Financial Controller

About us

Founded in 2015, Rat & Boa is the brainchild of friends Valentina Muntoni and Stephanie Bennett.

Born from a friendship of two distinct aesthetics and a shared desire to create unique pieces, Rat & Boa is a celebration of nostalgic glamour with a modern twist. Each collection tells its own story, interwoven with vivid signature prints, silhouettes and tones.

Championing the essence of duality, Rat & Boa is a celebration of femininity and individuality. With an unwavering focus on women, designs stand as timeless pieces crafted to elevate every moment of dressing up

The role:

We're looking for a hands-on, commercially minded Financial Controller to take ownership of the finance function at Rat & Boa, a growing, founder-led fashion brand with big ambitions.

This role is perfect for someone who thrives in a fast-moving, creative environment and enjoys working closely with founders to translate numbers into clear decisions.

The main elements of the role are:

• Take full ownership of the group finance function across the UK, Netherlands, and US entities, ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely financial management and reporting.
• Lead the production of consolidated monthly management accounts, budgets, and rolling forecasts, providing insightful analysis on performance, trends, and key variances.
• Manage group cashflow and liquidity, ensuring optimal working capital management, FX risk oversight, and alignment of intercompany balances.
• Oversee statutory compliance across multiple jurisdictions, including VAT (UK and Netherlands), GST (US), payroll taxes, and corporate filings.
• Coordinate the preparation of VAT, GST, and other indirect tax submissions, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with local regulations.
• Build and refine group reporting frameworks and dashboards to deliver clear, real-time visibility of performance by region, channel, and product line.
• Develop and maintain robust internal controls and accounting policies, ensuring financial discipline, cost control, and scalability as the group grows.
• Partner with department heads and founders to review performance, identify risks and opportunities, and support commercial decision-making across product, marketing, operations, and logistics.
• Manage external relationships with accountants, auditors, tax advisors, and banking partners across all territories.
• Lead on the preparation of annual statutory accounts and audits for all entities, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficient coordination of year-end processes.
• Support international expansion and structural planning, including new market entry, entity setup, and transfer pricing considerations.
• Continuously improve systems and processes, leveraging technology to automate reporting, enhance data accuracy, and increase efficiency (particularly within Xero and integrated tools).
• Oversee and mentor the Finance Assistant, ensuring high standards of accuracy in transactional finance, reconciliations, and supplier payments.
• Provide proactive financial insight and recommendations to support business growth, profitability, and long-term strategic planning.

Requirements

We want to hear from you if you can demonstrate…

• Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) with experience as a Financial Controller or Management Accountant.
• Proven experience improving cashflow and reporting processes in a small, fast-paced business — ideally in ecommerce, fashion, retail, or consumer goods.
• Experience in multi-entity accounting - ideally within EU and US accounting standards
• Strong working knowledge of Xero and confidence using cloud-based finance tools.
• Excellent communication skills — able to explain finance simply to non-financial stakeholders.
• Hands-on and pragmatic, happy to roll up your sleeves when needed.

Benefits

• 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and an additional 0.5 days on Christmas Eve & New Year's Eve)
• Medicash plan
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Pension Scheme
• Enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced parental pay

Rat and Boa are an equal opportunities employer. We recognise the value an inclusive workplace culture where everyone feels empowered to contribute their unique perspective brings, we encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply. 

We strive to eliminate biases and discrimination in our recruitment process, ensuring that every candidate is evaluated based on their skills, qualifications, and potential to contribute to our team.      

Please reach out if you have any specific requirements or require any reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process, we are always happy to accommodate.