Finance Integration Assistant Accountant

IVC Evidensia; West of England; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Discretionary Bonus

Cycle to Work scheme

Staff pet care discounts

Dog Friendly office

Free Parking at Head Office

Job summary

IVC Evidensia, a leading veterinary services provider, seeks a Finance Integration Assistant Accountant to support the UK integration of acquisitions, coordinating administrative tasks and connecting new clinics to European accounting processes. You will work with local finance teams and stakeholders to ensure smooth handovers.

The role requires studying for AAT or equivalent, experience in international teams, strong English, and attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Studying for an AAT or another accounting qualification.
• Experience working with international teams / businesses.
• Excellent command of English.
• Experience as an assistant management accountant.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to deliver right-first-time results quickly.
• Comfortable in an international environment with senior stakeholders.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and able to communicate effectively with surgeries.
• Proficient in MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Support the Integration Accountant in ensuring smooth financial integration of acquisitions.
• Coordinate administrative tasks to connect new UK clinics to European accounting and reporting processes.
• Liaise with group Lease, Payroll, and Treasury teams during transition.
• Prepare and handover payroll and pension information; resolve queries with Payroll.
• Assist with VAT de-registration and joining UK VAT group.
• Attend finance meetings and build relationships with business support managers.
• Document handoffs to BAU leaders at end of transition; capture lessons learned.
• Provide ad hoc project support to the wider finance team.

Skills

AAT/Accounting qualification

Experience with international teams

Excellent English

Assistant management accounting

Attention to detail

Stakeholder communication

MS Office (advanced)

Domestic travel readiness

Education

AAT or accounting qualification

Tools

MS Office

Oracle

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 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

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

• 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.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.