Strategic Finance Manager (Modelling & Decision Support)

IFS is approaching 2 billion in revenue and growing more than 20% a year because we bet earlier and harder on industrial AI than anyone in our category. EQT Hg TA Associates ADIA and CPP Investments didnt fund incremental software growth. They funded a thesis: the companies that build and run the physical world will run on agentic AI and on IFS.

That thesis plays out through capital allocation decisions every quarter where we invest to drive growth where we pull back how we structure the business and how we convert scale into cash and value. These are not abstract questions; they determine how capital is deployed across products geographies M&A and AI.

This role exists to bring rigour to those decisions. You will take imperfect data build the models that frame the trade-offs and produce analysis that holds up under challenge. Your work will underpin how capital is allocated and therefore what the business actually does next.

You will sit close to the CFO and work directly on the questions he is personally accountable for including how we raise capital and manage liquidity events. If you are ambitious and want your work to matter at the top of a company at this scale this is one of the fastest ways to get there.

What youll own

Own the models that matter - You will build and maintain the core financial models underpinning how we run the business 3-statement models long-range plans scenario and sensitivity analysis and investment cases. These are not static tools; they evolve continuously as the business changes.

Support capital raises and liquidity events - You will be directly involved in the analysis behind capital raises refinancings and liquidity events work that sits at the centre of the CFOs agenda and is seen directly by the Board and shareholders.

Turn messy data into decision-ready insight - You will take incomplete inconsistent or fragmented data and impose structure on it. That means defining assumptions reconciling inconsistencies and producing outputs that can be trusted by senior stakeholders.

Answer high-impact technically complex questions - How does growth translate into cash Where is margin really generated What moves the valuation You will take these questions from first principles and build the analysis required to answer them rigorously.

Pressure-test the numbers - You are accountable for the integrity of the output. That means identifying weak assumptions stress-testing downside scenarios and ensuring the model holds together under challenge.

Bridge modelling and decision-making - You will not only build the model you will explain it. This role carries substantial direct CFO exposure: you will regularly present your own analysis to the CFO and support discussions with senior leadership and shareholders.

Continuously improve how we model and analyse the business - We are investing heavily in AI automation and real-time data. You will help redesign how modelling and analysis is done making it faster more scalable and more reliable.

Why its different

This is not traditional FP&A and it is not pure corporate development.

You will work on:

• Investor-grade models and analysis
• Real capital allocation decisions including capital raises and liquidity events
• Problems that are not predefined

In a team where:

• The work is technical not administrative
• The bar for quality is extremely high
• The output is used directly by the CFO board and investors

For someone who is genuinely ambitious this is a rare shortcut: direct CFO exposure real capital decisions and visibility at Board level far earlier than youd get on a conventional path. This is a role where you build core technical capability and judgement early at scale under real pressure and in the room where it counts.

Qualifications :

What were hiring for

Above all we are hiring for raw intelligence and quantitative judgement not years on a CV. You can take an ambiguous problem structure it into a model and produce an answer that stands up to detailed challenge.

Youll typically bring

• Strong financial modelling capability
• Proven ability to build integrated financial models (P&L cash flow balance sheet)
• Experience with scenario analysis sensitivities and driver-based models
• High level of Excel proficiency (speed structure auditability)
• Relevant experience in similar role

From one or more of:

• Investment banking (M&A / modelling-heavy teams)
• Transaction services / Big 4 modelling
• Corporate finance / strategic FP&A in a high-growth business

High standards and attention to detail

• You are precise structured and consistent
• You care about model integrity and robustness

Quantitative intuition

• You sense when numbers dont make sense
• You understand the drivers beneath the output not just the output itself

Ability to work with imperfect information

• You are comfortable making progress without perfect data
• You know how to define assumptions and move forward

Clear communication

• You can explain complex outputs simply
• You are comfortable discussing your analysis with senior stakeholders

Ownership mindset

• You take responsibility for the output
• You hold your work to a high bar without needing close supervision

What we care less about

• Years of experience we would rather hire someone brighter with less experience than someone more experienced but less sharp
• Specific sector experience
• Perfectly standardised career paths
• Prior FP&A experience

We will teach context. We are looking for intelligence judgement and pace.

Levelling

Manager (35 years) - Own complex models end-to-end operate independently and support decision-making with limited oversight.

We are open to exceptional candidates with less experience who demonstrate equivalent modelling capability and intellectual horsepower capability and brightness matter more than tenure.

Additional Information :

We believe that coming together as a community in person is important for innovation connection and fostering a sense of belonging. Our roles have the right balance of remote and in-office working to enable flexibility for managing your life along with ensuring a real connection with your colleagues and the broader IFS community.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time

Department / Functional Area: Finance
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1