Finance Director

GBG•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

As part of GBG’s global Finance organization, the Finance Director, Americas will serve as a strategic business partner to the regional leadership team, providing high‑impact financial forecasting, analysis, and insight across the Americas Identity and Location businesses. This role plays a critical part in connecting financial performance to commercial execution and regional growth priorities. The primary objective of the role is to help the business understand its key revenue and performance drivers, strengthen forecasting accuracy, and influence positive change through proactive financial leadership. This is a highly visible role that requires strong commercial acumen, executive‑level communication skills, and the ability to partner effectively with both finance and non‑finance stakeholders.

Requirements

Minimum of 5+ years of progressive experience in accounting and/or finance, with exposure to both public and private environments
Solid working knowledge of US GAAP and IFRS, with the ability to interpret and apply standards in a business context
Strong financial modeling, analytical, and quantitative skills, with the ability to translate data into actionable insight
Demonstrated attention to detail while maintaining perspective on broader business objectives
Proven problem‑solving capabilities, with the capacity to manage competing priorities and deadlines effectively
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to engage and influence non‑finance stakeholders
Proficiency in Business Intelligence tools such as Power BI and/or Tableau
Advanced Excel proficiency, including financial analysis and reporting
Ability to successfully manage multiple initiatives simultaneously in a fast‑paced, matrixed environment
Highly organized, self

Nice To Haves

CPA designation preferred but not required

Responsibilities

Leading the monthly and rolling forecasting processes with current customers, utilizing the various planning tools as well as support the VP Finance with long-term business planning and budgeting for the region.
Work closely with our account manager team to make sure all variables impacting run-rate are reviewed and reflected in the forecast on a timely basis.
Work with the revenue operations team to interpret the revenue impact of the opportunity forecasts.
Variance analysis across the P&L.
Responsible for entering and updating the full P&L forecast into Workday Adaptive – working with VP Finance
Lead on the production and delivery of in-depth financial analysis of business and financial trends to drive performance led discussions with business stakeholders.
Analyze current product mix by customer and assessing profitability.
Gain deep understanding of the identity verification and fraud prevention market in our region, helping to identify underlying financial trends and support the business in crafting solutions to address customer needs.
Create and maintaining complex business cases and financial models.
Offer transparent strategic insight through analysis.
Influence at a senior level on strategic direction and driving profitability.
Work in unison with our Finance Systems and Reporting Manager to constantly look at ways to enhance business intelligence, reporting, forecasting, and planning.