External Audit Coordinator – 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

IVC Evidensia; West of England; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-life balance

26 days annual leave

Cycle to Work scheme

Initiatives focused on employee welll–

Pension

Discretionary Bonus

Discounted staff pet care

Dog Friendly office

Free Parking available at Head Office

Job summary

IVC Evidensia is seeking an Audit Specialist to support successful group audit, statutory processes and local statutory accounts through final sign-off. The role collaborates with Genpact, GBS, central auditors, EY and local finance teams to ensure timely, accurate information delivery.

The position involves coordinating requests, tracking deliverables, and resolving cross-ownership queries while supporting peak audit periods. Initial 12-month fixed-term contract with diverse benefits.

Qualifications

• Strong finance, accounting or audit background.
• Experience with statutory accounts or external audits.
• Understanding of trial balances, audit evidence, and reporting.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication.
• Ability to manage multiple requests and deadlines.
• Proactive, delivery-focused with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate audit and statutory accounts information requests.
• Track status of audit deliverables and escalate risks.
• Assist Genpact in understanding information requirements.
• Maintain communication with EY, Deloitte, local auditors.
• Resolve cross-ownership queries and payroll data.
• Provide support during peak audit periods.
• Contribute to lessons learned and process improvements.

Skills

Finance background

Audit experience

Stakeholder management

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Delivery focus

Job description

At IVC Evidensia, we are a leading veterinary services provider in Europe and North America with more than 2,500 clinics and hospitals across 19 countries and around 41,000 employees. We aim to have an extraordinary impact on animal lives, supporting in the region of 25,000 animals every single day across our international network. IVC Evidensia exists to champion the long-term health and welfare of animals and deliver our purpose of Healthy Animals, Happy Owners.

The Audit Specialist supports the successful delivery of Group audit, statutory audit processes and local statutory accounts processes through to final sign-off. The role acts as a key specialist coordination point between Genpact, GBS, central auditors, EY and local finance teams, ensuring audit and statutory accounts information requests are understood, owned, delivered on time and followed through to resolution.

The role requires close collaboration with Genpact, local teams and other relevant finance teams to support timely, accurate and effective delivery.

This role is initially being offered on a 12-month Fixed Term Contract basis.

Key Accountabilities / Responsibilities

• Coordinate audit and statutory accounts information requests across assigned markets or regions, ensuring ownership is clear between Genpact, GBS and local finance teams.
• Track the status of audit deliverables, outstanding requests, dependencies and blockers, and elevate risks to the relevant Regional Accounting Lead and central stakeholders where required.
• Support Genpact in understanding the purpose, priority and required quality of information requested by auditors and statutory accounts preparers.
• Maintain close communication with EY, Deloitte, local auditors and local finance teams to ensure audit evidence and statutory accounts inputs are delivered in line with agreed deadlines.
• Help resolve queries where information requests cross both Genpact and local finance ownership, including accrual postings, supporting files, payroll-related information and other locally held data.
• Provide practical support during peak Group and statutory audit periods.
• Contribute to lessons learned and process improvements to support more efficient future audit and statutory accounts delivery.

Experience / Qualifications

• Strong finance, accounting or audit background, ideally with experience of statutory accounts, external audit or close processes.
• Good understanding of financial records, trial balances, audit evidence and statutory reporting information requirements.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills across internal finance teams, outsourced service providers and external auditors.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple information requests, deadlines and dependencies across several markets.
• Ability to identify ownership gaps, unblock issues and elevate risks clearly and promptly.
• Comfortable operating in a transformation environment, including working with outsourced finance delivery and system migration impacts.
• Proactive, pragmatic and delivery-focused approach, with attention to detail and a strong service mindset.

At IVC Evidensia we are a 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.

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

• Work-life balance
• 26 days annual leave
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing
• Pension
• Discretionary Bonus
• Discounted staff pet care
• Dog Friendly office
• Free Parking available at Head Office

At IVC Evidensia we are a 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.