Senior Manager - Corporate FP&A

IFS; Staines-upon-Thames; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

IFS is seeking a Senior Manager – Corporate FP&A to lead cash flow analysis, forecasting, and reporting for the group. You will translate complex financial data into clear insights on cash generation, free cash flow, and P&L movements for senior management and the Board.

You will own the monthly cash flow pack, improve forecasting processes, and ensure data quality across consolidated reporting streams. This role requires strong communication of financial narratives and collaboration with

Responsibilities

• Own group cash flow analysis and monthly/quarterly reporting packs.
• Analyze free cash flow, cash conversion and working capital drivers.
• Own the group cash forecast model, cadence, and controls.
• Support consolidated financial reporting across the organisation.
• Develop executive-ready business driver narratives and commentary.
• Ensure data quality, reconciliation of variances, and process improvements.

Job description

IFS is a €1.5 billion revenue company with 7000+ employees on all continents. Our leading AI technology is the backbone of our award-winning enterprise software solutions, enabling our customers to be their best when it really matters — at the Moment of Service™. Our commitment to internal AI adoption has allowed us to stay at the forefront of technological advancements, ensuring our colleagues can unlock their creativity and productivity, and our solutions are always cutting-edge.

At IFS, we're flexible, we're innovative, and we're focused not only on how we can engage with our customers, but on how we can make a real change and have a worldwide impact. We help solve some of society's greatest challenges, fostering a better future through our agility, collaboration, and trust.

We celebrate diversity and understand our responsibility to reflect the diverse world we work in. We are committed to promoting an inclusive workforce that fully represents the many different cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints of our customers, our partners, and our communities. As a truly international company serving people from around the globe, we realize that our success is tantamount to the respect we have for those different points of view.

By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to be part of a global, diverse environment; you will be joining a winning team with a commitment to sustainability; and a company where we get things done so that you can make a positive impact on the world.

We're looking for innovative and original thinkers to work in an environment where you can #MakeYourMoment so that we can help others make theirs.

If you want to change the status quo, we'll help you make your moment. Join Team Purple. Join IFS.

Job Description

Role Overview

The Senior Manager – Corporate FP&A owns cash flow analysis, forecasting, and reporting for the group, and supports the Director – Corporate FP&A across consolidated financial reporting and analysis. This role is responsible for translating complex financial data into clear, actionable insights about cash generation, free cash flow conversion, and group-level P&L movements. The Senior Manager is a trusted financial communicator to senior management and internal stakeholders, helping to ensure consistency of financial narrative and quality of insights.

Key Responsibilities

Cash Flow Analysis & Reporting

Own group cash flow analysis and reporting as the core focus of the role. Produce the monthly and quarterly cash flow reporting pack, explain movements between forecast, budget, and actuals, and make the drivers of cash generation and cash usage clear to the CFO and senior management. Build the cash bridges that connect P&L performance to cash outcomes.

Free Cash Flow & Cash Conversion

Analyze free cash flow and cash conversion across the group, including the working capital drivers behind them—DSO, DPO, unbilled and deferred revenue, collections performance, and the cash profile of the subscription base. Identify where conversion is leaking, quantify the impact, and work with commercial and operational teams to close the gap.

Cash Forecasting Process & Systems

Own and continuously improve the group cash forecast model, cadence, and controls. Set the forecasting process across entities and functions, drive accuracy through variance tracking and back-testing, and automate manual steps where the tooling allows. Maintain a single source of truth for the group's cash position and outlook.

Consolidated Financial Reporting

Support the Director – Corporate FP&A in coordinating consolidated financial reporting across the organization. Ensure consistency of data, methodology, and narrative across reporting streams. Reconcile variances, validate data quality, and drive continuous improvement in reporting processes and controls.

Business Driver Analysis & Narrative

Analyze group-level P&L movements and their cash consequences: why did ARR change? why did gross margin move? what's driving operating leverage or expense growth? and how does each of these land in cash? Articulate the business drivers (volume, pricing, mix, productivity, retention, operational efficiency) in clear, executive-ready narratives. Provide context that helps the Board and CFO understand what's sustainable vs. one-off in financial performance.

Financial Commentary Development

Develop monthly/quarterly