Acquisitions promise growth. Integration delivers complexity. Controllers are often the ones navigating the space between deal excitement and operational reality. In PE-backed and high-growth environments, capital pressure, board scrutiny, and reporting expectations accelerate immediately after a transaction. Systems rarely align perfectly. Processes strain. Resources feel thin. This session focuses on practical execution: what actually works and what breaks when growth, capital discipline, and limited infrastructure collide. Drawing on firsthand experience leading post-acquisition finance transformation, we’ll explore how controllers stabilize reporting, rebuild visibility, and strengthen credibility with investors and boards during the M&A cycle. Attendees will learn: How to maintain reporting integrity during integration Where post-transaction processes typically fail How to balance growth velocity with control and cash visibility Ways to build board confidence in moments of operational strain