly to shifting priorities.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
- 5-10+ years of progressive Finance or Accounting experience
- Experience supporting cross-functional technology, IT, or commercial organizations
- Advanced Excel skills, including complex modeling, advanced formulas, and pivot tables
- Experience with enterprise ERP and FP&A platforms such as Anaplan, PeopleSoft, Hyperion, SAP, or Oracle
- Experience or proficiency with Alteryx, UiPath, Tableau, Power BI, or similar automation and data visualization tools
- Expertise applying capitalization policies, maintaining SOX controls, and ensuring audit readiness
- Strong financial analysis and ability to translate complex data into executive insights
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Proven experience streamlining workflows, standardizing reporting, and driving operational efficiency
- Ability to work independently in a hybrid environment and lead initiatives across matrixed teams
- MBA or professional certification
WEX Inc. Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Leave offerings are portrayed as a standout, with generous PTO and additional paid time for volunteering. Time-off flexibility is also positioned as a meaningful part of the overall rewards experience.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are presented as strong, including a 401(k) match that is described as competitive. This element appears to materially strengthen the total rewards package even when cash compensation feels less compelling.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Variable compensation is sometimes framed positively through bonuses and uncapped earning potential in sales-oriented roles. Stock options are also cited as an additional reward component that can improve perceived total compensation.
WEX Inc. Insights
What We Do
We simplify complex payment systems for fleets, corporate payments, and healthcare—unlocking insights, opportunities, and efficiencies to give you greater control of your business. Powered by the belief that complex payment systems can be made simple, WEX (NYSE: WEX) is a leading financial technology service provider across a wide spectrum of sectors, including fleet, travel and healthcare. WEX operates in more than 10 countries and in more than 20 currencies through approximately 4,900 associates around the world. WEX fleet cards offer approximately 14 million vehicles exceptional payment security and control; our travel and corporate solutions business processes over $35 billion of purchase volume annually; and the WEX Health financial technology platform helps 343,000 employers and more than 28 million consumers better manage healthcare expenses.








