IVC Evidensia

Operates veterinary clinics and referral hospitals

Integrations Finance Coordinator - Global Business Services

Program ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeKeynsham, Bristol, UKHybrid

About the Job

Requirements

A Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field is preferred.
At least 5 years of progressive finance integration experience is required, with 2 years of leadership experience in a global finance environment preferred.
Experience with Oracle Fusion ERP or another ERP system is preferred.
Ability to develop and influence effective working relationships with senior business stakeholders.
Ability to challenge teams and hold them accountable to drive performance.
Ability to adapt swiftly, undertake challenging tasks, manage time effectively, prioritize tasks, multitask, and meet deadlines.
Strong leadership and people-management skills, including the ability to lead and motivate stakeholders.
Ability to build and maintain relationships with Heads of Operations and other key regional and outside-provider stakeholders, and contribute to strategic decisions.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with stakeholders at all levels.
Strategic thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills to assess data, identify trends, and make data-driven decisions.
Understanding of data protection regulations and confidentiality requirements for handling financial information.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Power BI, for data analysis and reporting.
Commitment to continuous learning and staying current with global finance regulations and best practices.

Responsibilities

Establish and maintain relationships with regional and country CFOs, Group Finance, and Global Business Services stakeholders to support service and solution delivery for newly acquired clinics.
Monitor key performance indicators and metrics to assess acquisition reporting performance and ensure service-level agreements are met.
Facilitate and chair weekly cross-functional meetings to review key performance indicators and risk, assumptions, issues, and dependencies logs for newly acquired clinics.
Own the risk and issue management process, including tracking known risks and issues across group stakeholders.
Act as the single point of contact for stakeholders regarding newly acquired integration requirements.
Ensure integration activities align with the requirements for each deal.
Provide insights to support decisions on integration milestones and amendments.
Govern and coordinate the end-to-end finance integration process for acquisitions from pre-completion through post-completion and into business as usual.
Ensure integration activities across Global Business Services and Global Finance and IT functions are completed according to timelines, governance standards, and integration playbooks.
Own governance, coordination, reporting, and delivery of the overall integration checklist, ensuring accountability across stakeholder groups.
Collaborate with Group Finance Acquisitions, Group Treasury, Global Business Services functional leads, global process owners, and in-country Finance teams to review and report finance integration deliverables for newly acquired clinics and drive day-one operational readiness.

Desired Qualifications

A Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field is preferred; professional qualifications such as CPA, ACCA, or CIMA are offered as examples.
At least 2 years of leadership experience in a global finance environment is preferred.
Experience with Oracle Fusion ERP or another ERP system is preferred.

Integrations Finance Coordinator, Global Business Services

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.

Our GBS Integrations Finance Coordinator is accountable for or governing and coordinating the end-to-end finance integration process for acquisitions from pre-completion through post-completion into Business as Usual (BAU).

The role ensures all integration activities across GBS and key Global Finance & IT functions are completed in accordance with agreed timelines, governance standards and integration playbooks. The role does not perform every activity directly but owns the governance, coordination, reporting and successful delivery of the overall integration checklist, ensuring accountability across all stakeholder groups.

In this role you will also collaborate with our Group Finance Acquisitions, Group Treasury, GBS Functional Leads, GBS Global Process Owners and in-country Finance teams to review and report on finance integration deliverables as it relates to newly acquired clinics ensuring that we are driving day 1 operational readiness.

IVC Evidensia are going through an exciting period of significant change, and you will need to embrace and drive that change. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with strong relationship, business acumen, project coordination and analytical mindset to contribute to the organisation’s growth.

Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities:

* Establish and maintain strong relationships with regional & country CFO’s, Group Finance and GBS key stakeholders to ensure seamless service & solution delivery as it relates to the integration of newly acquired clinics.

* Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to assess acquisition reporting performance and ensure service level agreements (SLAs) are met.

* Facilitates/Chairs the weekly cross functional meetings ensuring that KPI’s, RAID Logs are reviewed as it relates to newly acquired clinics

* Owns our Risk & Issue management process including tracking of all known risks/issues across all group stakeholder

* Acts as a single point of contact for all stakeholders as it relates to newly acquired integration requirements

* Ensure integration activities are aligned with integration requirements for each respective deal

* Provides insights for decision-making on integration milestones and amendments

Experience/Qualifications:

* Batchelors degree in Accounting, Finance or related field preferred (e.g. CPA, ACCA, CIMA)

* Minimum of 5+ years of progressive finance integration experience with preferrable 2+ years’ experience in a leadership role in a global finance environment

* Experience with Oracle Fusion ERP or other ERP systems preferred

* Evidence of ability to develop and influence effective working relationships with senior business stakeholders

* Ability to provide challenge and hold to account teams in order to drive performance

* Possesses and promotes a positive attitude, with the ability to adapt swiftly and a willingness to undertake challenging tasks

* Ability to manage own time effectively, prioritising tasks, multitasking, and meeting deadlines

* Strong leadership and people management skills, with the ability to lead and motivate stakeholders.

* Build and maintain a relationship with Heads of Operations and other key regional & outside provider stakeholders, inputting into strategic decisions

* Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with stakeholders at all levels.

* Strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities in addition to having strong analytical skills to assess data, identify trends, and make data-driven decisions.

* Understanding of data protection regulations and confidentiality requirements in handling financial information.

* Proficient in using MS Office applications, particularly Excel & PowerBi, for data analysis and reporting

* Continuous learning mindset to stay updated with changes in global finance regulations and best practices.

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.

About the Company

IVC Evidensia

Operates veterinary clinics and referral hospitals

IVC Evidensia runs a large network of veterinary clinics, hospitals, and after-hours centers across Europe and North America, providing care to pets. It makes money from services at its 2,500+ locations and from its online Pet Drugs Online pharmacy. The company grows by acquiring existing practices and integrating them into a centralized network while letting clinics keep clinical freedom and access centralized support like procurement, administration, and staff development. Its goal is to expand its geographic reach, consolidate the fragmented veterinary market, maintain high clinical standards, and support its teams through programs such as Positive Pawprint and employee recognition.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Growth Equity (Non-Venture Capital)
Total funding: $463.9M
Headquarters: Bristol, United Kingdom
Founded: 2011

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