Senior Manager Corporate FP&A
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Job Summary
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 - Analyse free cash flow and cash conversion across the group including the working capital drivers behind themDSO 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 groups 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 whats 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 whats sustainable vs. one-off in financial performance.
Financial Commentary Development - Develop monthly/quarterly performance narratives financial presentations Board commentary and forecasting documents with cash flow and liquidity commentary as a standing component. Coordinate across finance functions to ensure commentary is consistent fact-based and highlights the drivers of business performance.
Liquidity & Financial Planning - Work with treasury and operations to model the cash and liquidity impact of business decisions. Provide early warning on cash constraints funding requirements or opportunities for deployment.
Ad-Hoc Strategic Analysis - Support the CEO CFO and Strategic Finance team with rapid-turnaround analysis on strategic initiatives business cases market conditions and operational performance. Build financial models that enable scenario planning and decision-making including the cash implications of each scenario.
Qualifications :
Required Qualifications
- 5 years of financial analysis/reporting experience with at least 2 years focused on cash flow forecasting analysis and reporting
- Deep expertise in cash flow forecasting free cash flow and cash conversion analysis and working capital drivers
- Experience in SaaS or high-growth software companies
- Proven ability to translate complex financial data into clear narrative and actionable insights
- Strong financial modeling skills in Excel including building and maintaining cash forecast models
- Solid grounding in consolidated financial reporting and P&L analysis
- Excellent communication skills; ability to present financial insights to senior management and C-suite
- Experience managing or mentoring analysts within a finance function
- Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting or related field; CPA or MBA preferred
Preferred Qualifications
- Track record of improving cash conversion (DSO DPO unbilled and deferred revenue) in a subscription business
- Experience automating cash forecasting or reporting in an EPM or BI tool
- Exposure to enterprise planning tools (Oracle EPM Adaptive Insights)
- Experience with financial controls audit processes and regulatory reporting
Additional Information :
- A persistent nature and a willingness to understand and overcome operational challenges/obstacles.
- Ability to understand processes and challenges and effectively communicate internally.
- Ability to understand internal processes and navigate effectively.
- Previous experience in a multinational technology company would be an advantage
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
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