Post-Merger Finance Integration & Optimization
Following a large acquisition, a global pharmaceutical company needed to integrate and optimize finance functions across both businesses.
Internal efforts to unify policies, processes, teams, and data had stalled, and critical milestones were missed.
results
Increased speed of decision-making & cross-functional execution
Unified finance processes, systems, & organizational structure
Accelerated team integration & adoption of new processes & policies
Roadmap for continued improvement & optimization
Approach
Integration Management Office. Established central Finance IMO to drive governance, prioritization, decision-making, and risk and resource management.
Integration Strategy. Defined phased approach for stabilization and optimization, covering end-to-end processes (Order-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay, Close & Consolidation), org structure, systems, data, and change.
Cross-Functional Planning. Built unified integration roadmap across FP&A, Treasury, Cost Accounting, Accounting Ops, Tax.
Process Transformation. Mapped current processes and recommended future-state improvements.
Change Management. Led Prosci-based approach to support immediate integration and future optimization.