Description

IT Finance Business Partner

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.

As a Finance Business Partner, you will play a crucial role in bridging the gap between our Finance team and the Group IT department. Your primary responsibility will be to provide financial insights, analysis, and strategic support to enhance decision-making within these business units. You'll work closely with stakeholders, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and driving financial performance.

Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities:

Financial Analysis and Reporting:

Provide insightful analysis that links financial data to business strategies.

Collaborate with department heads to interpret financial results and recommend corrective actions.

Budgeting and Forecasting:

Work closely with Group IT functional leaders to develop annual budgets and forecasts.

Monitor actual spending against budgeted amounts and identify areas for optimization.

Assist in resource allocation decisions based on financial projections.

Business Partnership:

Act as a trusted advisor to the Group IT team, understanding their objectives and challenges.

Foster strong relationships to ensure effective communication and collaboration.

Risk Management and Compliance:

Ensure compliance with financial policies, regulations, and internal controls.

Collaborate with internal audit teams to address any identified gaps.

Performance Metrics and Dashboards:

Develop and maintain performance dashboards for Group IT.

Provide actionable insights to drive performance improvements.

Experience/Qualifications:

A financial professional with strong competencies in both management accounting and finance business partnering.

Essential:

Experience in managing an FP&A cycle, alongside scrutiny and oversight of actuals reporting

Experience in managing capitalisation and exceptional items reporting, particularly as relates to intangible IT assets.

Experience working with third party finance outsourcing partners.

History of steering business decisions from a finance perspective.

Track record of driving change in an ambiguous and fast-moving environment.

Hands on approach to delivering results.

Granular analysis of business cases and their underlying drivers and leveraging insights to drive action.

Seeing recommendations through to realised benefits.

Stakeholder management and resilience to overcome resistance.

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.