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Join Rapha to influence the future of cycling and propel your career in finance with a company that blends passion and purpose
Overview
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Rapha, established in 2004, is not just about selling high-quality cycling gear; it's a movement to promote cycling as a lifestyle. The company's mission is to make cycling more accessible and enjoyable, striving for positive change within the sport. This is more than a job; it's a call to those who want to make an impact in the world of cycling.
Role Summary:
- Play a pivotal role in financial compliance, partnering with stakeholders for group-level audit and reporting.
- Manage audit processes and financial filings across various regions including the UK, USA, Europe, and APAC.
- Handle VAT, Consumption Tax, Intrastat submissions, and support FP&A cash flow forecasting.
- Oversee Corporation Tax exercises and manage timelines and deliverables.
- Contribute to global Financial Statements and compliance projects such as R&D and Transfer Pricing reviews.
- Own the month-end process, intercompany accounts, balance sheet reconciliations, and provide insightful financial commentary.
Role Requirements:
- Part-qualified accountant with a solid grasp of financial reporting.
- Adept at working under pressure and adhering to tight deadlines.
- Advanced Excel skills and experience in a dynamic, global business setting.
- Excellent communication, analytical, and organizational skills.
- A growth mindset with flexibility and commercial awareness, ideally with an interest in cycling or sports.
Working at Rapha:
- Flexible hours and support for remote work.
- Free coffee, social drinks, and regular team events.
- Benefits like flexible riding schedules, clothing discounts, Rapha Cycling Club membership, and more.
- Supportive policies for parental leave and a company pension scheme.
Founded in 2004, Rapha exists to inspire the world to live life by bike. We believe that cycling has the power to improve people’s lives but as well as enjoying it for what it is today, we are determined to change cycling and open it up to more people so that they too can discover the joys of riding a bike.
This role offers an exciting opportunity to gain exposure to group-level financial reporting and accounting processes. This role plays an integral role in the month end and annual audit process as well as taking a key role in partnering with both internal and external stakeholders to ensure financial compliance across the group. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in accounting, an eagerness to learn, and a desire to progress within the retail industry.
The Role:
Financial Compliance:
Assisting role in Group Audit, maintaining close contact with group auditors and management of audit deliverables
Manage and assist with subsidiary audits and financial statement fillings for all entities in the group across UK, USA, Europe and APAC as required
Manage periodic VAT, Consumption Tax and Intrastat submissions
Support FP&A cash flow forecasting for VAT and Consumption tax
Oversee Corporation Tax exercise including producing deliverables and stakeholder and timeline management
Support with production of global Financial Statements
Support with compliance related projects including R&D and Capital Allowances recovery and Transfer Pricing reviews
Manage the Docusign process for compliance procedures
Month-end Ownership:
Full ownership of Intercompany balance sheet accounts, postings and reconciliations
Management of resulting Balance Sheet risks and ops
Prepare and review consolidation elimination journals
Collating and posting general accruals and communicating releases with cost centre owners
Produce monthly overheads and Balance Sheet commentary documents
About you
Essentials:
Part-qualified accountant
Solid understanding of accounting and financial reporting
Ability to work under pressure and to tight timelines
Proficiency in working in a fast-paced, complex, dynamic, global business environment
Advanced Excel skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Strong academics
Strong organisational skills; ability to manage multiple projects in an efficient way
Energetic, excited to learn with a growth mindset
Strong commercial and analytical mindset
Flexible approach to work, acting in the best interest of the business
Useful:
Passionate about cycling or other sports
Experience in a multi-territory, multi-currency retail environment
Commercial understanding of retail gross margin
Working at Rapha
We are continuously looking into ways to invest in our employees and build a better working culture and environment. Here are just some of the internal benefits we offer.
- Flexible working hours
- Support ad-hoc remote working during the week - Minimum 3 days in office
- Free barista coffee and social drinks in the office
- Monthly department social events and quarterly office social away days
- We offer a flexible riding benefit to allow you to go out riding on a Wednesday morning with colleagues or learn to cycle to cycling through our Getting Started Scheme.
- We offer all our employees a 50% apparel discount and a discount for family and friends
- An annual clothing allowance
- Free membership to the Rapha Cycling Club
- Company Pension Scheme
- Enhanced Parental Leave and Pay
