IFS Consultant - Finance

Timestamp is a technology and innovation company focused on creating and evolving digital solutions to help our clients continuously improve their processes.

Role Description:

We are seeking an experienced IFS Consultant specialising in Finance with proven knowledge and hands‑on experience in ERP implementations across financial and accounting domains. The successful candidate will participate in full‑cycle IFS implementations, provide functional and process consultancy, configure IFS finance modules, and work closely with technical teams and business stakeholders to ensure solutions meet operational and strategic objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and support IFS Cloud implementations in the Finance area, from requirements gathering to go‑live and post‑implementation support;
• Analyse financial and accounting processes and translate business requirements into IFS functional designs and configuration specifications;
• Configure and maintain IFS modules related to General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets, Cash Management, Bank Reconciliation, Tax and Financial Reporting;
• Design chart of accounts, financial dimensions, posting rules, costing and period close processes within IFS;
• Define and implement financial controls, approval workflows and segregation of duties in the system to ensure compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements;
• Collaborate with technical developers to specify integrations, interfaces and data migration approaches (including REST/SOAP APIs), ensuring data integrity and performance;
• Develop test scenarios, execute functional testing, coordinate user acceptance testing (UAT) and manage issue resolution during implementation;
• Support data migration activities: mapping, cleansing, validation and loading of master data and transactional financial data into IFS;
• Prepare and deliver training, user documentation and run workshops to enable business adoption of financial processes and tools in IFS;
• Act as liaison between finance stakeholders, project managers and technical teams to ensure project milestones and quality standards are met;
• Identify process improvement opportunities and propose solution enhancements leveraging IFS capabilities and industry best practices;
• Support cutover planning, period‑end readiness checks and post‑go‑live hypercare activities for finance processes;
• Ensure compliance with security, data protection (GDPR) and corporate governance requirements in all implementation activities.

Profile / Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Information Systems or a related field;
• Proven experience in IFS Cloud implementations with a focus on Finance and Accounting modules;
• Solid understanding of accounting principles, financial controls, statutory reporting, tax rules and period‑end processes;
• Strong knowledge of Portuguese legal, tax and statutory accounting requirements, including local financial reporting obligations and regulatory compliance;
• Hands‑on experience configuring IFS components for General Ledger, AP, AR, Fixed Assets, Cash Management and financial reporting;
• Experience with financial data migration, integration patterns (REST/SOAP, APIs) and working alongside developers to deliver end‑to‑end solutions;
• Ability to produce functional specifications, test scripts, reconciliations and user guides;
• Strong analytical skills, problem solving orientation and attention to detail;
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; ability to run workshops and train users at different levels of the organisation;
• Experience in project delivery methodologies (Agile, Waterfall) and working within multi‑disciplinary and international tea
• Fluency in English (written and spoken). Knowledge of Portuguese or Spanish is an advantage;
• IFS certification or formal training in relevant IFS finance modules is a plus;
• Willingness to travel to client sites as required.

Benefits for employees:

• Health insurance;
• Flexibility in your work routine;
• Training and certifications;
• Employee Support Program (covering multiple areas, including psychology);
• Birthday and seniority offers;
• Monthly Happy Hour;
• Benefits portal with attractive offers;