Compliance Manager

Hi, we’re RORA 👋 A new type of team for a new world of work.

We’re adding an ultra-sleek compliance arm to sit alongside our fractional finance business. This isn’t about building just another accounting firm. Our mission is to create the perfect solution for finance professionals - one that harnesses technology and process design to deliver compliance that is fast, accurate, and friction-free.

We’re not here to be “trusted advisors” or “strategic partners.” We just want to do compliance really, really well. That means we’re looking for someone who knows the practice basics inside out - but who’s hungry to do things differently, not just repeat what they did in their last job.

This role won’t be easy. You’ll be building a brand-new service line hand-in-hand with the founder, integrating it into our operating core, and helping it scale to serious levels.

Read more about RORA at www.joinrora.com

Responsibilities in the role

• Support the setup of our new compliance service line (working directly with our founder) including selecting software, designing processes, and interviewing new team members
• Own all aspects of the delivery and operations of the business unit, including preparing accounts and tax returns yourself, before later training a team and reviewing their work. You will be overall responsible for the quality of the work this business unit creates
• Liaise between RORA fractional finance teams, our startup partners and the compliance team, ensuring everyone has the information they need when they need it
• Manage the compliance team P&L, overseeing the process for assessing complexity, issuing fee quotes and ensuring profitability
• Grow with the unit, building, managing and coaching a growing team and iterating our operational processes as needed.

About you

• Strong experience of UK GAAP and/or IFRS and UK corporation tax compliance
• Proven management experience, ideally in a top tier firm or outsourcer
• A rare mix: deep technical compliance expertise with an entrepreneurial streak
• Excellent communication skills - Comfortable working across UK and India, liaising with fractional finance teams, UK founders, and Indian accountants and advisors
• Obsessed with efficiency and accuracy in compliance delivery
• Excited by process design, technology, and scaling new ways of working
• Resilient, hands-on, and motivated by the challenge of building something new
• Interest in the technology and startup sector is also helpful
• Desirable: Knowledge of R&D tax credits and general familiarity with UK corporate tax, VAT and tax planning

What we can offer

💰Initial salary of ₹30L (experienced technical managers) to ₹40L (proven experience building UK compliance teams)

🪴Twice a year progression reviews with opportunities for regular advancement as this business unit grows

⏱ Flexible working

🏝 Fully flexible holiday (34 days to take whenever you like)

🥤Virtual and in-person team get-togethers

🏢Co-working space allowance

🏥Healthcare cover (on passing probation)

💻 One-time tech allowance

🥗 Monthly lunch allowance

Our India team work remotely wherever suits them best. There is no requirement to work full UK hours although you can expect a 4-hour overlap with UK core hours.

Meet RORA

RORA builds fractional Finance and People teams for startups and scaleups. Our people split their time between some of the coolest startups (ManyPets, Anthropic and Zilch to name a few) on a fractional basis. We also come together every week as a team to learn, grow and have fun.

Over the past six years we’ve built a great business in FinOps - reinventing how startups do finance teams and supporting hundreds of founders in the process.

We promise transparency and fairness

This applies to both our recruitment process and the way we run the company. Were committed to fostering a diverse, healthy and supportive workplace for all. We’re an equal opportunities employer and we genuinely welcome applications from all backgrounds.