Head of Integration

Let us tell you a bit about the opportunity:

The Head of Integration is a high-impact leadership role at the centre of two of the Banks most critical strategic priorities: sale readiness and inorganic growth through M&A. Acting as a key coordination point across the organisation this role ensures the Bank is fully prepared for a potential sale by driving delivery of the agreed business case aligning cross-functional initiatives and overseeing the development of high-quality due diligence materials for external stakeholders.

In parallel the role leads the successful integration of acquisitions shaping and executing post-deal integration plans that realise synergies manage risk and deliver against strategic objectives. This is a pivotal position for a commercially minded leader who thrives in complex transaction-driven environments and can bring clarity structure and momentum to enterprise-wide initiatives.

What will your day look like

• Lead end-to-end sale readiness coordinating cross-functional delivery of the business case and tracking progress against value creation efficiency and risk objectives.
• Oversee sell-side due diligence including planning governance high-quality materials and centralised Q&A management.
• Provide financial and operational oversight ensuring accuracy integrity and clear articulation of performance cost structures and operating model.
• Drive post-acquisition integration delivering synergy targets managing risks and coordinating enterprise-wide integration activity.
• Ensure strong risk regulatory and control alignment supporting governance processes and external regulatory engagement.
• Establish robust frameworks governance and stakeholder reporting while managing senior stakeholders and external advisors.

What do we expect from you

• Qualified accountant (ACA ACCA CIMA or equivalent) or strong finance background.
• Experience in integration M&A finance change or large-scale transformation programmes.
• Strong technical expertise in financial control including ledgers reconciliations and cost allocation.
• Understanding of credit risk frameworks and banking portfolio integration.
• Proven ability to lead complex multi-workstream programmes and solve problems with strong analytical rigour.
• Effective stakeholder management with experience in regulated financial services due diligence and systems or data integration.

What can you expect from us

• A friendly and flexible culture the same as how we work with our customers. Hybrid working model 2 days a week in the office
• A growing organisation that means theres lots of opportunities to progress
• A drive for continuous improvement which you will be empowered to get behind from day one.
• And of course you will be rewarded competitively with a good range of core benefits and bonus potential.

Let us tell you a bit more about us

Were Aldermore the award-winning bank trusted and highly rated by over a quarter of a million customers for more than a decade. With our range of specialist mortgages savings accounts and business finance solutions were backing more people to go for it.

We thrive by saying yes to our customers. We respect the ingenuity of entrepreneurs and their startups; we give first-timers a leg-up onto the property ladder; we open up the lending market to many; and thousands of customers chose Motonovo Finance every week to buy their next car van or motorbike.

This is where you come in. We are on a journey. A journey defined by a destination; to deliver on our purpose.

Still curious

Join us and well make the same promises to you as a colleague as we do to each of our customers. Were committed to building a working environment that values respect diversity and compassion. We welcome people regardless of age disability gender identity marital status race faith or belief sexual orientation socioeconomic background and whether youre pregnant or on family leave.

Please note that we have a thorough referencing process which includes criminal record checks.

The Company

We champion equality by supporting the exceptions to the rule and getting finance to where its needed.

We lend the money people save with us to people who want to get on in life; build businesses and create employment buy property for people to live and work in and purchase vehicles to move families and goods around.

Behaviour Framework

Our behavioural framework underpins our purpose and strategic drivers as it outlines the behaviours we need to demonstrate in order to succeed. Where our strategic drivers (Stay Ahead Propositions Relationships That Last and Progressive Platform) outline what we need to do to succeed our behaviours guide us in your second interview well ask you to talk through some examples where youve demonstrated these behaviours in your previous roles.

The Benefits

As you would expect we offer a competitive basic salary and reward package and youll also benefit from our commitment to investing in your professional development throughout your journey with us.

Benefits vary across the business depending on the role you do but these will give you an idea of what to expect:

• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Aviva Digital GP
• Bus And Tram Benefit
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Eyecare Voucher & Display Screens/Desk Set-Up
• Flu Jab Vouchers
• Group Income Protection
• Life Assurance
• Metrolink Annual Pass & Clipper Ticket
• Microsoft Discounts
• Private Medical Insurance Shopping Discounts
• Toothfairy
• Your Workplace Pension
• Hybrid Working

• Critical Illness
• Cycle To Work
• Dental Insurance
• Give As You Earn
• Government Tax-Free Childcare Scheme
• Octopus Electric Vehicles
• Save Our Planet
• Season Ticket Loan
• Spouse Or Partner Life Assurance
• Technology
• Wearable Technology
• Wellbeing App
• Will Writing

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Director

Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1
Yearly Salary Salary: 50001 - 999999999