Financial Controller UK & RoI
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 41,000 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 Financial Controller for the UK and ROI you report to the UK&I Finance Director and have responsibility for all areas of financial accounting for the region. The UK&I are serviced by an extensive Shared Services team by Genpact in India as well as several group finance functions (tax, treasury, M&A, Working Capital etc). This role is a real hands-on role where you manage all aspect of financial controllership of the region; owning our working capital plans, developing new cash forecasting tool, be key contact and escalation point for audit and stats, drive Balance Sheet improvement programs with the Genpact team, and in co-operation with other team members manage the Genpact service delivery. You work with operations when projects span into the operational area as in fixed assets or lease accounting and you work with our internal controls team regarding financial policies and compliance.
The delivery in this role is both through personal drive and delivery as delivering through others. The candidate is a strong communicator with clarity of thought and conviction with demonstrated ability to drive continuous improvement and change. Strong leadership, deep finance technical skill as well as analytical skills are crucial for success in this role.
As our company moves with very high pace, and so does the finance function. The financial controller is both a doer and a creator, rolling sleeves up every day to drive continuous improvement, helping to solve our lack of standardisation and simplify our complexity.
Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities:
- Understand the working capital drivers across the business and driving improvements.