Group Lease Accountant - 15 Month Fixed Term Contract
Group Lease Accountant - 15 Month Fixed Term Contract
Healthy animals and happy owners - that's the goal.
IVC Evidensia is proud to be one of the world's leading veterinary care providers based in 20 different countries. IVC Evidensia has revenues of over £3.4bn and a network of more than 2,500 sites, including first opinion clinics, hospitals, out-of-hour centres, and a number of pet crematoria and other ancillary businesses. IVC Evidensia operates a high growth model, typically looking to acquire around 300 sites a year across all countries.
The role is to assist the Group Lease Accounting Manager with lease accounting, processes, and controls across the Group. This involves running bespoke leasing software, monthly and annual reporting, working with new acquisitions, and providing technical support to country accounting teams. The group currently has leases with a value of ~£500M, in territories including the UK, Europe, and Canada. A key component of the role will be working with country teams to monitor and assist with reconciliations of lease control accounts and provide reporting to senior management.
Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities:
Ensure complete and accurate reporting of lease accounting information, based on data in BDO Lead (Lease software). Implement established lease processes, controls, and reconciliations for lease reporting and transaction flows. Support the onboarding of lease data for all new acquisitions and updates/changes to existing leases. Provide technical support to country management accounting teams on lease accounting (IFRS 16). Problem solve/undertake project work. Validate and back up work of lease administrators. Monitor reconciliation/clearance of the lease payment control accounts. Validate Administrators' inputs into BDO Lead (Lease software). Prepare monthly data for company journals into Open Accounts (GL). Reconcile BDO Lead/Open Accounts data at Group level. Line management of Lease Administrators. Assist in preparation of lease disclosure notes for full (statutory) and half-year accounts and with interim/year-end audit responses. Ad hoc project work e.g. cleansing leasing data, rolling out process improvements. Prepare summary/specific lease information requested by other accounting functions such as Group Accounting/Reporting, Treasury, FP&A.
Experience/Qualifications: Essential: ACA or similar accounting qualification. Working knowledge of IFRS 16. Ability to manage and manipulate data. Intermediate Excel skills including Pivot tables. Experience of preparing reconciliations. Practical approach to problem solving. Attention to detail. Can-do attitude and ability to drive outcomes.
Desirable: Experience working with multi-site business. Experience of PowerBI. Use of custom accounting systems and databases. Experience of working with multiple currencies.
Following receipt of your application, you will be contacted by one of our experienced hire recruitment team.
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. 25 days annual leave. Your birthday as a paid day off. Cycle to Work scheme. Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing. Pension. Discounted staff pet care. Dog Friendly office. Parking available.
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. 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Group Lease Accountant - 15 Month Fixed Term Contract
Healthy animals and happy owners - that's the goal.
IVC Evidensia is proud to be one of the world's leading veterinary care providers based in 20 different countries. IVC Evidensia has revenues of over £3.4bn and a network of more than 2,500 sites, including first opinion clinics, hospitals, out-of-hour centres, and a number of pet crematoria and other ancillary businesses. IVC Evidensia operates a high growth model, typically looking to acquire around 300 sites a year across all countries.
The role is to assist the Group Lease Accounting Manager with lease accounting, processes, and controls across the Group. This involves running bespoke leasing software, monthly and annual reporting, working with new acquisitions, and providing technical support to country accounting teams. The group currently has leases with a value of ~£500M, in territories including the UK, Europe, and Canada. A key component of the role will be working with country teams to monitor and assist with reconciliations of lease control accounts and provide reporting to senior management.
Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities:
Ensure complete and accurate reporting of lease accounting information, based on data in BDO Lead (Lease software). Implement established lease processes, controls, and reconciliations for lease reporting and transaction flows. Support the onboarding of lease data for all new acquisitions and updates/changes to existing leases. Provide technical support to country management accounting teams on lease accounting (IFRS 16). Problem solve/undertake project work. Validate and back up work of lease administrators. Monitor reconciliation/clearance of the lease payment control accounts. Validate Administrators' inputs into BDO Lead (Lease software). Prepare monthly data for company journals into Open Accounts (GL). Reconcile BDO Lead/Open Accounts data at Group level. Line management of Lease Administrators. Assist in preparation of lease disclosure notes for full (statutory) and half-year accounts and with interim/year-end audit responses. Ad hoc project work e.g. cleansing leasing data, rolling out process improvements. Prepare summary/specific lease information requested by other accounting functions such as Group Accounting/Reporting, Treasury, FP&A.
Experience/Qualifications: Essential: ACA or similar accounting qualification. Working knowledge of IFRS 16. Ability to manage and manipulate data. Intermediate Excel skills including Pivot tables. Experience of preparing reconciliations. Practical approach to problem solving. Attention to detail. Can-do attitude and ability to drive outcomes.
Desirable: Experience working with multi-site business. Experience of PowerBI. Use of custom accounting systems and databases. Experience of working with multiple currencies.
Following receipt of your application, you will be contacted by one of our experienced hire recruitment team.
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. 25 days annual leave. Your birthday as a paid day off. Cycle to Work scheme. Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing. Pension. Discounted staff pet care. Dog Friendly office. Parking available.
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. 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr
