Finance Manager – Record to Report – 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

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.

The Finance Manager – Close & Reporting role is responsible for providing rigorous oversight, challenge and quality assurance across the regional month-end close process. The role acts as a key control point between the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) provider, Local Finance teams and Global Business Services (GBS) to ensure the completeness, accuracy and integrity of financial reporting.

The role is accountable for monitoring close execution on a daily basis, performing detailed reviews of critical accounting activities, ensuring timely completion of balance sheet reconciliations and driving resolution of accounting and control issues. The individual will promote a strong controllership mindset, continuously improve reporting quality and ensure adherence to company accounting policies and regional reporting requirements.

This role is being offered on a 12-Month Fixed Term Contract basis.

Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities:

Month-End Close Oversight & Governance
Lead daily monitoring of regional month-end close activities to ensure critical milestones and deliverables are completed accurately and on schedule.
Review close progress against agreed timelines and proactively identify and resolve key risks, delays or quality concerns.
Provide effective challenge and oversight to BPO teams and local finance teams throughout the close cycle.
Escalate significant risks, unresolved issues and reporting concerns in a timely manner.
Act as a key country/regional control point to ensure reporting quality remains consistently high throughout the close process.

Financial Statement Review & Quality Assurance
Perform detailed review of critical journal entries, accruals, provisions, reserves, reclassifications and other material accounting transactions.
Challenge accounting treatments and supporting documentation to ensure compliance with accounting policies and reporting standards.
Review P&L and Balance Sheet analyses to ensure completeness, accuracy and consistency.
Conduct daily analytical reviews of financial results during close, including: Margin analysis, EBITDA validation and reconciliation, Trend analysis and Balance Sheet movement reviews
Identify unusual transactions, unexpected fluctuations or unsupported balances and drive corrective action.

Balance Sheet Reconciliation Leadership
Own country/regional governance over the Balance Sheet reconciliation process.
Monitor completion status of all reconciliations and ensure adherence to established deadlines.
Perform in-depth reviews of high-risk and medium-risk Balance Sheet reconciliations.
Evaluate reconciliation quality, supporting evidence, aging of reconciling items and appropriateness of proposed actions.
Provide structured feedback and coaching to improve reconciliation quality and consistency.
Ensure reconciling items are appropriately supported, investigated and resolved within agreed timelines.

Issue Resolution 
Drive resolution of aged, unreconciled, unsupported or high-risk Balance Sheet items.
Coordinate across BPO, Local Finance, Treasury, Tax, FP&A and other stakeholders to resolve accounting issues.
Ensure ownership and accountability are established for all material open items.
Maintain focus on achieving a healthy and sustainable Balance Sheet position with minimal aged or unexplained balances.
Promote strong financial controls and a culture of proactive issue identification and resolution.

Performance Monitoring & Continuous Improvement
Develop and maintain scorecards and quality metrics to monitor close execution and Balance Sheet reconciliation performance.
Identify recurring review findings and drive systematic corrective actions.
Analyse trends in close quality, journal quality, reconciliation deficiencies and unresolved issues.
Partner with GBS and BPO leadership to implement sustainable process improvements.
Support standardisation, automation and simplification initiatives that strengthen financial controls and reporting quality.

Experience/Qualifications:

Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent) preferred.
Significant relevant experience in accounting, financial reporting or Record-to-Report (RTR) operations.
Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or related discipline.
Experience
5+ years of experience in Accounting, Financial Reporting, Record-to-Report (RTR), Shared Services, Global Business Services (GBS) or Finance Operations environments.
Strong practical experience supporting month-end close activities and financial statement preparation.
Experience reviewing journals, accruals, reconciliations and financial analyses.
Experience working with Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) providers, Shared Service Centres or offshore finance teams is desirable.
Demonstrated ability to coordinate activities across Finance, Operations and other business stakeholders to resolve accounting and reporting issues.
Experience driving process improvements and strengthening quality within finance operations environments.
Strong accounting fundamentals and understanding of financial statements
Good analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to investigate and resolve issues effectively.
Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
Ability to perform thorough reviews of journals, reconciliations and financial analyses while maintaining close timelines.
Strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities during month-end close periods.
Proactive and hands-on approach with a willingness to challenge incomplete, inaccurate or unsupported information.
Resilient and adaptable, able to perform effectively in a fast-paced and deadline-driven environment.
Strong can-do attitude with a focus on finding practical solutions and driving issues through to completion.
Ability to build effective working relationships with BPO teams, Local Finance teams and business stakeholders.
Good communication skills with the ability to provide constructive feedback and influence positive outcomes.
Continuous improvement mindset with a focus on improving quality, efficiency and control across close processes.
High level of accountability, ownership and professional integrity.

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.

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