Finance Integration Lead

Fixed Term Contract : 12 months (Initially)

Location: UK, Ideally commutable distance to Maidenhead (Head Office)

The Finance Integration Lead will own the finance workstream of RWS's acquisition of Acolad, driving the practical, end-to-end integration of Acolad's finance operations, systems, and controls into the RWS Group finance operating model. This is a high-visibility, time-bound role spanning pre-completion planning through Day 1 cutover and the first 12 months of post-completion integration.

A significant part of the role is converting the acquisition's synergy plan into detailed, costed action plans, and partnering closely with HR and functional leads to ensure synergies are delivered on time, in full, and cost-effectively.

You will partner closely with the Transform segment Finance Director, Group FP&A, Group Reporting, Tax, Treasury, and the Acolad finance team to ensure a controlled, well-sequenced integration that protects business continuity, delivers a clean cutover of banking, systems, and master data, and embeds RWS's financial control environment across the newly acquired entities — including navigating the French works council and regulatory process ahead of completion.

You will also work closely with the wider integration programme (legal, tax, HR, IT/CTPO, procurement, and supply chain workstreams) to ensure finance dependencies are correctly sequenced across the overall integration plan.

In joining RWS’s Finance team you will be a critical part of supporting a listed world-leading provider of technology-enabled language, content, and intellectual property services. RWS has growing revenues of over £750m through a combination of value accretive acquisitions and organic growth. Group finance, led by our Group CFO; Stephen Lamb, includes diverse teams across the globe operating in functions including business partnering, operational finance, specialist, and group functions. We cover a footprint of over 100 legal entities in 43 different countries worldwide.  

It’s a very exciting time to join RWS Finance for an individual who enjoys change and making an impact! As part of the overall RWS business strategy we are making a significant investment in upgrading our financial systems and processes to deliver enhanced reporting and control, more efficient processing enabling great value through enhanced business partnering and decision support. 

• 10+ years operational finance, or M&A integration experience, 3+ years in a senior role
• Prior hands-on experience of finance integration following an acquisition or carve-out — ideally including synergy tracking, banking cutover, ERP/master data migration, and opening balance sheet work — in a multi-country context
• Track record of converting synergy plans into deliverable action plans and driving cross-functional delivery, ideally including workforce/organisational design synergies
• Professional certified qualification (CFA/CPA/CA/AAT/CIMA/ACCA/ACA or global equivalent)
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or other business-related discipline
• Strong English language skills; French language skills highly beneficial given Acolad's Paris headquarters
• Practical experience with ERP systems (Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains experience beneficial) and data migration/reconciliation
• Working knowledge of transfer pricing, statutory reporting, and cross-border tax/VAT considerations
• Comfortable operating in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment with evolving completion timelines and multiple concurrent cutover workstreams
• Strong stakeholder management skills across Group, segment, HR, and target-company finance teams, and with external advisors
• Commercial mind-set with the ability to translate an investment case into a trackable value-delivery plan

Get the 3Ps right – Partner, Pioneer, Progress – and we´ll Deliver together as RWS.

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