Acquisition & Integration Lead

SF Partners; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 129,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

SF Partners is seeking an interim Acquisition Integration Lead to guide post‑acquisition integration, establish tight financial control, and coordinate multi‑workstream delivery across HR, IT, systems and operations in a West Midlands context with UK travel.

You will lead Day 1 and 100-day priorities, work with senior leaders, and build a repeatable integration playbook to enable a smooth handover to the permanent team.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant or strong finance professional with relevant commercial experience and robust financial control skills.
• Experience delivering hands-on post-acquisition integrations across multiple workstreams.
• Ability to present to the board and senior leaders, translating issues into practical actions.

Responsibilities

• Take stock of live integrations and turn due diligence findings into prioritised plans with owners, deadlines and risks.
• Lead finance integration, including management accounts, cash reporting, banking, payment approvals, reconciliations and working capital controls.
• Coordinate HR, payroll, IT, systems, insurance, and operations workstreams with accountable owners for delivery.
• Manage Day 1 and first 100 days priorities, resolve blockers and escalate material risks to the CFO.
• Build relationships with acquired business leaders and support clear transition communication.
• Provide concise progress reporting and handover to permanent team with a repeatable integration playbook.

Skills

Qualified accountant

Post-acquisition integration

Financial control

Stakeholder management

Education

ACCA/CIMA or QBE

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365 / BC

Job description

Interim Acquisition Integration Lead

West Midlands | Hybrid with UK travel

Day Rate £(Apply online only) depending on experience

Start ASAP

The opportunity

SF are working with a private equity backed technical services group who are seeking a hands‑on interim lead to support an active acquisition programme. You will take ownership of post‑acquisition integration, establish financial control and coordinate the practical work needed to bring new businesses into the group while maintaining business continuity.

Key responsibilities

• Take stock of live integrations and turn due diligence findings into prioritised plans with clear owners, deadlines and risks.
• Lead finance integration, including management accounts, cash reporting, banking, payment approvals, reconciliations and working capital controls.
• Coordinate HR, payroll, IT, systems, insurance, fleet and operational workstreams, holding functional owners accountable for delivery.
• Manage Day 1 and first 100-day priorities, resolve blockers and elevate material risks to the CFO.
• Build relationships with acquired business leaders and support clear communication throughout the transition.
• Provide concise progress reporting and leave a repeatable integration playbook, trackers and a clear handover to the permanent team.

Experience required

• Qualified accountant or strong QBE finance professional with relevant commercial experience and robust financial control skills.
• Multiple occasions of hands‑on post‑acquisition integration experience, with the ability to take ownership quickly and manage several workstreams at pace.
• Confidence working with senior leaders, presenting to the board and acquired business owners, challenging delays and translating issues into practical actions.
• Experience in acquisitive, private equity backed or multi‑site businesses is desirable. Technical services experience and Microsoft Business Central knowledge would be advantageous.

Initial priorities

Establish a reliable view of integration progress, address urgent control gaps, bring acquired businesses into group reporting and agree a practical delivery plan with accountable owners