Director, Payments & Financial Services

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🔥 17 minutes ago

🇨🇦 Canada – Remote

💵 CA$153k - CA$190k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

💸 Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

Where this job comes from

Posted on FreshBooks's careers page, not through a job board

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FreshBooks

201 - 500 employees

Founded 2003

🤝 B2B

☁️ SaaS

💸 Finance

💰 $125M Debt Financing on 2022-08

B2B • SaaS • Finance

FreshBooks is a cloud-based accounting software service designed for small business owners. It offers an easy-to-use platform to manage invoices, expenses, time tracking, and payments. FreshBooks allows users to streamline their accounting processes and improve their financial operations through automation and cloud technology, making it a popular choice among entrepreneurs and freelancers.

📋 Description

• Run the Payments business day-to-day and deliver in-year P&L impact across Payments and Financial Services • Own weekly, monthly, P&L, and KPI operating reviews with FP&A and Data & Analytics • Own TPV and revenue forecasts; monitor net revenue, TPV, and Payments-attached-user targets and close performance gaps • Translate performance insights into executive-ready recommendations • Lead high-value Payments initiatives including surcharging, repricing, AutoPay, Optimized Payments/interchange, BNPL, and embedded partner launches • Manage the Payments portfolio, prioritize initiatives, influence resources, and hold partners accountable • Own payouts, reconciliation, processor and payout workflows, and cost/error/support-volume automation • Oversee 1099 operations, compliance reviews, and PayFac sub-merchant controls for chargebacks, fraud, and merchant-default monitoring • Own vendor and partner onboarding and operational performance, including uptime, SLAs, security, and compliance • Manage Stripe relationships and support partner/vendor negotiations with BNPL providers, processors, and card networks • Steward external advisor and consultant engagements • Own high-value customer strategy, strategic pricing, repricing, and pricing guardrails • Balance customer growth, margin discipline, and PayFac sub-merchant risk • Partner across Product, Engineering, Marketing, Sales, Operations, Support, and Risk to drive outcomes • Chair Payments leadership forums and represent the business in cross-LOB and executive forums • Partner with Risk and Finance on risk strategy, guardrails, compliance, and regulatory obligations • Track payments and fintech ecosystem developments and translate them into action and strategy • Own sub-12-month strategy and partner with the GM on annual and 2027 planning • Contribute to positioning, PMM, GTM, adjacent product expansion, business cases, ROI models, and post-launch accountability

🎯 Requirements

• 8+ years in payments, fintech, embedded finance, or SaaS financial services, including demonstrated commercial ownership of revenue, margin, pricing, or partner economics • Deep, hands-on understanding of processing and interchange, PayFac/sub-merchant models, BNPL, TPV and attach-rate dynamics, pricing, repricing, and margin management • Proven experience owning or delivering to a P&L • Strong financial and analytical acumen • Track record leading cross-functional execution across Product, Engineering, Marketing, Sales, Operations, Support, and Risk • Experience managing external partners, processors, or networks such as Stripe, card networks, and BNPL providers • Strong executive communication and influencing skills without direct authority • Ability to operate strategically and tactically in a dynamic, fast-paced environment • Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or a related field

🏖️ Benefits

• Incentive programs • Equity grant • Comprehensive health and wellness benefits • Flexible vacation plan • Retirement savings program or pension plan matched to local office • Stock options for every full-time employee • Parental leave and new parent support • Annual healthy living credit • Comprehensive medical and dental benefits • Fertility and gender-affirming benefits dependent on region • Peer Recognition Program • Employee Assistance Program • Headphone credit • Meaningful in-person gatherings for onsite and remote employees • Beautiful office spaces in Toronto, Amsterdam, and San Luis Potosi • Home office credit where no FreshBooks office is accessible • Supportive peer group, mentors, and leaders • Company onboarding • Career development through continuous coaching, training, and learning on the job • Employment accommodation during the recruitment process

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