Brad Ellis

About Brad Ellis

Leader in the retail payments space with experience managing Gift Card, Private Label Credit Card (PLCC), CoBrand Credit Card (CBCC), financing, and lease-to-own programs for large retailers. Experienced marketing associate in leading Gift Card and Credit Card programs with a history of program growth. Experienced finance associate seasoned in managing forecasts and budgets for multiple divisions by controlling financial risks while leading month end close process. Strategic thinker with a keen attention to detail and high capacity to multitask in a challenging work environment.

Experience

1. Senior Manager Financial Services - North America

   Circle K

   Sep 2023 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Manage Two Direct Reports Lead multiple financial service programs for Circle K North America region (USA, Canada:~8k stores) FSNA program growth in Profit (+$100M annually) and Traffic (+75M transactions annually) for FY2024 and FY2025 Business lead for $500M Gift Card portfolio including Circle K Gift Cards (1st Party and Circle K channels: stores, B2B) and Circle K Gift Card Mall (3rd Party, Prepaid, Cash-in solutions) Partner with multiple vendors including NCR, Stanley and Bitcoin Depot on Circle K ATM/Bitcoin kiosk programs Manage money order business with venders Moneygram, Western Union as well as proprietary cashback program Cross-functional partner with Store Ops, Fuel, IT, Legal, Marketing and Digital teams to grow Financial Services programs

Education

• Rutgers Business School

  Bachelor’s Degree, Management

  2005 — 2006

Skills

• Management
• Team Building
• Gift Cards
• Monthly Close Process
• Forecasting
• Finance
• Blackline
• Retail
• Budget Management
• Marketing
• Peoplesoft