Accounts Payable Manager with Hybrid Working

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.

We are looking for an experienced and commercially minded Accounts Payable Manager to lead Accounts Payable and Purchase-to-Pay (P2P) activity for newly acquired businesses across the Group. This is a high-impact role at the centre of M&A activity, responsible for ensuring new businesses are smoothly, compliantly, and efficiently transitioned into the Group's global P2P operating model.

You will act as the AP lead from acquisition through stabilisation, owning delivery, leading a retained integration team, and working closely with our outsourced service provider, local finance teams, IT, and operational stakeholders.

• Lead end-to-end Accounts Payable and P2P integration activity for newly acquired businesses, from acquisition through to BAU transition.
• Act as the primary Accounts Payable point of contact for M&A finance teams, markets, and external partners.
• Ensure AP processes, controls, and policy compliance are embedded prior to handover to BAU teams.
• Line manage and develop a small, retained Accounts Payable Integration team.
• Oversee day-to-day performance of ring-fenced AP resources provided by the BPO partner.
• Ensure service readiness from day one of acquisition and throughout the integration lifecycle, maintaining a strong customer service focus.

Delivery & Risk Management

• Track and resolve onboarding issues, including opening balances, supplier setup, and data migration challenges.
• Maintain accurate and timely financial reporting during integration periods.
• Identify Accounts Payable-related financial, compliance, and operational risks and implement effective mitigation plans.
• Confidently represent Accounts Payable in integration forums, governance meetings, and senior stakeholder sessions.
• Drive standardisation and continuous improvement across the Accounts Payable and P2P integration model.
• Use data and insight to identify inefficiencies, improve service quality, and enhance controls.
• Contribute to the ongoing evolution of the Group's Accounts Payable operating model and controls environment.

Proven experience leading a high-volume Accounts Payable function, delivering excellent customer service with strong commercial awareness. Essential hands-on experience using Oracle (Oracle Fusion) within an Accounts Payable and/or end-to-end P2P environment. Strong people management capability, with experience leading, coaching, and developing teams. Strong analytical and reporting capability, including advanced Excel, Power BI, and Microsoft Office skills. Experience supporting Oracle Fusion implementations, integrations, or migrations. Strong knowledge of Accounts Payable and end-to-end P2P processes. Additional language skills.

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.

In addition to a competitive base salary, you will benefit from:

• Work-life balance
• 26 days annual leave
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Pension
• Discretionary Bonus
• Discounted staff pet care
• Dog Friendly office
• Free Parking available at Head Office

At IVC Evidensia we are committed to Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging, we are keen to hear from candidates from all minority and diverse groups.