Rival is looking for a Finance Manager to join our Cape Town-based team and serve as lead on all aspects of Financial reporting and management within our growing business. Working closely with the Operations Director, this role requires a self-starter who must be able to work independently to develop our finance model.

Role

Operate as the trusted business partner to the Operations Director and CEO, helping to establish a solid reporting framework and increase our ability to make financial decisions.
Conduct an audit of our current Financial framework and provide recommendations for improvements to solve problems, improve efficiency and drive growth and profitability.
BAU Finance Management:
- General Bookkeeping (both US and UK entity) for all Rival services.
- Monthly reporting cycle to produce accurate and insightful MI reports, including: Balance Sheet, P&L, Cashflow, Forecast and Revenue (both US and UK entity).
- Managing Accounts Receivable & Accounts Payable (both US and UK entity).
- Handling the affiliate and commission process.
- Work with our local tax and compliance partners to manage:
  - Monthly payroll, pensions and healthcare admin (UK and US entity).
  - Annual Accounts & Corporation Tax return (UK and US entity).
  - VAT return per quarter (UK entity).
  - Companies House Annual Returns (UK entity).
  - Annual share option filings with HMRC (UK entity).
Strategic Finance Management:
- Play a leading role in quarterly and annual planning.
- Work with each business lead to set budgets and track revenue-related goals.
- Prepare and deliver reports for our leadership team, including forecasts and narratives that describe business strategy and performance, assess business risk and operating health, and align cross-functional teams to effective solutions.
- Produce stakeholder-specific MI reports, e.g., Board and Investors.
You will be joining Rival at an exciting time - we are two years in, growing quickly, and have big plans for the next few years!
We have a global client portfolio - you’ll get a truly global perspective and be exposed to brands and projects in North America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.
We are a small (but mighty!) team of about 20, so you’ll have the opportunity to learn and work on a wide variety of projects and our own product development.
This role holds a ton of potential for the right person, as you’ll be working closely with the leadership team shaping the future of our business.

Requirements

We'd like to hear from you if…

You have a Finance Degree, as well as a minimum of 3 years of working experience.
Strong organizational skills along with the demonstrated ability to work to a deadline.
Have a start-up mentality and personality: you're mission-driven and not afraid to get stuck in.
A proven track record of success in building out scalable financial models.
A working knowledge of Excel, Google, and Quickbooks.
Ability to accurately process transactions in alignment with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
Understanding of accounting for foreign currency transactions which may include inter-company transactions.
Comfortable interacting with internal and external senior-level executives.
Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with proven success partnering and collaborating across various functions.

We would be particularly excited if...

You have experience in an early-stage start-up.
You have worked independently in a fast-paced environment.
You have experience in marketing, agency, or consulting industries.

Compensation

Our compensation philosophy is to “mid-market base, top-market upside”. As a start-up we can’t compete with big agency/consultancy salaries, but we offer everyone the opportunity to share in the upside of what we’re building together.
There are three components to our compensation package:
- Base Salary - market average for marketing consultancy/agency.
- Profit Share - eligibility for a profit share distribution twice a year (after one year of employment) based on company and individual performance.
- Employee Liquidity Plan - eligibility for our “shadow stock” plan (after one year of employment).
28-days vacation for South African employees + public holidays:
- 21 discretionary vacation days.
- 7 company ‘recharge days’ during the year - these are mandatory days that everyone takes off to relax and focus on family, friends, and ourselves.
Profit Share and Rival Employee Liquidity Plan (ELP):
- ELP aka “shadow stock” has all the financial benefits of options, but without the cost to exercise and tax implications.
Office-first but flexible working environment:
- Everyone must be in the office one day a week (currently Tuesdays), and it’s strongly encouraged to be in the office 1-2 additional days. Most people in hub offices (London, Boston, Cape Town) are in 2-3 days a week.
The equipment and technology you need to be successful, plus additional support if you need to enhance your work-from-home setup.
Quarterly ‘Team Weeks’:
- Where “hubs” come together to focus on planning, team building, and professional development.
Annual ‘Rival Retreat’:
- All-expense paid trip once a year for team building and fun!
Various surprise and delights & Rival events throughout the year.

About Rival

Rival is an integrated marketing consultancy that builds challenger brands, strategies, and capabilities to change categories.

We exist to understand what drives the growth of successful challenger brands and enable any business to become one. We combine the brains of a management consulting firm with the executional capabilities of an agency and the technology of a software company to develop the insights and ideas that drive challenger growth.

We work with start-ups to help them scale and incumbents to help them innovate across four main areas of the marketing function: brand & GTM, creative & production, paid media, and data & technology. Our passion is working hard but having fun with ambitious partners who want to challenge the status quo, just like we do.

We want to build a home for the world’s best marketing talent while advancing diversity in our industry. Hiring is the most important thing we do at Rival. Finding and attracting the best talent in the industry is key to our long-term success and day-to-day happiness, but it’s also the most direct way we can have an impact on driving positive change in our industry and for our clients.

Our goal is to deliver a best-in-class interview experience for candidates:

Upfront alignment on what good looks like.
We compensate candidates' time for any interview that requires a task.
Timely, respectful communication.
Opportunity for all candidates to provide feedback.
Global Equality Collective membership to upskill ourselves in all aspects of hiring.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At Rival, we're invested in a thoughtful, long-term hiring approach that promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion. We care about creating a global community with a combined mission, but not at the expense of losing individual identity, which is critical to our innovation. It’s essential that we bring our authentic selves to work every day, no matter our age, ethnicity, religion, citizenship, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, neurodiversity, or otherwise.

We listen to our employees, take direction, and are taking continual action to better ourselves in this mission. Inclusion isn't just an initiative at Rival. We strive to embed it into all aspects of our business model and how we operate.

B Corp

Rival is proud to have gained B Corp Certification in 2023. We joined a fleet of B Corp businesses around the world who all have the same goal, driving global social and environmental change. We aim to set a new standard for corporate social responsibility in our industry. We believe we have a responsibility to not just do well for ourselves and our clients, but do good for others and the world at large. We don’t believe we can change the world on our own. But we do believe we can make a meaningful difference in this industry and set a meaningful example for others to follow.

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