Integration Management Office (IMO) Lead in Stratford-upon-Avon

Reporting to: Head of Integration & Technology (line manager); assigned to the Integration Programme Director for integration programme delivery.

Hours: Full time Mon-Fri 9am-5.30pm (37.5 hours per week)

Location: Hybrid working. Home base tethered to an Affinia or Wilson Partners office by agreement; willingness to travel across Affinia and Wilson Partners sites as the integration programme requires.

Affinia is the UK’s largest purpose-led, purpose-built Accountancy firm, focused on building stronger, more valuable relationships. With over 1,600 colleagues across the East, South East, London and the Midlands, we are dedicated to supporting our clients, colleagues and communities. We advise businesses, public sector organisations, charities and individuals throughout the UK and internationally across six Service Lines - Accountancy & Advisory, Tax and Planning, Audit & Assurance, Corporate Finance, Payroll and Corporate Recovery.

Purpose Of The Role

We are seeking a highly capable Integration Management Office (IMO) Lead to establish and run the central engine room of our acquisition integration programme. This pivotal role owns the integration management office – the planning, governance, reporting and control capability through which multiple workstreams are mobilised, coordinated and driven to deliver against synergy and value-creation targets.

Accountabilities

• IMO Set-up & Operation: Establish and run the Integration Management Office as the central control function for the integration programme, defining the standards, tools, templates, plan architecture and ways of working through which all workstreams operate.
• Governance & Reporting: Own the governance rhythm and the flow of information to the integration steering committee and supporting forums.
• Risk, Issue & Dependency Management: Operate the programme-level RAID discipline, capturing and managing cross-functional risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies.
• Workstream Orchestration: Coordinate Enabling Function and Service Line workstream leads and the acquired business teams, aligning objectives, sequencing interdependent activity and holding the programme to its commitments.
• Discovery & Target Operating Model: Orchestrate the discovery period and the definition of the target operating model.
• Cost, Value & Benefits Tracking: Track the cost of integration and the realisation of synergy and value-creation benefits.
• Standardisation & Capability Building: Develop and continuously improve the integration framework, tools and templates.

Skills And Experience

• Proven experience establishing and running a programme or integration management office (PMO/IMO) across multiple concurrent workstreams in a complex, fast-moving environment.
• Strong command of programme planning, governance, RAID and reporting disciplines.
• Demonstrable experience coordinating cross-functional workstreams and senior stakeholders.
• Excellent governance and executive-reporting skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management and interpersonal skills.
• Highly organised, self-motivated and outcome-focused.
• Previous experience in professional & or financial services; previous accountancy sector experience would be beneficial.

Desired Experience

• Experience within an M&A environment integrating multiple businesses together.
• Relevant project/programme management certification (e.g. MSP, PMP, APM, Agile or ScrumMaster).
• Experience of standing up a PMO/IMO from scratch and transitioning capability from external advisers in-house.
• Experience working in a private equity-backed environment.

Core Benefits

At Affinia, our culture is driven by ambition and a commitment to positively impact all the communities we serve. We are dedicated to the success, development, and wellbeing of our colleagues, helping them achieve their goals and seize the opportunities that come with our growth.

• 25 days holiday (FTE) plus Bank Holidays (Sept-Aug).
• Opportunity to purchase 3 extra days holiday per year.
• Auto enrolment Pension Scheme with True Potential.
• Death in Service.
• Professional membership support.
• Paycare – claim money back for Dental / Optical / Professional Therapies.
• Dress for your Diary Policy.

Please note that this job profile is not an exhaustive list of duties but merely an outline of the key components of the role. You may be required by your line manager to take on additional responsibilities when requested.

Affinia is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policy is unequivocal: we do not tolerate discrimination based on age, disability, sex, race, religion, or belief, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy, or maternity, or sexual orientation. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive organisation that actively promotes equality of opportunity for all, valuing the right mix of talent, skills, and potential. We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates, and selection for roles is based solely on individual merit.

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