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IFS is seeking an experienced Senior FP&A Manager to lead group-wide budgeting, forecasting and revenue planning. The role combines hands-on modelling with strategic insight, translating the long-term roadmap into solid financial targets and actionable plans.
You will own key planning models, drive forecasting accuracy, support hedging decisions, and collaborate across finance and business units in a dynamic, international environment with hybrid work options.
We are seeking an experienced Senior FP&A Manager to join our Budget & Forecast team. This is an analytical and hands-on role with responsibility for several key group-wide planning models and processes.
Develop and maintain the group target-setting model, translating the company's long-term strategic roadmap into financial targets for the upcoming annual budget. Work closely with the FP&A Director to ensure target allocations are financially sound, internally consistent and aligned with the overall strategic roadmap. Provide financial analysis and modelling to support target-setting decisions, identifying gaps between strategic ambitions and financial plans. Analyze key business and financial drivers, identify gaps and challenge assumptions to support robust and realistic target setting. Own and continuously develop the group recurring revenue planning model and associated templates. Ensure the model accurately reflects relevant commercial drivers, revenue movements and planning assumptions. Drive consistent methodology and application across business areas. Act as the primary point of contact for recurring revenue planning, providing guidance and support to the finance community. Own the group-level revenue hedge modelling and its application throughout budget and forecast cycles, ensuring consistent application of the agreed hedging methodology. Manage and coordinate group-level forecast adjustments, including revenue hedging and other adjustments agreed with the FP&A Director. Ensure accurate and timely updates of group-level forecast figures and adjustments in the planning system. Review budget and forecast submissions to ensure compliance with central assumptions, guidelines and planning requirements. Investigate gaps, inconsistencies and unexpected movements, identifying root causes and driving resolution. Identify opportunities to improve planning models, processes and ways of working through automation, AI and other analytical tools. Contribute to finance transformation initiatives and system-related projects, helping to make the budgeting and forecasting process more efficient and effective. Collaborate with the wider FP&A team and finance community on cross-functional planning activities and continuous improvement.
Minimum 7 years' experience in Financial Planning & Analysis, corporate finance or financial modelling, preferably in a multinational organisation. Strong experience in budget development, forecasting, financial modelling and variance analysis. Proven ability to develop, structure and improve financial models, including building models from the ground up rather than simply maintaining existing templates. Strong understanding of financial and commercial drivers, with the ability to translate business assumptions into meaningful financial models and outputs. Advanced Excel skills and strong data analysis capabilities. Experience working with complex planning processes and coordinating financial inputs across multiple business areas. Fluent in written and spoken English. Highly analytical and structured, with strong attention to detail and a genuine interest in understanding what drives financial performance. Proactive and independent, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability for delivering high-quality results. A critical thinker who is comfortable questioning assumptions, identifying issues and finding practical solutions. Commercially curious, with the ability to connect financial modelling with underlying business performance. Collaborative and approachable, with strong communication skills and the ability to build effective relationships across Finance and the wider business. Improvement-oriented, with an interest in leveraging technology, automation and AI to enhance financial planning and analytical capabilities. Comfortable managing multiple priorities and working to deadlines in a dynamic, international environment. Будет плюсом: Experience in revenue modelling, recurring revenue or other revenue-driven planning processes is highly valued; Experience in strategic financial planning, target setting or long-term financial planning is an advantage; Experience with BI, financial planning or analytical tools is an advantage; Experience with ERP or financial planning systems is an advantage
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