Business Integrations Analyst

JR United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

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We are seeking a proactive and highly organised Business Transformation & Integrations Analyst to support our post-merger integration efforts across multiple ongoing projects.

This is a 6 month fixed term pro-rata contract position, required travel to the Midlands on a weekly basis, and our office in London.

Role Overview

This interim analyst role is critical in supporting the Transformation Director across a growing portfolio of M&A integration projects. The role suits someone with 2–3 years of top-tier consulting experience looking to apply their skills in a hands-on, fast-moving environment with direct exposure to senior leadership and cross-functional teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain integration project plans and action logs across live projects to ensure alignment and accountability.
• Support the Director of Transformation and functional leads with integration deliverables creation (e.g. onboarding packs, process analysis, best practice analysis, training materials, integration checklists).
• Contribute to the development of the Integration Playbook, codifying lessons learned and best practices for future acquisitions.
• Coordinate status updates, RAID logs, and workstream trackers across multiple functions (Ops, Finance, HR, IT, etc.).
• Conduct fit gap analysis for operational processes and supporting systems to inform operating model changes post-acquisition.
• Support onboarding and change management processes of the acquired teams.
• Take on ad hoc transformation tasks that sit outside any one function but are critical for integration success.
• Provide analytical support to functional leads (e.g. headcount mapping, process flow reviews, systems inventories).
• Contribute to reporting for the Board and other leadership forums.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• 2–3 years of experience in strategy consulting, transformation, or M&A advisory, ideally with a top-tier or boutique consulting firm.
• Strong understanding of business transformation principles, change management, process analysis, operating models, and integration planning.
• Highly organised and reliable, with strong project coordination skills and a proactive mindset.
• Excellent communicator with confidence working with senior stakeholders.
• Able to work independently and navigate ambiguity in fast-paced environments.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate complex information into actionable insights.
• Experience or familiarity with the financial and accounting services sector is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of accounting practice systems (e.g. Iris) is a plus.
• Prior experience in post-merger integration is highly desirable.

A non-exhaustive list of examples of work the analyst would assist with tasks on live projects as necessary:

• Owning questions and actions logs within Smartsheet - adding based on the team's input, keeping track of the latest statuses, making sure nothing is missed.
• Staying on top of the project plans and supporting the task / functional owners in keeping the plans up to date across projects (4x live projects).
• Detailed process mapping / analysis for current ways & working and use of business applications to feed into fit-gap with DT standards - mainly interacting with the target team (through shadowing / interviews on the ground). This includes documenting best practices.
• Data cleansing and preparation for Iris migration (if we go ahead with it within the first 6 months).
• Owning supplier contracts registers - validating terms & conditions, costs, termination / novation process - feeding into synergy & VCP tracking.
• Drafting deliverables - Board updates, training materials, project-adjusted integration packs (e.g. Materials we'd share with the vendors to facilitate the discussions on integration), operating model.
• Working with me to document the integration playbook.