Practice Accounts Assistant
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 Accountants Assistants to focus on Practice accounts and reporting into the Practice Accounts Manager. For more information on the team and transition, please visit www.hays.co.uk/jobs/companioncare.
The Practice Accounts team produce comprehensive four weekly Management Accounts packs for each of the 200+ limited companies within the rapidly expanding JV group and the team are also responsible for Balance Sheet reconciliations.
The combined net turnover of the group is currently c£80m, ranging from £300k to £1.4m and the size of these businesses therefore gives the opportunity for exposure to all areas of a company’s accounts. Surgeries are expected to be divided into three Operational regions, with continued growth this split will be kept under review.
The accounts preparation tasks within the team are shared throughout and include planning and responsibility for certain aspects of the JV Management Accounts process and JV packs being produced accurately and within the deadlines of the period end timetable.
You will hold responsibility for the accuracy of the management accounts and their preparation ensuring JV PLs and Balance Sheets are accurately finalised following full review of draft statements. Ultimately enabling finalised statements to be sent to Management by agreed deadline.
As with many of the roles in this accounts team you will deem yourself a strong communicator as you will attend site visits of JV companies as required, to include training surgery staff, internal audit work and stocktaking.
AAT qualified or experience within a similar role with exceptional communication skills are the key factors for this role.
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.”
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