Finance Integration Assistant Accountant

NACBA; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-life balance

26 days annual leave

Cycle to Work scheme

Employee wellbeing initiatives

Pension

Discretionary Bonus

Discounted staff pet care

Dog Friendly office

Free Parking at Head Office

Job summary

IVC Evidensia is a leading veterinary services group employing thousands across Europe. The Finance Integration Assistant Accountant will support the Integration Accountant to smoothly connect new UK clinics to European accounting processes and reporting, working with local finance teams.

You will interact with senior stakeholders, manage admin tasks in the transition, and contribute to post-acquisition activities while maintaining high accuracy and timely delivery.

Qualifications

• Studying for AAT or another accounting qualification.
• Experience with international teams/businesses.
• Excellent command of English.
• Experience in assistant management accounting roles.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Able to work with senior stakeholders in a global environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and teamwork.
• Advanced MS Office skills.
• Domestic travel may be required.

Responsibilities

• Participate in pre- and post-acquisition finance integration meetings.
• Handle administrative tasks for integration and notify suppliers of changes.
• Obtain copies of lease agreements and liaise with group Lease team.
• Coordinate transfer of bank details and direct debits with Group Treasury.
• Support payroll and pension information handover with Payroll.
• Assist with VAT registrations and UK VAT group joining.
• Support broader finance projects as needed.
• Liaise with business support managers for finance meetings.
• Answer queries related to new surgeries/businesses.

Skills

English fluency

Attention to detail

Interpersonal skills

Team communication

Education

AAT studies / accounting qualification

Tools

MS Office

Oracle

Job description

Finance Integration Assistant Accountant

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 42,000 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.

As Finance Integration Assistant Accountant, you will assist the Integration Accountant to ensure the smooth financial integration of acquisitions of IVC Evidensia group in UK. You will coordinate the administrative work involved in connecting new UK clinics to the European accounting and reporting processes along with other back-end reporting as quickly as possible after the acquisition. Where necessary, you will be supported by the local finance team.

Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities:

• Participating in virtual finance integration meeting in advance of joining the group and post-acquisition.
• Ensuring that the administrative tasks of completing the integration process are completed on time; including notifying suppliers of changes in address and bank details.
• Obtaining copies of all lease agreements and liaising with group Lease team.
• Ensure all bank Direct debits and standing orders are transferred, working with Group Treasury to get these set up correctly in new bank account.
• Ensuring smooth handover of payroll and pension information liaising with Payroll team to resolve any queries
• Completing necessary forms for VAT de-registration and joining of UK VAT group.
• Participation in other financial projects or carry out any other duties that may reasonably be required in line with your main responsibilities
• Liaising and building working relationships with business support managers to attend initial finance meetings
• Liaising with various finance and non-finance teams across the business to assist with answering queries in relation to the newly acquired surgeries/businesses
• Document any handoffs to BAU leaders at the end of the transition period
• Capture lessons learned and recommendations for future acquisitions
• Ad hoc project support for wider finance team

Experience/Qualifications:

Essential:

• Studying for AAT / Other Accounting qualification
• Experience in working with international teams / businesses
• Excellent command of English
• Experienced in assistant management accounting roles
• Strong attention to detail, and able to deliver right-first-time results quickly
• Comfortable in working in an international environment with senior stakeholders
• Excellent interpersonal skills, able to work well within the team, and communicate effectively but sympathetically with the surgeries.
• Top level MS Office skills
• Domestic travel may be required

Desirable:

• Prior experience in training in administrative work involved in M&A / integration
• Experience of using Oracle

Following receipt of your application, you will be contacted by one of our experienced hire recruitment team.

As a BAME and LGBTQ+ inclusive employer, 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.