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Senior Finance Manager, Sales and Marketing

IFS


Job Location:

Surrey - UK

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 28 August 2026 (24 days ago)
Application Deadline: 25 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Department:

Finance

Job Summary

As the Senior Finance Manager for Sales & Marketing your key areas of responsibility will include:

Sales Performance Analysis

  • Analyze bookings ACV ARR revenue pipeline win rates sales productivity and quota attainment. 
  • Assess performance by region segment channel product and sales team to identify trends risks and opportunities. 
  • Provide clear recommendations to improve growth conversion productivity and forecast outcomes. 

Forecasting and Planning

  • Prepare and coordinate monthly quarterly and annual forecasts for supported Sales and Marketing functions. 
  • Support annual budgeting and long-range planning including headcount program spend commissions and growth assumptions. 
  • Build scenario models and evaluate forecast accuracy key sensitivities and performance drivers.

Marketing Finance Support 

  • Monitor marketing spend against budget and forecast explaining material variances and projected outcomes. 
  • Evaluate marketing investment using pipeline contribution conversion customer acquisition cost campaign effectiveness and return on investment. 
  • Partner with Marketing leadership on prioritization resource allocation and investment trade-offs. 

Business Partnering 

  • Act as a trusted finance partner to Sales Marketing Revenue Operations and Finance stakeholders. 
  • Facilitate performance and forecast reviews translating financial data into practical business implications. 
  • Challenge assumptions constructively and highlight financial risks opportunities and required actions. 

Management Reporting and Analytics 

  • Develop executive dashboards management reporting and concise performance narratives. 
  • Deliver variance analysis versus Budget Forecast and Prior Year with clear drivers and recommended actions. 
  • Improve reporting tools models data quality automation and KPI definitions. 

Qualifications :

Essential 

  • Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting Economics Business or a related field. 
  • Approximately five or more years of relevant experience in FP&A commercial finance sales finance marketing finance or finance business partnering. 
  • Strong budgeting forecasting variance analysis financial modeling and management reporting experience. 
  • Advanced Excel skills and demonstrated ability to work with large datasets and complex business drivers. 
  • Experience in utilizing AI capabilities to drive efficiencies and automate tasks.
  • Experience communicating financial insights to senior non-finance stakeholders. 
  • Excellent analytical thinking attention to detail organization and ability to manage competing priorities. 

Desirable 

  • Experience supporting Sales Marketing Revenue Operations or broader go-to-market teams in a software or technology environment. 
  • Working knowledge of SaaS and commercial metrics including ARR ACV bookings pipeline coverage win rate CAC and marketing ROI. 
  • Experience with Power BI Tableau SQL DAX ERP CRM or enterprise planning tools. 
  • Professional finance qualification or progress toward one such as CPA CMA ACA ACCA or equivalent. 

Additional Information :

We embrace flexibility and hybrid work opportunities to support diverse needs and lifestyles while also valuing inclusive workplace experiences. By fostering a sense of community we drive innovation strengthen connections and nurture belonging. Our commitment ensures you can work in a way that suits you best while also engaging with colleagues to share ideas and build meaningful relationships.


Remote Work :

Yes


Employment Type :

Full-time


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