Finance Integration Assistant Accountant - IVC Evidensia

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 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 Finance Integration Assistant Accountant, you will assist the Integration Accountant to ensure the smooth financial integration of acquisitions of IVC Evidensia group in the UK. You will coordinate the administrative work involved in connecting new UK clinics to the European accounting and reporting processes along with other back‑end reporting as quickly as possible after the acquisition. Where necessary, you will be supported by the local finance team.

Key Accountabilities / Responsibilities

• Participate in virtual finance integration meetings in advance of joining the group and post‑acquisition.
• Ensure that the administrative tasks of completing the integration process are completed on time, including notifying suppliers of changes in address and bank details.
• Obtain copies of all lease agreements and liaise with the group Lease team.
• Ensure all bank Direct debits and standing orders are transferred, working with Group Treasury to get them set up correctly in the new bank account.
• Ensure smooth handover of payroll and pension information, liaising with the Payroll team to resolve any queries.
• Complete necessary forms for VAT deregistration and joining the UK VAT group.
• Participate in other financial projects or carry out any other duties that may reasonably be required in line with your main responsibilities.
• Liaise and build working relationships with business support managers to attend initial finance meetings.
• Liaise with various finance and non‑finance teams across the business to assist with answering queries in relation to the newly acquired surgeries/businesses.
• Document any handoffs to BAU leaders at the end of the transition period.
• Capture lessons learned and recommendations for future acquisitions.
• Provide ad‑hoc project support for the wider finance team.

Experience / Qualifications

Essential

• Studying for AAT or other accounting qualification.
• Experience working with international teams or businesses.
• Excellent command of English.
• Experience in assistant management accounting roles.
• Strong attention to detail, and ability to deliver right‑first‑time results quickly.
• Comfortable working in an international environment with senior stakeholders.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, able to work well within the team and communicate effectively and sympathetically with the surgeries.
• Top level MS Office skills.
• Domestic travel may be required.

Desirable

• Prior experience in training or administrative work involved in M.