Strategic Finance Lead Go-To-Market Director - BPL

We are looking for a senior strategic finance professional with a strong background in fintech or payments, and direct experience supporting go-to-market functions. You will bring a commercial mindset and a track record of partnering closely with sales, marketing and partnerships teams - translating business performance into clear financial insight and actionable recommendations.

You will be highly experienced in financial forecasting, ROI modelling, investment cases and business partnering at a senior level, and comfortable operating in a fast-moving, high-growth environment where the quality of your analysis directly shapes strategic decisions.

• Act as the primary finance business partner to the relevant leadership team, providing strategic counsel and financial insight that drives confident, well-informed decision making

• Lead the development of robust financial forecasts, scenario models and long-range plans, ensuring commercial ambition is grounded in financial discipline

• Build and own the investment case framework for the area, evaluating new opportunities, initiatives and resource allocation decisions with rigour and clarity

• Develop and maintain ROI frameworks and performance tracking tools that allow the business to assess returns and course‑correct quickly

• Translate complex financial analysis into clear, compelling narratives for senior leadership, the head of Corp and Strategic finance, the CFO and external parties

Barclays' payments acceptance business provides critical infrastructure to the UK economy, processing billions of pounds of payments annually for both small businesses and domestic and international corporate clients.

In April 2025, we announced a long-term partnership with Brookfield Asset Management to grow and transform the payments acceptance business by broadening the range of services offered, enhancing the experience for both existing and prospective clients. Leveraging extensive client relationships and deep experience of UK payments, we will create an environment of continuous innovation - activated by Brookfield's global private equity expertise in payments, technology, operational transformation and corporate carve-outs - to ensure the business is strategically positioned for long-term growth.

Barclays will invest approximately £400m in the new business, the majority of which will be incurred during the first three years. Performance-linked incentives will drive greater alignment between the partners, underpinning the long-term commitment to the transformation. Barclays and Brookfield will work to create a standalone entity over time, continuing to use the Barclaycard Payments (BPL) brand and acting as the sole payments acceptance services provider to Barclays' clients for a minimum of ten years.

For more information on our partnership with Brookfield, please visit .

To be successful as a Strategic Finance Lead you should have experience in:

• Qualified Accountant with a recognised professional finance qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA).

• Experience working within a Payments or Fintech environment, with an understanding of fast-paced, regulated businesses.

• Proven experience managing and developing teams

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Experience supporting Sales or Marketing functions, providing commercial insight and financial partnership.

You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

To provide financial expertise and support to specific business units or departments within the organisation, and act as a liaison between the finance function and various business units, helping to bridge the gap between financial data and business decisions.

• Development and implementation of business unit financial strategies, plans and budgets, using insights to evaluate the financial implications of strategic initiatives and recommend appropriate actions.
• Development of financial models to forecast future performance, assess investment…