M&A Integration Finance Charters from 4 Different Acquisitions |Presentation

PreClose / Planning

Retention Plans: work with teams to define costs
Day 1: Ensure plans developed to ensure readiness for Close
Org. Structure: Finance team migrates to Acquirer reporting Day One
2018 Spend: schedules reviews to control and manage; identify opportunities to reduce spending (duplicate functions, projects, activities); control payables and accruals
Rev. Rec. / ASC 606: align accounting treatment; revenue roll forward; forecasts
Earnouts: establish collaborative Investment planning and decision-making processes
Audits: complete Acquired Co. audit by Sep.15; define ongoing SEC compliance requirements
FP&A: align Management Reporting, define budgeting process, policies

Day One / Close

Treasury: gain control of capital; bank account cutover; signature cards; cash / debt reporting, FX
Tax: legal entity structure established; signatures obtained; tax filing calendar established; align tax compliance, planning and audit mgmt.
Accounting: Billing/AR/AP cutover; align policies; support Close and G/L Consolidation, align Rev.Rec. accounting treatment until implementation finished, Map Chart of Accounts
Employee Onboarding: support ERP data migration, US Payroll migration; migrate cards to Amex; retention and offer letters
Sales: define compensation to support cross-selling
DOA: establish roles/limits in ERP system

Day 30+

Fixed Assets: migrate data and organize tracking and reporting in ERP
India Transfer Pricing: see Definitive Agreement protections; initiate plan to modify
VAT: see Definitive Agreement protections; initiate plan to modify
2025 Operating Budgets: schedule reviews to develop; align KPI’s; define chargebacks/allocations; define new cost centers
QTC: support Quote-to-cash Workstream planning
GTM: support Go-to-Market Workstream planning
Product Integration: support SKU/PID setup in ERP
Real Estate: initiate search for new space; identify and control all third-party relationships
Cost-to-integrate budget: establish budget, process and controls for all Workstreams

Key Dependencies (Identify functional team)