Internal Audit Analyst

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 an Internal Audit Analyst, you will support the delivery of Internal Audit activity across IVC Evidensia, helping the business understand risk, strengthen ways of working and embed a positive control culture. This is an important role in the continued development and maturity of Internal Audit across the Group.

This role is suited to someone with experience from within a veterinary operations or clinical team who can bring practical business understanding, curiosity and a fresh perspective to Internal Audit. You’ll support audits, work closely with stakeholders across the business and help ensure audit activity is grounded in how our clinics, hospitals and support functions operate in practice.

As an Internal Audit Analyst, you’ll support the planning, delivery and completion of Internal Audit reviews across a range of markets, functions and programmes.

You’ll work closely with colleagues across clinics, operations and Group functions, combining practical operational insight with a strong focus on risk, governance and controls. Through audit fieldwork, stakeholder engagement and clear reporting, you’ll help identify opportunities to strengthen processes and support sustainable improvements across the business.

• Support the planning, delivery and completion of Internal Audit reviews across a range of markets, functions and programmes
• Assist with audit fieldwork, including process walkthroughs, evidence gathering, sample testing, documentation review and stakeholder discussions
• Help identify risks, control gaps, process weaknesses and opportunities to improve ways of working
• Support the preparation of clear, concise and evidence-based audit outputs, including working papers, findings, actions and draft report content
• Work with management to agree practical and proportionate actions that address audit findings and support sustainable improvement
• Help track audit actions through to completion, including following up with stakeholders and escalating delays where required
• Partner with the business to promote a positive control culture and help colleagues understand why good controls matter
• Bring operational and/or clinical insight to audit work, helping ensure reviews are practical, relevant and business-focused
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across clinics, operations and Group functions
• Support the wider Risk, Control and Internal Audit team with other activities as required
• Maintain accurate, complete and well-structured audit documentation in line with Internal Audit methodology and quality standards
• Travel across IVC Evidensia locations where required, expected to be approximately 10-15% of the role
• Attend the monthly office day in Keynsham and contribute to team meetings, planning sessions and wider Internal Audit activities

You’ll bring practical knowledge of how our business operates alongside curiosity, attention to detail and an interest in risk, governance and continuous improvement.

• Experience working within IVC Evidensia, ideally within an operations, clinical, practice, regional or support function environment
• Strong understanding of how clinics, hospitals or operational teams work in practice
• A compliance-focused mindset, with an…