Senior FP& A Accountant

Senior FP& A Accountant

IVC Evidensia UK

Keynsham

Permanent, Full time

Up to £65,000

Posted on 23/03/2022

Senior FP&A Accountant - (Job Ref: 5282)Salary: CompetitiveLocation: Hybrid - Keynsham & Remote

About IVC Evidensia:IVC Evidensia is proud to be Europe's leading veterinary care provider based in 12 different countries; UK, Sweden, Netherlands, Germany, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Ireland, Belgium, France, Switzerland, and Spain. IVC Evidensia has revenues of over £1.3bn and over 1600 veterinary surgeries. IVC Evidensia operates a high growth model, looking to acquire 300 sites per annum across all countries.

About the role: We are currently recruitment for a Senior FP&A Accountant on a permanent basis. The role is to assist the FP&A Finance Manager to lead the process and deliver the Budget (and a balance of year forecast) for the group. The post holder will be working closely with the Country CEO's & Head Office Budget Holders to deliver a Budget that is owned by the budget holder and the CEO's alike, agreed with the Group CFO and Group CEO, and that meets the expectations of the bank and shareholders.

Responsibilities:

• With the FP&A Finance Manager, lead the Group Budget process including:
• Ensuring models reconcile to reported group actuals, and updated during the process as new actuals are delivered,
• Ensuring all consolidation reports and overview documents are available before the process commences and available at every review point by the CFO and Group Financial Planning Manager.
• Multiple detailed review and challenge of the Budgets submitted,
• Implement the necessary education and training during the budget process for the budget holders.
• Clear articulation of risks and opportunities.
• Delivering a Budget which has an acceptable balance of risks and opportunities and is acceptable to shareholders.
• Ensuring process delivers an efficient process and a high degree of accuracy.
• Improvement and maintenance of current Budget models and identification of any improvements to meet the growing needs of the organisation.
• Project work as allocated by the Group Financial Planning Manager.
• Ad Hoc Analytical support for CFO, CEO and Shareholders.

What we are looking for: The successful postholder will be strong academically - educated to degree level and having completed their professional accounting qualification (ACCA / CIMA or similar). They will need to provide evidence of CPD. The successful postholder must have experience in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment and thrives on this. They will have excellent IT skills including advanced excel, and confident on various management reporting systemsStrong attention to detail is essential as well as being able to deliver right-first-time results quickly without getting lost in the detail. The successful postholder will be deadline focussed, and willing to put in the effort required to ensure they always meet them.

They will have a questioning mind; this person should always be looking for where improvements can be made and be comfortable working within a clinical environment where compassion is a requirement and have good resource and forward planning skills.

What you get in return:We're proud of the diversity of the people within our business and do our utmost to ensure every member of the group feels happy and comfortable in their place of work. True to our values, we care about our employees and genuinely want our teams to have the best experience at work possible. With this in mind, here is what you can expect to receive in terms of benefits, whilst working for IVC Evidensia.You will get 25 days holiday and your birthday off each year, your annual leave will also increase with length of service. You will work with friendly teams and a great office environment that allows us to bring our dogs to work. What's more you'll also benefit from supportive wellbeing programmes and a discount portal. There are more benefits - to explore these, please visit: https://ivcevidensia.co.uk/our-culture

How to apply: Click on apply for this role or please visit www.ivcevidensia.co.uk

Please do not delay in submitting your application for this role. With some roles that are urgent or receiving high volume of applicants, we may interview and conclude the process prior to the closing date of the advertisement.

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Any questions before applying?

Speak to Angeline Lloyd from our recruitment team who would be happy to help you with any questions you have before applying for this role.

Angeline Lloyd

Resourcing Advisor
angeline.lloyd@ivcevidensia.com07977 243436

IVC Evidensia UK