**Worker Type** Regular **Job Description** **Summary** The Finance Integration Director, is a senior individual contributor and team leader within the Integration Management Office (IMO), responsible for driving all finance-related workstreams across the full M&A lifecycle. The role spans pre-close due diligence through post-close integration, partnering directly with Corporate Development, the CFO organization, and acquired-company finance teams to deliver seamless, value-preserving integrations. This position requires deep hands-on finance domain expertise - the ability to roll up your sleeves and do the analytical and process work yourself - combined with the leadership presence to coordinate, influence, and drive accountability across a broad and often matrixed finance organization. The Director reports to the VP of Corporate Development and Strategy and will typically manage multiple transactions simultaneously at various stages of the lifecycle. **Position Responsibilities** **Pre-Close Diligence Support** + Lead finance-track due diligence for acquisition targets, including assessment of accounting policies, revenue recognition practices, financial controls, close processes, and reporting infrastructure + Evaluate quality of earnings, working capital normalization, and off-balance-sheet exposures in coordination with external advisors + Identify financial reporting risks, restatement risks, and material accounting judgments that could affect deal valuation or post-close integration complexity + Assess target ERP and financial systems landscape, chart of accounts, and consolidation mechanics relative to acquirer standards + Produce diligence findings summaries and integration risk registers for deal team and executive consumption + Develop Day 1 and Day 100 finance readiness checklists and initial integration cost estimates **Post-Close Integration Execution** + Own the end-to-end post-close integration plan for the finance function, covering financial reporting, accounting, FP&A, treasury, tax, internal audit, and accounts payable/receivable + Drive functional workstream leads across each finance sub-domain to deliver against agreed milestones, resolving escalations and cross-functional dependencies + Manage transition of acquired company onto acquirer's financial systems, chart of accounts, and period-close calendar - including ERP cutover and parallel-run management + Coordinate with Controllership to ensure acquired entities are consolidated into public company financials on schedule and in compliance with US GAAP and SEC reporting requirements + Partner with FP&A to onboard acquired businesses into the company's budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting framework + Oversee establishment or transfer of finance shared services functions (AP, AR, payroll, T&E) at acquired entities + Track and report integration synergy targets attributable to the finance function; maintain integration dashboards for IMO and executive leadership review **Governance, Coordination & Stakeholder Management** + Serve as the primary IMO point of contact and coordinator for all finance integration activities, aligning corporate finance leadership, segment CFOs, and acquired-company finance teams + Facilitate integration steering committee updates, including status reporting, risk escalation, and issue resolution + Develop and maintain integration playbooks, toolkits, and lessons-learned documentation that continuously improve the IMO's finance integration methodology + Support change management efforts within the finance function of acquired entities, including communication planning, training, and organizational design coordination + Collaborate with Legal, HR, IT, and Corporate Development counterparts on cross-functional integration dependencies + Provide guidance to business stakeholders on finance implications of integration decisions (e.g., legal entity structure, intercompany arrangements, purchase accounting) **Core Competencies** + **Finance Domain Expertise** - Deep working knowledge of accounting, financial reporting, FP&A, and financial systems; capable of producing high-quality work products independently. + **Stakeholder Influence & Leadership** - Ability to align and coordinate a broad, matrixed finance organization without direct authority; builds trust quickly in M&A environments. + **M&A Lifecycle Fluency** - End-to-end understanding of transaction processes from LOI through full integration; can anticipate downstream finance risks from early deal decisions. + **Structured Execution & Project Management** - Operates with rigor and discipline across multiple concurrent workstreams; drives clarity on owners, timelines, and milestones in ambiguous environments. + **Executive Communication** - Synthesizes complex finance findings into clear, concise narratives for CFO, CEO, and Board audiences; comfortable presenting under scrutiny. + **Adaptability & Resi