Our client is an acquisitive PE backed organisation who seek to hire a Finance Integration Associate who will support the delivery of finance integration activities for newly acquired businesses. Reporting to the Finance Integration Lead, this role is responsible for the hands-on execution of defined integration tasks, ensuring accurate financial reporting, compliance with group policies, and alignment with integration plans. This role is primarily execution-focused and provides an opportunity to develop experience across the full acquisition lifecycle within a fast-paced, private equity-backed environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Acquisition & Integration

• Execute defined tasks within finance integration plans for newly acquired businesses
• Support delivery of post-acquisition reviews through data gathering and process documentation to support understanding of existing finance processes, systems, and team structures
• Work under direction of the Finance Integration Lead to deliver Day 1–100 activities
• Support the onboarding of acquired finance teams to Group systems and processes

Accounting & Reporting

• Prepare and process accounting entries for acquired businesses from acquisition date until full integration
• Support monthly management accounts preparation and reconciliation for acquisitions
• Ensure accurate alignment with Group chart of accounts and accounting policies
• Assist with financial reporting, including variance analysis vs acquisition budgets

Financial Control, Governance & Risk

• Document, review, and help strengthen financial controls and processes in newly acquired entities
• Support the Finance Integration Lead in identifying gaps or risks in accounting or reporting processes
• Assist in cash management and banking transitions, ensuring oversight of acquisition bank accounts

Systems & Data Integration

• Support data migration from acquired businesses into Group systems
• Ensure completeness, accuracy, and integrity of migrated financial data
• Assist in testing and validating reporting in Group finance systems

Stakeholder Management

• Work closely with the Finance Integration Lead, Acquisitions Team, and Group Finance to deliver integration tasks
• Build effective working relationships with finance teams in acquired businesses to ensure smooth handover
• Provide support for ad-hoc requests from the integration team

A salary of £50,000-£60,000 is on offer plus benefits.