The Client

A publicly traded technology company

The Challenge

Our client announced they were to be acquired by a competitor, pending government approval, a process which would take over six months to complete. This announcement, as expected, caused unease throughout the organization and the client began to see roles being vacated, specifically in the areas of FP&A, corporate accounting, procurement, technology and payroll.

When the acquisition was approved, another wave of turnover was experienced throughout the departments, exposing areas of concern for workload, deadlines and compliance. Our client was in need of a partner to address the vacancies of critical positions to ensure work was completed accurately and on time. Prior to working with Advanced Resources, each department was using their own resources resulting in multiple steps and a delayed onboarding process.

The Solution

Advanced Resources was brought in as a strategic partner due to our extensive talent network, ability to delivery quickly and capacity to fill critical positions on projects throughout the organization.

By becoming their exclusive partner, we were able to:

  • Streamline the process
  • Provide an all-encompassing solution
  • Ensure 100% delivery on all projects, with a key focus on post-acquisition integration

Our Program Manager worked with the client to map out critical gaps and roles on projects where they needed specific help that Advanced Resources could bring to the table quickly, thus, stemming the pain and righting the ship.

Two of the most critical projects we supported after the integration related to the Affordable Care Act as well as transitioning departments to the acquiring organization.

The Benefit

Advanced Resources’ team successfully provided critical financial professionals directly into ongoing projects, ensuring the organization met their deadlines. The projects we assisted on allowed our client to focus on the critical tasks at hand instead of being distracted by the ongoing acquisition.

An example of our success included a project where one of our consultants caught a critical error at year end, saving our client millions of dollars.