Our client is a highly acquisitive PE backed business who seek to hire a FP&A Integration Analyst. The role will be working closely with the Finance Integration and FP&A teams, this role is responsible for translating acquisition business cases into robust, operational financial plans, establishing consistent KPI reporting, and providing insight into post-acquisition performance. The role is focused on ensuring that acquisitions deliver against their investment case through high-quality budgeting, forecasting, performance analysis, and reporting, within a fast-paced, private equity-backed environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Post-Acquisition Budgeting & Forecasting

• Build detailed post-completion budgets and forecasts for acquired businesses based on acquisition models and business cases
• Translate high-level deal assumptions into granular financial plans (revenue, cost base, headcount, etc.)
• Work with operational stakeholders to validate assumptions and ensure budgets are realistic and aligned to integration plans
• Update forecasts regularly to reflect integration progress and changing business dynamics

Performance Tracking vs Acquisition Case

• Monitor and analyse actual performance vs acquisition business case and budget
• Identify and explain key variances, including revenue, cost, and EBITDA performance
• Provide clear insight into drivers of underperformance or outperformance
• Support development of corrective actions where performance deviates from expectations

KPI Development & Standardisation

• Support the development and implementation of standardised KPI frameworks for acquired businesses
• Ensure alignment of acquired entities to Group reporting metrics and definitions
• Build and maintain KPI dashboards to provide visibility to finance leadership and stakeholders
• Drive consistency in reporting across multiple acquisitions

Synergy Tracking & Value Creation

• Support tracking of cost and revenue synergies identified in the acquisition business case
• Monitor delivery of synergy initiatives and report progress against targets
• Work with Finance Integration and operational teams to highlight opportunities to enhance value creation

Integration Support

• Collaborate with Finance Integration team to align budgets, forecasts, and reporting with integration milestones
• Support alignment of acquired businesses to Group planning and reporting cycles
• Assist in ensuring consistency between financial reporting and planning outputs

Data & Systems

• Support integration of acquired businesses into Group planning and reporting tools
• Ensure data consistency between acquisition models, budgets, and actual reporting
• Assist in improving data quality and reporting automation

A salary of £60,000-£65,000 is on offer plus benefits