In this role, you will take ownership of finance integration activities throughout the M&A lifecycle, ensuring operational continuity, financial accuracy, and compliance with relevant accounting standards. Your main responsibilities will include:

• Lead end-to-end Record-to-Report (R2R) integration activities related to mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and organizational changes.

• Define and implement finance integration strategies, roadmaps, and standardized processes to ensure successful transitions.

• Drive Day 1 readiness assessments, covering accounting requirements, financial reporting, internal controls, master data, and potential integration risks.

• Manage post-acquisition integration activities, including ERP harmonization, data migration, financial reconciliations, process optimization, and operational stabilization.

• Provide subject matter expertise in general ledger accounting, financial closing, consolidation, intercompany processes, and financial reporting.

• Establish integration governance frameworks, monitor project milestones, and ensure compliance with accounting standards and internal control requirements.

• Identify integration challenges and develop solutions to ensure continuity and efficiency across financial operations.

• Collaborate with Finance, Accounting, IT, Tax, Treasury, and M&A stakeholders to maintain alignment and ensure successful project delivery.

• Support the transition toward standardized and scalable finance operating models across international business units.

Requirements:

The ideal candidate brings extensive experience in finance transformation and M&A integration, with strong technical accounting knowledge and the ability to lead complex cross-functional initiatives. The following qualifications and competencies are required:

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related discipline.

• Professional qualifications such as CPA, ACCA, CIMA, or ACA are highly advantageous.

• At least 10 years of professional experience in Finance, Accounting, Record-to-Report (R2R), or Finance Transformation within an international environment.

• Proven experience leading finance integration initiatives involving mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, or carve-outs, including Day 1 readiness and post-merger integration.

• Strong expertise in IFRS, general ledger accounting, financial closing, consolidation, intercompany accounting, and internal controls.

• Hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA, SAP Central Finance, SAP Group Reporting, or comparable ERP and financial consolidation systems.

• Strong project management skills, with the ability to coordinate complex integration programs and manage multiple priorities.

• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, including the ability to influence and collaborate with senior leadership.

• Analytical, structured, and solution-oriented mindset, with strong problem-solving capabilities.

• Fluent written and spoken English.

Benefits:

• Fully remote working arrangement, with worldwide location flexibility.

• Freelance or self-employed contract arrangement.

• Opportunity to lead strategic finance integration initiatives across international M&A projects.

• Exposure to complex finance transformation, ERP harmonization, and organizational integration activities.

• Collaboration with senior stakeholders and multidisciplinary international teams.

• Opportunity to leverage and further develop expertise in financial transformation and M&A integration.

• Expected start date: As soon as possible.