Healthy animals and happy owners – that’s the goal.
IVC Evidensia is proud to be one of the world’s leading veterinary care providers based in 19 different countries. IVC Evidensia has revenues of over £3.4bn and a network of more than 2,400 sites, including first opinion clinics, hospitals, out-of-hour centres, and a number of pet crematoria and other ancillary businesses.
This is a financial accounting role, working closely with the Completion Accountants Manager, Completion Accountants, external accountants, and integration and M&A teams in each territory. This role is responsible for the accounting of acquisitions into IVC Evidensia. Main tasks will be providing reports to the completion accountants in-country, checking the completion accounts of trade and asset deals to ensure compliance with IVC policy and financial reporting standards, and creating and posting completion accounts for these acquisitions, whilst adhering to timetable and best practice at all times.
This role is a fixed-term contract to October 2025.
Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities:
1. Ensuring timely delivery of reports and other information to in-country accountants
2. Reviewing completion accounts for trade and asset deals, raising queries with in-country accountants, matching opening balances with post-completion transactions, and passing the final draft for internal review
3. Creating and posting associated completion account journals into the accounting system
4. Providing ad hoc support to completion accountants to assist them in their tasks
5. Creating a robust audit trail for all work
6. Ensuring that all relevant documentation and correspondence is filed promptly
7. Reconciliation of pre-completion balance sheet accounts for each set of completion accounts, with particular responsibility for keeping these reconciliations clear across all Mainland Europe entities
8. Review and checking of settlements relating to trade and asset deals, and associated accounting entries
9. Responding appropriately and promptly to queries from internal and external teams
10. Supporting process improvement initiatives to ensure all processes are robust and efficient
11. Ad hoc additional tasks as required
Experience/Qualifications:
1. Actively studying towards a professional accounting qualification
2. Demonstrable experience in an accounting role, ideally with knowledge of accounts preparation
3. Technical understanding of balance sheet and financial statements
4. Excellent attention to detail, and able to deliver right-first-time results quickly, while maintaining a robust audit trail for all work
5. Thrives in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment – flexibility is key
6. Able to demonstrate strong communication skills with a range of internal and external stakeholders
7. Deadline focused, with excellent time management skills to ensure posting forecasts are met
8. Meticulous organisational skills
9. Experience of Open Accounts would be an advantage
10. Experience in acquisitions accounting
11. Relevant language skills (including but not limited to Dutch, German, French, Spanish, Swedish, Norwegian)
Following receipt of your application, you will be contacted by one of our experienced hire recruitment team.
What We Offer:
At IVC Evidensia, we recognise that our people are fundamental to the success of our business. Investing in our people, premises, and processes is at the heart of what we do. In addition to a competitive base salary, you will benefit from:
1. Work-life balance
2. 26 days annual leave
3. Cycle to Work scheme
4. Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing
5. Pension
6. Discretionary Bonus
7. Discounted staff pet care
8. Dog Friendly office
9. Free Parking available at Head Office
At IVC Evidensia, we are committed to Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging. We are keen to hear from candidates from all minority and diverse groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are keen to hear from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions and would be happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process.
IVC Evidensia UK
IVC Evidensia, The Chocolate Factory, Keynsham, BS31 2AU, United Kingdom
Speak to Neil Merritt from our recruitment team who would be happy to help you with any questions you have before applying for this role.
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