The position: Tax & Treasury Manager (Maternity Cover) 

Life at Elvie; Meaningful work, Exceptional People 

We're Elvie. We create smart products, new solutions, and a fair few taboo-busting conversations while we’re at it. Founded by Tania Boler in 2013, we develop extraordinary innovations designed to improve women’s lives. It's a fascinating and challenging area that requires us to solve problems that no one else has ever tackled before.

At Elvie, you’ll be surrounded by people who want to improve everything and everyone around them. People who are passionate about our mission. People who are driven to solve problems and constantly consider the best ways to improve the health and wellbeing of women. 

Find out more about life at Elvie here. 

We're deeply proud of our values, which are intrinsic to the way we behave every day. We take them seriously because we want our culture to thrive:

• We make an impact: We’re mission-driven and not afraid to break boundaries. We relentlessly focus on going the extra mile to solve problems.
• We’re fearless innovators: We are passionate, curious, and data-driven. We continuously embrace change and innovation.
• We’re in it together: We fail and learn fast — always as one team — and have fun along the way. We stay authentic and embrace our differences.

Did you know?

In some regions our amazing products are considered to be medical devices. This means we maintain our Medical Device quality management system in compliance with ISO 13485:2016, to support the development of our groundbreaking products

About the role:

Okay, we’ve waffled long enough. So let’s get to the good bit: You. 

Reporting to the Global Tax and Financial Controller and with the support from Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable team, the Tax & Treasury Manager will manage and run all tax processes, compliance and advisory work, direct cashflow activities and all Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable activities

Location: Hybrid working; a mix of working from our London or Bristol office & working remotely 

Employment type: Fixed term for 12 months (please note, you must have the right to work in the UK)

Requirements

What you’ll be doing at Elvie:

• Managing the AP and AR teams
• Providing support to the Financial controller for month end/year end Tax, AP and AR activities aligning with the organisation timetable  
• Owning the tax compliance and payments calendar
• Managing f/x requirements
• Management of all day to day banking activities including the HIF and trade facility with support from the financial control team where relevant
• Managing direct cashflow and short term cashflow forecasting and reviewing the forecast to actuals weekly
• Working with the financial control cash accountant where relevant to ensure cash position is correctly reflected in the balance sheet
• Managing all payments to suppliers with support from AP team
• Preparing/inputting into monthly reporting packs where relevant
• Ensuring management of the tax balance sheet, trade creditor and trade debtor accounts
• Acting as the primary go to person for all tax queries globally and, with support from the Global Tax & Financial Controller, advising the business accordingly
• Preparing/supporting 3rd parties to prepare all tax returns globally and ensuring all payments are made to the relevant tax authorities
• Collaborating with the HR to support 3rd party payroll tax providers
• Liaising with 3rd party tax advisors and managing the planning and delivery of tax compliance alongside the Global Tax and Financial Controller
• Liaising with tax authorities globally and, with support from the Global Tax and Financial Controller, managing audits and queries from the tax authorities in a timely manner
• Supporting the Global Tax and Financial Controller in researching tax issues and writing papers on any required changes
• Coordinating the preparation of the tax notes for the statutory accounts for all entities in accordance with the relevant accounting principles and the legislation of the countries in which they operate
• Finance lead for the the P2P process improvement project to create a single organisation wide controlled P2P process
• Embed and own all tax and direct cash related controls and ensure these are documented, tested and operated
• Support the Group Tax and Financial Controller with adhoc queries, issues and requests
• Supporting the wider finance team in forecasting and other adhoc projects including business casing, fundraising, board reporting, and implementation of new ERP & BI tool

What we are looking for:

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified
• Ideally a minimum of 2 years post-qualified experience in tax accounting, in particular, sales taxes
• Experience of working with 3rd party tax advisors and tax authorities is desirable
• Cash management experience including managing relationships with banks at an operational level is desirable
• Retail/ecommerce experience is desirable
• Love the idea of working in a fast-paced start-up environment 
• Desire to learn fast and challenge yourself
• Be confident in data handling & analysis in a non-interfaced system environment;
• Determination to resolve issues and achieve objectives
• Strong written communication and interpersonal skills 

Benefits

The benefits you’ll get:

We're on an exceptional journey. And we can offer you a genuinely purpose-led career with a culture built on trust, autonomy, and flexibility. In addition, we'll give you:

• 9 Day Fortnight - for our full time employees we work 9 days every Fortnight with every other Friday as a non-working day for you to spend as you wish!
• Lots of flexibility: whether it’s working from home, doing the school run, or life admin, we understand that flexibility is essential, and we trust you to do the right thing for you and us
• Share options: we want everyone to have a stake in our success
• 25 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays
• 8 extra life leave days; getting married, moving house, menopause or just things that you can’t put a label on that matter to you
• 5=10 leave: 10 days’ additional leave on your 5th and 10th years of service!
• £100 contribution to your home working set up to spend as you see fit
• An annual personal development allowance of £200 and unlimited access to our learning and development platform, Learnerbly
• Generous parental leave policies; maternity & adoption (16 weeks at full pay, then 8 weeks paid at 75% followed by 15 weeks at SMP rate.), paternity/partner (6 weeks at full pay to take at any point during the first year of your child’s life), shared parental leave
• Healthcare plans, life insurance, and an employee assistance program for you and your family
• A tax-efficient group pension scheme 
• Group income protection; protect your salary if you get sick
• A free Elvie trainer for you to keep or give away when you join
• Generous employee and friends & family discounts on Elvie products
• Wellbeing support from YuLife and access to SmartHealth app with unlimited GP appointments for you and your family, plus various well-being initiatives throughout the year
• Lovely offices in great locations, with drinks and snacks provided, along with fun social events

What you can expect after you’ve applied:

A member of our recruitment team will reach out to you after they have reviewed your application. You must ensure your application is completed correctly, and we strongly encourage you to add a cover letter or note to let us know why Elvie’s the right fit for you.  We do often receive a large number of applications for our roles, please don’t let visibility of this deter you from applying. We review and aim to respond to every application.

We would like to get to know you through your background, attitude, experience and understand your motivation to work with us. Our interview process varies depending on the position, but it typically looks like this: 

• 30-minute video call with one of our recruiters
• 30-45 minute video call with the hiring manager 
• 45-60 minute video interview with the team (some positions may require you to complete a task/presentation)
• For some positions, there may be an additional interview with one of our senior leadership team 

This is an exciting time to join Elvie. You’ll have a voice, make an impact, and have the opportunity to mould your role. So be ready to learn, have fun, and be inspired by our passionate, talented team — and having a sense of humour helps too. 😉

Belonging at Elvie

At Elvie, we believe having diverse teams in which everyone can be their authentic self is key to our success. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and we don't discriminate based on race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, marital status, disability or age. 

If you would like more information about the role (including salary) or need any support with your application please feel free to get in touch with our Talent Team by email (url removed) or call us on (phone number removed). 

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