Senior Finance Business Partner

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions, enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed in the right ways, all more confidently and more often—that’s what we call the courage to thrive.   We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.

As a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Bank, Elavon is committed to building the platforms and ecosystems that help over 1.5 million customers around the world to achieve their financial goals—no matter what they need. From transaction processing to customer service, to driving innovation and launching new products, we’re building a range of tailored payment solutions powered by the latest technology. As part of our team, you can explore what motivates and energizes your career goals: partnering with our customers, our communities, and each other.

We actively uphold transparent and fair hiring practices that support individual opportunity, inclusive culture, and career mobility across all levels of our organisation.

We offer meaningful opportunities for growth, a culture of inclusion, and a strong commitment to transparency and integrity in everything we do.

Job Description

The Senior Finance Business Partner supporting Payments, will act as a strategic advisor to business leaders, providing financial insight, performance analysis, and decision support to drive growth, profitability, and operational excellence across the Payments business. The role combines strong financial expertise with commercial acumen and stakeholder management to influence business strategy and outcomes. Will act as a bridge between the finance department and other business units, helping to ensure that financial considerations are integrated into business planning and operations.

Expected to move beyond traditional reporting activities and serve as a proactive commercial advisor, challenging assumptions, identifying opportunities, and helping leadership teams make informed decisions that enhance growth, profitability, and shareholder value. The role often operates with significant autonomy and regularly engages with senior business and finance leadership.

Key accountabilities:

• Partner with Payments business leaders to support strategic planning, investment decisions, and execution of growth initiatives.

• Lead forecasting, budgeting, and long-range planning processes for the Payments business.

• Deliver timely financial analysis and insights on revenue, transaction volumes, yield, profitability, and key business drivers.

• Monitor performance against financial targets, identifying risks, opportunities, and actions required to achieve objectives.

• Develop business cases for new products, partnerships, pricing initiatives, and market expansion opportunities.

• Provide financial leadership for commercial negotiations, contract reviews, and customer profitability assessments.

• Support month-end and quarter-end performance reviews, ensuring clear communication of results to senior management.

• Drive continuous improvement in reporting, automation, and business intelligence tools to enhance decision-making.

• Collaborate closely with Product, Sales, Operations, Risk, Technology, and Finance teams to ensure alignment on business priorities.

• Ensure financial governance, controls, and compliance with corporate policies and regulatory requirements.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience

• Typically 5+ years of related experience

Preferred skills/experience:

• Strong background in FP&A, commercial finance, or finance business partnering.

• Good understanding of payment processing, acquiring, merchant services, card payments, fintech, or broader payments ecosystems.

• Advanced financial modelling, forecasting, and analytical capabilities.

• Ability to translate complex data into clear business insights and recommendations.

• Strong communication and influencing skills, with experience engaging senior executives.

• Proven track record of driving business performance and supporting strategic decision-making.

• Experience with BI tools, data analytics, and finance systems preferred.

Additional information

• The role offers a hybrid / flexible schedule, which means there's an in-office expectation of 3 or more days per week and the flexibility to work outside the office location for the other days.

 
This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship

Accessibility

We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment experience. If you need adjustments at any stage of the application or hiring process, please contact your recruiter for guidance and support.

Total Rewards

U.S. Bank is committed to fair, equitable, and transparent compensation practices in line with local regulatory and legal requirements. Our total rewards approach is designed to attract, retain, and support top talent while ensuring equal pay for work of equal value.

We offer a market-competitive compensation package that includes:

• Clearly defined salary ranges aligned with industry benchmarks and internal equity standards.

• Performance-based incentives for eligible employees (as defined by relevant plan rules), awarded through transparent, objective criteria that recognize both individual and company performance.

• Inclusive equitable benefits that are accessible to all employees and focused around our 3 main pillars of financial wellbeing, health & wellness).

• Continuous development opportunities including training, education support, and career progression pathways based on inclusive and transparent criteria.

• Employee recognition programs that celebrate achievements and milestones for all.

We regularly review our compensation and benefits to ensure they remain competitive, inclusive, and responsive to employee needs and market trends. Further details of the compensation package will be provided upon application.

We encourage candidates to explore the full value of our offer, including monetary and non-monetary benefits, at Employee benefits and development | U.S. Bank | Elavon.

Closing Date

Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.

We aim to provide timely updates throughout the process and encourage early applications to ensure consideration.