A leading company in the food service industry recently acquired another prominent player, presenting significant challenges in integrating the finance functions of both organisations. The existing operating models showed substantial differences, leading to inefficiencies and a lack of standardisation. The goal was to drive process standardisation, establish an optimised sourcing model, and expand the scope of the finance shared services centres (SSCs). However, the current models did not support these goals, resulting in a strong transactional focus and low overall maturity.