Our client is a highly acquisitive PE backed business who seek to hire a Senior Finance Integration lead. The role will suit an ACA/ACCA or CIMA qualified who will be fully accountable for the successful delivery of finance integration across acquisitions, ensuring alignment with the Group’s strategic, financial, and operational objectives. The role will be working closely with the Finance Director, Interim Head of Finance Transitions, and senior stakeholders, this role leads the end-to-end integration process—from due diligence through to post-acquisition optimisation.

This role combines strategic oversight with execution accountability, with a strong focus on value creation, synergy realisation, cash performance, and scalable integration capability in a fast-paced private equity-backed environment.

Key Responsibilities:

End-to-End Integration Ownership

• Take full accountability for planning, execution, and delivery of finance integration across acquisitions
• Own and deliver structured Day integration plans, ensuring all finance milestones are achieved on time
• Act as the central point of accountability for integration delivery, proactively managing risks, dependencies, and timelines
• Ensure seamless transition of acquired entities into Group finance operations with minimal disruption

Leadership of Integration Activity

• Lead, coordinate, and prioritise activities across multiple concurrent integrations
• Provide direction and oversight to Finance Integration Leads, Analysts, and wider finance teams
• Ensure clarity of roles, responsibilities, and accountability across all integration workstreams
• Act as escalation point for complex integration challenges

Financial Control, Governance & Risk Management

• Ensure robust financial control frameworks are implemented across all acquired businesses
• Oversee assessment and enhancement of financial processes, controls, and governance
• Own identification and mitigation of financial, operational, and integration risks
• Ensure full control over banking, cash visibility, and financial governance from Day 1

Reporting, KPI Alignment & Investor Insight

• Ensure timely and accurate integration of acquired entities into Group reporting and consolidation
• Oversee standardisation of KPIs, reporting frameworks, and performance metrics
• Deliver high-quality reporting and insight to senior leadership and support investor-level reporting requirements
• Provide clear visibility on acquisition performance vs deal model

Systems & Data Integration Strategy

• Oversee finance systems integration strategy, ensuring scalability, standardisation, and data integrity
• Ensure successful migration of financial data into Group systems with appropriate controls and validation
• Manage risks associated with systems integration and data quality

Stakeholder Management & Influence

• Act as a key business partner to senior stakeholders including Finance Director, Acquisitions Team, and operational leadership
• Build strong relationships with acquired business leadership to facilitate effective integration
• Provide clear communication and reporting on integration progress, risks, and outcomes

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
• Set direction and priorities for the integration function
• Allocate resources across deals based on risk and complexity
• Ensure consistency of delivery across all integrations

A salary of £75,000-£85,000 is on offer plus benefits