IFS Finance Systems & Reporting Specialist

About the role

Interpath Advisory is hiring an IFS Finance Systems & Reporting Specialist in Algiers to provide offshore functional support to the Finance team on the implementation, enhancement and ongoing operation of IFS Cloud Finance. The role works closely with Group Finance, local finance teams and IT to turn agreed finance requirements into system configuration, reporting solutions, testing and process documentation. It is a hybrid position, normally following local working hours with occasional flexibility for UK business hours during implementation, month-end and go-live support.

Key responsibilities

• Support configuration and maintenance of IFS Cloud Finance modules, including chart of accounts, financial dimensions, posting controls, tax codes, approval workflows and reporting hierarchies
• Investigate finance system issues and resolve them with Finance, IT and external IFS specialists, keeping configuration records and governance documentation
• Develop and maintain financial and management reports, support month-end reporting, balance-sheet reconciliations and Group reporting, and validate outputs against IFS source data
• Support IFS Finance implementation and entity onboarding, including master-data preparation, migration, opening-balance uploads, testing, cutover and go-live support
• Maintain finance master data, run data-quality checks and provide evidence for audit and compliance
• Prepare and run UAT scripts, track defects, write process documentation and user guides, and deliver training and knowledge transfer
• Reduce manual spreadsheet reporting through improved system reporting and automation, and identify continuous improvement opportunities

Required profile

• Practical experience supporting or implementing an ERP finance system; hands-on IFS Cloud Finance experience strongly preferred
• Knowledge of core finance processes (GL, AP, AR, fixed assets, cash management, financial reporting)
• Experience configuring charts of accounts, dimensions, posting rules, tax codes and finance master data, and producing financial reports from ERP data
• Ability to translate finance requirements into system configurations and reports, with strong analytical skills and clear written and verbal communication
• Preferred: degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or Information Systems; part-qualified or qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA, CPA or equivalent); experience supporting a UK-headquartered or multinational finance function from an offshore centre; familiarity with month-end close, consolidation and Group reporting; SQL or data-query tools

Required skills

• IFS Cloud Finance configuration and reporting
• Data migration, reconciliations, UAT and defect resolution
• Power BI, Excel or comparable reporting tools

The employer states that it does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters.