Group Financial Controller

About Seraphine

Seraphine is a global leader in maternity and nursing wear. With over two decades of experience, what we do at Seraphine is more than just fashion and clothes. We help women feel 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.

We're more than just a clothing brand. We're a community that understands the unique needs and challenges of expectant and new mothers. Our commitment to quality, comfort, and style has made us a trusted choice for women worldwide.

Workplace and Culture

Driven by innovation and a passion for excellence, our team thrives on achieving market-leading results. We value resourcefulness, dependability, and diverse perspectives, fostering a culture of go-getters who push boundaries every day. At Seraphine, we do what we love and invite exceptional individuals from all backgrounds to join us on this exciting journey.

Purpose of the role:

Reporting to the Finance Director, the Group Financial Controller will take responsibility and ownership for accounting policies, taxation, and reporting throughout the group. There will be a focus on improving current processes and implementing missing processes and updating policies and procedures. This person will be key to ensuring the Group has considered all finance opportunities, challenges, laws, and regulations across all territories as we move into a period of growth.

This role will lead and implement transformational changes, elevating our financial operations.

Hybrid: 3 days in central London office / 2 days from home

Salary range: 80k - 90k

Main duties and responsibilities to include:

Financial Reporting:

• Own the consolidated balance sheet ensuring all balances are reconciled and supported throughout the team.
• Responsible for intercompany transactions, including calculations on intercompany interest and recharges and maintaining the intercompany matrix.
• Manage the year-end audit process, being the key point of contact for the external auditors, managing the team in preparing audit schedules and any other requested audit information for year end.

Taxation:

• Manage the year end corporation tax for the group, including returns, provisions, and reconciliations.
• Manage the transfer pricing policies and reporting through the group structure.

Treasury and Transactional Finance:

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with external bankers and advisors.
• Ownership of the weekly operational cashflow model.
• Develop and manage the AR & Cash Assistant and the AP Assistant in line with the company's direction.

Qualifications:

• 5 years(+) of post-qualified experience within retail industry.
• Previous management and coaching experience.

Benefits:

• Annual leave entitlement - 25 days paid holiday + any bank/public holidays.
• Birthday Leave - Paid day off for birthday.
• Early finish Friday - Early finish on Fridays at 3pm.
• Core Hours - Core hours are from 10:00am - 4:30pm.
• Staff discount - 50% off on full-price & 20% on sale items.
• Life Assurance.
• Income Protection.
• Auto-enrolment Pension Scheme - 5% Employee and 3% Employer contribution.
• Employee discount benefits via Enjoy Benefits Hub: Gadget Insurance, Cancer Screening, Pet Insurance.

Upon successful completion of the probationary period:

• Salary Exchange Benefits: Enjoy Technology/Mobile Phones, Will Writing, Holiday Exchange Buy/Sell, Workplace Nursery (saves both Tax and NI), Gym Benefit, Cycle 2 Work.
• Health Cash Plan: Medicash - Dental Treatment, Eye Tests/Glasses, Physio etc.

On the completion of 1 year's service:

• Electric Car Scheme.
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave.