CHARTERED ASSOCIATION
Merger of two Chartered Institutes
Challenge
Develop global association to serve as service organisation for the world’s two largest accounting training and credentialing institutions. Complete legal, people, and facilities merger. Build foundation for global operating model transformation project; develop plan for finance, IT, operations. Transglobal supply chain reviewed for cost sharing and tax optimisation. Within 7 months.
Solution
Scope project outputs and prioritise accordingly
Develop recruiting plan according to prioritisation
Developed communications plan and schedule to inform staff
Set up cadence between legal professionals in different continents to ensure project momentum
Create reporting to ensure transparency to stakeholders
Define singular and incorporated product and resulting cash flows
Results
Created world’s largest accounting training and credentialing institutions with 600,000 strong membership
Retained Royal Chartered designation within Association
Enabled transition of finance technology systems
Optimised supply chain to take advantage of global cost share and economies of scale
Enabled single Association branding to be rolled out
Developed foundation for Global Operating Model programme and Global Business Services programme