Our client is a highly acquisitive PE backed business who seek to hire a Senior Finance Integration lead. This role spans the full deal lifecycle-from financial due diligence through to post-acquisition integration and optimisation-ensuring newly acquired businesses are successfully transitioned into the Group's financial, operational, and reporting framework. This role is accountable for the successful delivery of finance integration for individual acquisitions, ensuring timelines, quality, and outcomes are achieved. The role is focused not only on integration, but on delivering the investment case, including synergy realisation, improved financial visibility, strengthened controls, and enhanced cash performance, within a fast-paced, private equity-backed environment.
Key Responsibilities:
Acquisition & Integration
Lead the development and delivery of structured finance integration and 100-day plans for all acquisitions
Ensure timely and efficient migration of acquired entities onto Group systems, processes, and reporting frameworks
Act as the finance lead in integration governance forums, driving decision-making and ensuring risks and dependencies are clearly understood
Conduct post-acquisition site visits to assess finance operations, controls, and team capability
Value Creation & Synergy Delivery
Support delivery of the acquisition investment case
Partner with operational and commercial teams to identify opportunities to enhance profitability and efficiency
Monitor performance of acquired businesses against deal model assumptions, proactively challenging underperformance
Provide clear insight to leadership on realised vs unrealised synergies
Financial Control, Governance & Risk
Establish robust financial controls and governance across newly acquired businesses, ensuring alignment with Group standards
Review, document, and enhance existing finance processes and internal controls
Identify financial, operational, and integration risks and implement mitigation plans
Ensure full oversight and control of banking arrangements, including mandate transitions and cash visibility
Reporting, KPI Standardisation & Performance Insight
Oversee the preparation and review of monthly management accounts for acquired entities
Integrate acquired businesses into Group reporting, ensuring alignment with the Group chart of accounts and accounting policies
Standardise KPIs and reporting metrics across acquisitions to enable consistent performance tracking
Support delivery of board and investor-level reporting, including YTD performance vs acquisition case
Systems & Data Integration
Lead the migration of financial data into Group systems, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and integrity
Drive standardisation of finance systems and reporting tools across the Group
Identify and mitigate risks associated with system transitions and data migration
Stakeholder Management
Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders including Finance Leadership, the Acquisitions Team, and central functions
Establish credibility with acquired business leadership and finance teams to ensure a smooth and collaborative transition
Act as a key liaison between acquired entities and Group Finance throughout the integration lifecycle
Team Leadership & Capability Building
Mentor and develop junior finance team members, building capability in acquisition accounting and integration processes
Provide financial guidance and support to the wider acquisitions team
A salary of £60,000-£65,000 is on offer plus benefits.