Financial Controller, UK & Ireland
Healthy animals and happy owners - that's the goal.
At IVC Evidensia, we are a leader in veterinary care, dedicated to enhancing the well-being of animals through our extensive network of clinics.
As Financial Controller for the UK and ROI, you report to the UK&I Finance Director and have responsibility for all areas of financial accounting for the region. The UK&I are serviced by an extensive Shared Services team by Genpact in India as well as several group finance functions (tax, treasury, M&A, Working Capital etc). This role is hands-on, where you manage all aspects of financial controllership of the region; owning our working capital plans, developing a new cash forecasting tool, being a key contact and escalation point for audit and stats, driving Balance Sheet improvement programs with the Genpact team, and in cooperation with other team members managing the Genpact service delivery. You work with operations when projects span into the operational area such as fixed assets or lease accounting, and you work with our internal controls team regarding financial policies and compliance.
The delivery in this role is both through personal drive and delivery as well as through others. The candidate is a strong communicator with clarity of thought and conviction, with demonstrated ability to drive continuous improvement and change. Strong leadership, deep finance technical skill, as well as analytical skills are crucial for success in this role.
As our company moves at a very high pace, so does the finance function. The financial controller is both a doer and a creator, rolling up sleeves every day to drive continuous improvement, helping to solve our lack of standardisation and simplify our complexity.
As financial controller, you will also play an integral part in our ERP journey starting in January 2025.
Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities:
1. Drive our working capital agenda across the business, with closer ownership of the creditor progress.
2. Own the balance sheet in the month-end process and beyond. Monitor key balance sheet movements and drive ongoing improvement programs to reduce unreconciled items with Genpact.
3. Review Balance sheet reconciliations done by Genpact to ensure correctness and tidiness at the standard we expect. Provide feedback and work with Genpact and internal controls team as well as SCC leadership team to drive necessary continuous improvements.
4. Develop and trial a cash forecasting tool together with group treasury.
5. Work with group lease accounting team, BDO, and closely with operations in the lease improvement project.
6. Collaborate with group finance, shared services, and operations in the development of our fixed assets reset initiative.
7. In close collaboration with the rest of the local finance team, be accountable for the quality of accounting entered by Shared Service Centre. Collaborating with outsourced partners, ensure we maintain accuracy and integrity in financial data.
8. Responsible for Internal and External Audit Requirements. Most is managed by our shared services and group finance functions; however, the flow of local escalations rests with this role, as well as review of stats and support in the write-up of directors' reports.
9. Drive policy and control compliance. Implement and maintain financial controls and ensure adherence to regulatory requirements.
10. Support large-scale transformations as the company implements a new ERP system over the next years. The ERP project is led by an ERP project team; however, local finance is key in providing input to processes, linking to operations, and user testing.
11. Support M&A accounting activity through the integration process.
As part of this role, you will work closely with our Insights team, FP&A and Business Partner teams, central finance, group finance, shared services team & Genpact, and our operations team.
Effective communication with various stakeholders is an integral aspect of this role as it operates in a complex finance matrix of local, group, and SCC teams, a large number of Veterinary Practices, and several Subsidiaries across the UK and Ireland.
Experience/Qualifications:
1. Experience as a financial controller or assistant Financial controller in a fast-moving company, responsible for financial reporting and consolidation within a complex multi-site P&L organization.
2. Excellent technical finance skills with strong knowledge and understanding of both UK GAAP and IFRS. Able to understand the impact of technical accounting changes on the business and to proactively manage any risks.
3. Strong experience in finance processes design and development, systems, reporting, and controls.
4. Comfortable working in a global, matrixed business, delivering through others. Experience managing diverse stakeholders and external partners, including influencing finance shared services partners and central group finance teams.
5. Experience working in a multi-jurisdictional and multi-currency environment.
About You:
1. Degree educated, with a recognized Finance qualification e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIMA and strong technical accounting skills.
2. Strong communicator with the ability to bring teams and functions together to achieve common goals and understanding of why change is needed.
3. Comfortable managing in a matrix organization, delivering largely through other people.
4. A person ready to roll up their sleeves and get stuck in, solving problems, finding answers, and creating solutions.
5. Ability to adapt and thrive in a constantly changing environment with a very high pace and maturing processes.
6. An innovator with a strong orientation towards transformational leadership and change, not settling for the status quo.
7. A team player with high expectations and drive, able to collaborate but also challenge appropriately.
8. Comfortable dealing with ambiguity, with the resilience to ensure the right things are focused on.
Following receipt of your application, you will be contacted by one of our experienced hire recruitment team.
What We Offer:
At IVC Evidensia, we recognize 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:
* Work-life balance
* 25 days annual leave
* Your birthday as a paid day off
* Cycle to Work scheme
* Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing
* Pension
* Discounted staff pet care
* Dog Friendly office
* Parking available
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 eager 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr