Senior Finance Business Partner - Pet Drugs Online

VC Evidensia UK; Bristol; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading veterinary services provider is seeking a Senior Finance Business Partner to drive financial performance and strategic decision-making. This role requires expertise in financial analysis, management accounting, and the ability to influence stakeholders. Candidates should have a qualification as an accountant and strong analytical skills, ideally with experience in e-commerce. The position offers benefits like work-life balance, 26 days of annual leave, and a dog-friendly office.

Benefits

Competitive base salary

26 days annual leave

Wellbeing initiatives

Pension

Discretionary Bonus

Discounted staff pet care

Dog Friendly office

Free parking

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Finance Business Partner or Commercial Finance role.
• Strong management accounting skills with financial analysis experience.
• Ability to develop analytics models and tools that impact decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Drive financial performance and accountability with business leaders.
• Lead financial analysis and reporting to provide insights into revenue.
• Prepare monthly performance reviews and variance analysis for management.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Oracle

Job description

Senior Finance Business Partner - Pet Drugs Online

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.

Pet Drugs Online is a fast-growing e‑commerce business at the forefront of veterinary pharmaceuticals and specialist pet food and accessories, providing trusted products and solutions to pet owners across the UK. With a strong growth agenda ahead, we're looking for a commercially minded Senior Finance Business Partner to join the team.

As Senior Finance Business Partner, you will play a pivotal role in driving performance, supporting strategic decision‑making, and ensuring financial integrity across the business. Reporting directly to the UK CFO, this role combines hands‑on financial management with commercial insight, data analytics, and business performance analysis.

As part of the business unit's SLT, you'll work closely with operational and commercial teams to translate data into actionable insights, support monthly close processes, and help shape the company's growth strategy through robust financial planning and analysis.

Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders across commercial, operations, and marketing to drive financial performance and accountability.
• Lead financial analysis and reporting, providing insight into key drivers of revenue, margin, and profitability.
• Develop and maintain dashboards and analytics to monitor business performance, trends, and KPIs.
• Manage the month‑end close process with our off‑shored financial service team (AP, AR, R2R), ensuring timely and accurate reporting driving continuous improvements.
• Prepare and present monthly performance reviews and variance analysis to senior management.
• Own the P&L and capex budgeting, forecasting, and long‑term planning activities.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance financial visibility and efficiency.
• Drive and support strategic projects, including pricing analysis, product profitability, investment appraisals and pre/post promo analyses.
• Oversee the business units part of the balance sheet in close collaboration with the regional financial controller supporting in explanations, investigations and clear‑down activities.
• Line management of a team of one. As the majority of financial management is off‑shored it is important to manage and engage with the offshored team managing this unit on a very regular basis.

About You

You are a proactive, analytical finance professional who enjoys getting under the skin of a business and helping to drive performance. You'll be comfortable managing detail while also stepping back to provide strategic insight. You roll up your sleeves and get things started and finished, working well stand alone as well as across different teams. As part of driving performance, you are responsible for identifying opportunities and risks as well as recommending actions plans and serving as a catalyst to challenge the business and drive forward critical initiatives to deliver the strategy.

Experience/Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Proven experience in a Finance Business Partner or Commercial Finance role as well as strong management accounting skills.
• Strong analytical and data interpretation skills, with the ability to tell the story behind the numbers and develop new analytics models and tools that make an impact.
• Experience in e‑commerce preferred however retail, or fast‑paced growth environments are also relevant.
• Excellent Excel and data visualisation skills (Power BI or similar desirable).
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence and challenge stakeholders.
• Organised, detail‑oriented, and comfortable managing multiple priorities.
• Experience working in Oracle would be a plus.

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

As an 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

• 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

IVC Evidensia UK

IVC Evidensia, The Chocolate Factory, Keynsham, BS31 2AU, United Kingdom

Any questions before applying?

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.