WEX Inc

Principal Financial Reporting Analyst

WEX Inc$146K — $161K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field.
  • Minimum of 10 years in analytical and strategic roles, managing complex financial data.
  • Highly self-driven leader with a strong desire for continuous learning and team development.
  • Strong proficiency in analytical modeling, financial forecasting, and data transformation tools.
  • Passion for leveraging new technologies to enhance investment decision-making and thrive in fast-paced environments.
  • Experience deriving actionable insights from complex datasets.

Responsibilities

  • Synthesize complex global results and create a clear narrative for Executive presentation.
  • Build and manage financial models, understanding the interconnectedness of financial statements.
  • Lead the continuous improvement of global forecast and budgeting processes.
  • Analyze key trends and provide data-driven insights for strategic decisions.
  • Identify and implement advanced tools for financial consolidation and predictive analytics.
  • Drive and execute key processes within a matrixed organization across broad stakeholders.
  • Mentor other analysts and foster analytical excellence within the finance organization.

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurances.
  • Retirement savings plan.
  • Paid time off.
  • Health savings account and flexible spending accounts.
  • Life insurance and disability insurance.
  • Tuition reimbursement.
Full Job Description
About team / role

We are seeking a highly analytical, strategic, and proactive Principal Financial Reporting Analyst to join the Corporate Finance team. This role is an integral part of the Corporate FP&A team, helping to lead the global forecast process, financial reporting consolidation, and Executive level story telling to leadership. This role is expected to quickly identify the "what", dive into the details to understand the "why", and formulate the "what's next" as a strategic partner to management.

This role requires 1-2 days in the Portland, ME office a week.

How you'll make an impact
  • Synthesize complex global results, understand key drivers of business performance and knit together a cohesive story across disparate business units into a clear enterprise narrative for Executive presentation.
  • Build and manage financial models, demonstrating comprehension of the interconnectedness of the three main financial statements.
  • Lead continuous improvement of global forecast & budget process, timelines, and deliverables to Corporate.
  • Analyze key trends and provide data-driven insights to influence and support strategic business decisions.
  • Act as a pioneer for the finance org by identifying and implementing advanced tools (Alteryx, Claude) to automate routine consolidation, allowing the team to shift focus to predictive analytics.
  • Own, drive, and fully execute key processes within a matrixed organization and work across broad stakeholders when needed.
  • Act as a "functional lead," driving projects through a matrixed organization and mentoring other analysts to raise the bar for analytical excellence
  • Demonstrate a big-picture, analytical mindset while also possessing the ability to focus on granular detail and effectively communicate key insights.


Experience you'll bring
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related.
  • Minimum of 10 years in analytical and strategic roles (e.g., financial analysis, business analysis, or consulting), with a proven track record of managing complex financial data.
  • Highly self-driven and proactive leader, with a strong desire to continuously learn, grow, and expand business impact while developing teams and future leaders.
  • Strong proficiency-or eagerness to deepen expertise-in advanced analytical modeling, financial forecasting, and data transformation using tools such as Excel, Google Suite, Claude, Alteryx, or UIPath.
  • Passion for leveraging new tools, technologies, and approaches to enhance investment decision-making; thrives in fast-paced, evolving business contexts.
  • Experience deriving actionable insights from complex datasets to inform investment strategies and accelerate growth.


The base pay range represents the anticipated low and high end of the pay range for this position. Actual pay rates will vary and will be based on various factors, such as your qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role. Base pay is one component of WEX's total compensation package. Most sales positions are eligible for commission under the terms of an applicable plan. Non-sales roles are typically eligible for a quarterly or annual bonus based on their role and applicable plan. WEX's comprehensive and market competitive benefits are designed to support your personal and professional well-being. Benefits include health, dental and vision insurances, retirement savings plan, paid time off, health savings account, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability insurance, tuition reimbursement, and more. For more information, check out the "About Us" section.

Pay Range: $146,700.00 - $161,500.00

About WEX Inc

WEX Inc is a provider of corporate payment solutions. The company operates in three segments: Fleet Solutions, Travel and Corporate Solutions, and Health and Employee Benefit Solutions. The Fleet Solutions segment provides payment and transaction processing services to commercial and government fleets. The Travel and Corporate Solutions segment focuses on providing payment solutions to businesses that have employees who travel for work. The Health and Employee Benefit Solutions segment provides healthcare payment products and software, as well as payroll and HR solutions.
Learn more about WEX Inc
Size
5,600 employees
Market Cap
$6.9 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$243.6 million
Founded
1983
5 Year Trend
+12.8%
Revenue
$1.5 billion
NASDAQ

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