Senior Manager, Finance (Product and Engineering)
Heathrow Approach
Salary: Competitive (12 Month FTC)
Senior Finance Manager – Product & Engineering, Hybrid, Heathrow Approach
*Please note this is a 12 month contract*
The Opportunity
As Senior Manager, FP&A for Product & Engineering, you’ll be at the heart of strategic decision-making, partnering directly with the Chief Product Officer (CPO) and Chief Information Officer (CIO) to drive performance, investment, and transformation across IRIS’s product portfolio.
This is more than a finance role. You’ll be the analytical engine behind multi-million-pound initiatives, from next-gen product development to platform evolution. Using advanced reporting tools and data insights, you’ll help senior leaders understand the health of our product ecosystem and unlock new opportunities for growth, efficiency, and value creation.
Main Responsibilities:
* Strategic Partnership: Establish a strong working relationship with the CTO and CPO to help define long-term product and engineering strategies. Lead investment case development and performance evaluations that support innovation and commercial outcomes.
* Financial Leadership: Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and financial modelling for Product & Engineering, maintaining accuracy and alignment with broader business objectives.
* Value-Focused Analysis: Provide comprehensive analysis of product profitability, development costs, and ROI across engineering projects, supporting data-driven decision-making and business growth.
* Transformation Support: Play an integral role in major strategic initiatives, such as new product launches and platform transformations, contributing to sustained value creation.
* Governance & Compliance: Ensure rigorous financial oversight of capitalised development costs, adhering to all relevant accounting standards and audit requirements.
* Cross-Functional Collaboration: Facilitate alignment between FP&A, commercial finance, and other finance teams to ensure consistency with group-wide reporting and objectives.
* Reporting Innovation: Promote ongoing enhancements in reporting and analytics by leveraging technologies such as Power BI to improve transparency and inform decision-making.
* AI Integration: Drive AI adoption within FP&A functions, streamlining routine activities and enabling more efficient, intelligent workflows.
* Team Leadership: Mentor and develop a high-performing team consisting of a Senior Finance Manager and Finance Associate, fostering a culture of excellence through coaching and empowerment.
Experience and qualifications required to be successful:
* Professional Certification: ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified, with several years post-qualification experience (PQE) in financial planning and analysis, ideally within a technology-led or software business.
* Industry Experience: Proven track record in senior finance roles within SaaS, software, or managed services environments. Exposure to recurring revenue models and product-centric finance is essential.
* Private Equity & M&A Exposure: Experience operating in a private equity-backed business is highly desirable. Candidates should have supported or led financial workstreams during M&A transactions, including due diligence, integration, and post-acquisition value creation planning.
* Strategic Finance Leadership: Demonstrated ability to partner with senior executives (e.g., CTO, CPO) to drive strategic planning, investment cases, and performance reviews. Experience supporting long-term transformation initiatives and product innovation programs is key.
* Capitalised Development & R&D Reporting: Strong understanding of capitalised development cost accounting, R&D tax credit reporting, and compliance with audit standards. Ability to interpret and apply IFRS/UK GAAP in a product development context.
* Advanced Financial Modelling & Analytics: Expertise in building and reviewing complex financial models, including ROI analysis, scenario planning, and KPI dashboards. Proficiency in Excel, Power BI, and NetSuite is required; familiarity with AI tools like Copilot and Claude is a plus.
* Commercial Acumen: Ability to translate financial insights into actionable recommendations for product and engineering teams. Experience in pricing strategy, product profitability analysis, and cost optimisation.
* Leadership & Team Development: Proven experience mentoring and developing finance professionals. Ability to foster a high-performance culture and lead through change.
* Cross-Functional Collaboration: Comfortable working across FP&A, commercial finance, product, engineering, and executive leadership teams. Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
* Change Management & Systems Thinking: Experience driving continuous improvement in reporting, analytics, and financial systems. Ability to assess and redesign BAU processes for efficiency and scalability.
Please note:
We occasionally close vacancies early in the event that we receive a high volume of applications. Therefore we recommend you apply as soon as possible.
Closing date: 20th October
Shortlist date – 21st October
Interview date: TBC