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What we stand for

We are the leading scale player in a specialist market – maternity and nursing wear – and we have 18 years of experience behind us doing this and nothing but this.

But what we do at Seraphine is more than just fashion and clothes. We help women feel absolutely confident in their changing bodies and enable them to continue to express the choice and style they had prior to pregnancy and during pregnancy, whilst providing them with product innovations that make motherhood a breeze.

What we’re delivering

We are highly international (more than 2/3 of our sales are from markets outside of the UK) and highly digital – we were an early embracer of eCommerce and the channel now represents 90% of our revenue. We’re also a digital marketing machine: acquiring customers profitably from first order, with more than half returning for a second order during the current pregnancy and more and more coming back to us again when the family grows further. This all contributes to market leading profit and product margins and our double-digit growth rates across the world put the rest to shame.

But we’re just getting started. With plans to roll out another 3 markets in the next 12 months and to add more acquisition channels, we’re really in the sweet spot. We have significant momentum – but we’re still small enough that you’ll see your impact every day.

Workplace and Culture

Always motivated by new innovations in technology – we are a close knit team of driven and ambitious individuals. Fuelled by the success of achieving market leading results, we place great importance on resourcefulness and dependability and encourage inquisitive questions that challenge us see things from all perspectives.

We do what we love and push the boundaries on a daily basis – you need to be excited for that. We foster the habits of go-getters and are always in search of exceptional people from various walks of life, with diverse experiences to join our team.

Purpose of the role:

Reporting to the Group Financial Reporting Manager, the Financial Reporting and Compliance Accountant will be responsible for developing the ESG strategy and reporting, direct and indirect tax compliance across multiple territories, and establishing and enforcing robust and automated internal controls and processes.

This role is ideal for someone who is passionate about ESG and has a strong controls and processes approach. This role requires someone who is proactive and will create opportunities to work cross-functionally and collaboratively with all areas of the business.

Main Duties and Key responsibilities

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)

• Own and manage the implementation and development of ESG reporting
• Work with the business and external ESG advisers to establish efficient and effective data collection processes
• Work with the business and external ESG advisers to set out a roadmap to deliver scope 3 reporting
• Liaise with the merchandising team re SEDEX compliance, audit and monitoring
• Working with General Council, develop a reporting framework to consider the impact of business as usual (foreign factories) and the potential risks of the operations’ strategic direction
• Support the implementation and monitoring of ESG reporting controls, governance, and the related assurance activities and integrate ESG/sustainability into the regular reporting structure for finance, operations, risk management and Board governance
• Monitor Seraphine’s ESG strategy and performance against industry peers
• Support the General Council on Governance reporting

Tax Compliance

• Manage the relationship with RSM as tax advisers and agent
• Prepare monthly reconciliations of import customs and duty nominals, including the duty bond held with the third party warehouse.
• Maintain monthly corporation tax workings and deferred tax model for monthly management accounts reporting, including setting up and maintaining capital allowances schedules
• Prepare UK corporation tax forecasting and QIPS calculations, and submit and pay in a timely manner.
• Prepare required tax schedules for audit and tax computations at the half year and year end.
• Respond to queries from tax authorities
• Support the Director of Finance on tax projects.

Internal Controls/Reporting

• Work with the Director of Finance and Group Financial Reporting Manager to develop and implement robust internal controls within Finance
• Support HoDs in implementing internal controls in all areas of the business
• Ensure policies and procedures are followed across Finance and the wider business
• Support the Director of Finance in monitoring and enforcing reporting timeframes
• Support the Director of Finance and Group Financial Reporting Manager in external reporting compliance
• Ensure balance sheet reconciliations are kept up-to-date
• Responsibility for Ecommerce reconciliation process
• Preparation of annual statutory accounts for all UK entities, including consolidated accounts.
• Support Group Financial Reporting Manager on year end audits.
• Support the Group Financial Reporting Manager in providing accurate and timely financial reporting.

Other

• Prepare Government Non-Financial reporting Directive, Supplier payment practice, and section 172 CA 2006 requirements as appropriate, and liaise with the Company Secretary and Head of Risk to mitigate risk and control exposure to unplanned regulatory obligations
• Support HR on compliance reporting e.g. Gender gap, headcount, turnover
• Be the go-to person for ESG and tax compliance queries from the business
• Continuously look to improve and automate processes and controls in all areas, challenge the status quo and implement best practice and controls to enable a faster month end close and accurate reporting
• Prepare audit schedules and all other requested audit information for the year end audit and half year review in a timely manner to enable efficient and accurate reporting to the market
• Support on other year end activities, including providing relevant content and analysis for presentations
• Ownership of ONS reporting, ensuring relevant individuals are completing and submitting surveys in a timely manner, and information is accurate
• Work with the Director of Finance and the Solutions Delivery Manager on improving the finance ledger system (Open Accounts) and the move towards automation
• Any other duties that may be reasonably delegated to you in line with your abilities, skills and experiences

Requirements

Knowledge, competencies and Skills

• Knowledge of luxury wholesale /retail /ecommerce an advantage
• Curious and keen to learn and develop and improve current process and systems
• Highly attentive and has an eye for detail
• Commercial awareness and ability to appropriately apply financial best practice in “the real world"
• Experience of Open Accounts and Prima is an advantage
• Advanced Excel
• ACA/ACCA qualified
• Experience of working in a fast-paced and fast-growth environment
• Experience and working knowledge of Corporation tax
• Experience working in an e-commerce, retail or digital-first apparel business is an advantage
• Strong IFRS and UK GAAP knowledge and experience
• Experience of ESG reporting an advantage

Note: This job description could change and evolve over time to meet the needs of the business

Benefits

• Life Assurance
• Income Protection
• Health Cash Plan
• Holiday entitlement – 23 days excluding bank holidays (with one additional day per year of service)
• Birthday day off
• Discretionary Company Bonus Scheme
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Scheme
• Family friendly policies
• Staff discount policy (50%)

Salary Exchange Benefits:

• Pension Scheme - 5% employee and 3% employer contribution
• Technology
• Will Writing
• Holiday Exchange
• Workplace Nursery
• Gym Benefit
• Cycle 2 Work

Discount Benefits:

• Gadget Insurance
• Cycle Insurance
• Cancer Screening
• Pet Insurance
• Lottie – Care Home Discount
• Health & Wellbeing Videos