Job description
Contract: 18 Month FTC (Hybrid - 2 days in the office)

About The Role

We’re on a mission to create the best pet care business in the world. And that means offering a whole ecosystem of services - from diet and lifestyle to grooming and veterinary care. All from one convenient, accessible source. We believe in the power of pets. They make us think and they make us care. And because they give us their best, we’re looking for people to help us to give them ours. And that’s where you come in.

The role will be part of a team of 7 Financial Accountants and Assistant Financial Accountants working within the Vets for Pets finance team.

Reporting to the Accounting Services Manager and with a team of 2 Assistant Financial Accountants reporting directly to you, you will be responsible for assisting with, amongst others, the following tasks

Key Responsibilities:
• Ownership of the period end accruals, prepayments and bank postings for the JVCos (Joint Venture Companies)
• Management of a team of 2 Assistant Financial Accountants’ including performance reviews and day to day management
• Acting as the technical expertise, specifically on small company accounts, for the Business Partnering Team and other teams within the business
• Reviewing and challenging Assistant Financial Accountants’ reconciliations and postings
• Reconciling key balance sheet accounts across JVCos
• Working with the Support Office finance team to develop processes and to implement ‘best practice’
• Pro-actively developing and implementing internal controls and processes
• Implementing internal audit recommendations and supporting the internal audit process
• Managing stock count process across JVCos
• Investigating and responding to queries from the Business Partnering team and other internal stakeholders
• High level reviews of general ledger balances
• Ad hoc project work

About You
• Qualified/Part Qualified ACCA, ACA, CIMA
• Exposure within an accounts environment dealing with application of accounting standards
• Organised and proactive with good attention to detail
• Strong communication skills and ability to work well in a team meeting tight deadlines
• Strong focus on completion of tasks and the ability to see a task through
• Ability to multi-task and prioritise competing deadlines.
• Advanced Excel skills are essential, and knowledge of other MS Office applications is required
• Ability to work at pace and have a high level of organisational skills
• Be able to deliver a high level of customer service
• High level of attention to detail
• Ability to prioritise workload and manage strict deadlines
• Line management of 2/3 individuals
• Effective communicator at all levels, must be able to communicate complex financial issues in a simple and easy to understand manner to non-financial partners and colleagues
• Team player, able to communicate and work effectively across disciplines
• Strong service ethos and demonstrates vision and values of the vet group
• Passion for accuracy and drive for improvement
• The ability to own problems to a conclusion

Pets just see people. They aren’t biased and they don’t discriminate. We take our inspiration from pets, and we value and respect difference in all its forms. Our aim is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and every colleague can help us achieve this. We encourage our people to be themselves so even if your skills and experience don’t perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you.