Business Planning Accountant

On the 9th April 2013 Pets at Home announced the acquisition of joint venture veterinary business, Vets4Pets. Following this acquisition Pets at Home will integrate Vets4Pets’ 94 stand-alone veterinary practices with its existing 116 in-store joint venture vet business, Companion Care Vets.

Due to this transition and the growth of our business there now exists the opportunity for a Business Planning Accountant. For more information on the team and transition, please visit www.hays.co.uk/jobs/companioncare.

Reporting into the Finance and Business Planning Manager, the Business Planning Accountant you will ultimately support the regular budgeting and forecasting process. This will involve the production of period reporting requirements as well as regular strategic planning.

You will specifically analyse performance against business plan, evaluating risk and opportunities as well as contributing to group budgeting, re-forecasting and business processes.

In addition to working alongside current practices the post holder will assist in the development of improved financial forecasting and budgeting processes focussing on forward looking financials.

The successful candidate will be a Part Qualified accountant with experience of handling large amounts of data. They will be a strong communicator and posses the commercial acumen to liaise with senior business figures. Importantly you must be comfortable in an environment of change.

Companion Care will support the successful candidate through ACCA/CIMA qualification.

A Sunday Times Top 100 Companies summarised as, “in comparison to similar companies, the organisation offers a unique range of rewards and development opportunities that make it a pioneer in the small animal veterinary industry.”

May 22, 2013 • Tags:  • Posted in: Financial

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