Location: Ross-on-Wye
Salary: Up to £100,000 per annum ( DoE and Qualifications)
Contract: Full-Time, Permanent
Hours: 40 hours per week
Reports to:
The Finance Integrations Lead will take end-to-end ownership of finance integration activity across the Group, with a particular focus on integrating acquired businesses into a single back-office finance system (Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central).
What You’ll Do
Systems & Data Migration
Direct Ownership: Lead the end-to-end migration of entities onto D365 Business Central, including COA mapping, data cleansing, and opening balance reconciliations.
Technical Authority: Act as the primary decision-maker and escalation point between finance users, IT specialists, and external implementation partners.
Stabilization: Manage the critical "cutover" period and provide post-go-live support to ensure system stability.
Process Design & Control
Standardization: Challenge legacy workflows to implement consistent Group processes for AP/AR, revenue recognition, and month-end close.
Governance: Design and enforce robust financial controls, audit trails, and appropriate segregation of duties across all integrated units.
Hands-on Support: Personally guide entity finance teams through their first month-end close cycle post-integration.
Treasury & Structural Change
Banking Transition: Manage the set-up, closure, and mandate changes for bank accounts, ensuring full cash visibility across the Group.
Corporate Restructuring: Lead finance workstreams for legal entity mergers, liquidations of dormant companies, and post-acquisition restructuring.
Project Leadership & Strategy
Integration Playbooks: Own and evolve the "Finance Integration Blueprint," capturing lessons learned to create a repeatable, scalable model for future M&A.
Stakeholder Management: Influence senior leadership to secure resources and provide solution-oriented updates on integration milestones.
Risk Management: Perform "Go/No-Go" readiness assessments and intervene directly to unblock project dependencies.
Key contacts
What We’re Looking For
Qualified Finance Professional: ACA, ACCA, CIMA (or equivalent) with a strong foundation in technical accounting.
M&A & Integration Specialist: Proven track record of delivering "hands-on" finance integrations within multi-entity or PE-backed environments.
ERP Expert: Direct experience migrating entities onto ERP systems—Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is highly advantageous.
Systems & Data Savvy: Advanced Excel skills and a natural aptitude for data analysis, mapping, and complex reconciliations.
Process Architect: Experience redesigning finance operations, controls, and reporting frameworks during periods of transformation.
Adaptable & Proactive: You take ownership of outcomes rather than waiting for direction, remaining calm and pragmatic under the pressure of evolving priorities.
Influential Communicator: Ability to manage sensitive relationships during change and translate complex financial requirements for non-finance stakeholders.
Detail-Oriented Strategist: You can balance a meticulous eye for detail with a clear understanding of the "big picture" integration goals.
Change Champion: Comfortable navigating ambiguity and supporting teams through the cultural and operational shifts of a merger.
Why Work for HSL?
• Full training and clear career development pathways
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Company pension scheme & sick pay scheme
• Free eye test every 2 years
• Access to Kinhub (wellbeing & financial support)
• Discounts with hundreds of retailers via Reward Gateway
About Us
HSL Compliance is one of the UK’s leading compliance specialists, helping organisations keep people safe. We work with local authorities, housing associations, and businesses across the country, providing water safety, fire safety and other essential compliance services.
Our people are at the heart of what we do. We support our employees to grow, succeed, and enjoy a secure future with us.
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If you’re reliable, motivated, and looking for a role with variety, stability and progression, we’d love to hear from you.
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Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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