Director, Strategy Finance

Overview

Waters is seeking a Director of Integration & M&A Finance to join their global Strategic Planning and M&A Finance team. This role serves as a key strategic finance partner to senior stakeholders across the organization, including the Head of Transformation, Integration & Transformation Office leadership, and functional business leaders.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Partnership & Advisory

• Act as a trusted finance partner and advisor to the Head of Transformation, Integration & Transformation Office, and senior functional leaders, providing financial insight and challenge to support decision-making, prioritization, and execution of integration and transformation initiatives.

• Integration & Value Capture Leadership

• Lead financial oversight of integration and value capture programmes, partnering closely with business workstreams to ensure alignment on delivery priorities, governance, risks, and execution.

• Business Planning & Value Creation

• Support the development and monitoring of integration and value capture business plans, including synergy initiatives, operational improvement actions, investment prioritization, and financial delivery milestones across cost and revenue programmes.

• Strategic Financial Modelling

• Lead the development of financial models related to integration, synergy delivery, scenario analysis, and broader strategic initiatives, including selected M&A and transformation projects.

• Governance & Performance Management

• Establish and maintain governance frameworks to monitor performance, manage risks, track delivery against targets, and ensure timely escalation of issues impacting value capture.

• Data-Driven Insights

• Provide analytical and financial insight to translate operational initiatives into measurable P&L, cash flow, and balance sheet impact, supporting strategic decision-making and execution.

• Executive-Level Communication

• Develop and deliver high-quality updates, presentations, and recommendations for senior management and Board review, ensuring clear communication of progress, risks, and value delivery.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with teams across Finance, Operations, Commercial, HR, IT, and Legal to support integration execution, strategic initiatives, and organizational alignment.

• Ad Hoc Strategic Projects

• Contribute to high-priority projects including strategic investments, transformation initiatives, long-term planning, and operational efficiency programmes.

Qualifications

• Experience in strategic finance, integration, M&A, strategic planning, consulting, or a related analytical and leadership role

• Expertise in financial modelling, scenario analysis, value capture tracking, and strategic evaluation of complex business situations

• Strong business partnering and stakeholder management experience, with the ability to influence senior leaders and challenge constructively

• Strong communication skills, including experience presenting to senior executives and translating complex analyses into clear recommendations

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; familiarity with financial systems and data visualisation tools is a plus

• Prior proven ability to manage multiple high-priority initiatives and deliver results in a fast-paced environment

• Experience working across cross-functional and global teams

• Prior experience in investment banking, M&A transactions, consulting, corporate strategy, transformation, or integration-related activities is beneficial