About THG
We’re a fast-moving, global technology group that specialises in taking brands direct to consumers. We’re home to a portfolio of leading brands and sites including Myprotein, ESPA, LOOKFANTASTIC, and Cult Beauty, all of which are powered by our fully integrated digital commerce ecosystem, THG Ingenuity.
We handle everything in-house, including technology, content creation, e-commerce, marketing, manufacturing, new product development, and logistics. This comprehensive approach ensures we can fully realise our vision and maintain our leadership in a rapidly evolving global industry.
Location: Icon 1, WA15 0AF
About Finance at THG
Finance at THG is a rapidly growing and evolving team, covering all areas of finance from central functions such as accounts receivable and payable, treasury, tax and internal audit, to specific commercial teams for each of our divisions; Beauty, Tech, Consumer, Health and Brands. As the business expands and takes on new challenges in the form of acquired businesses or new ventures, finance is there to support every step of the way, leading to dynamic and challenging roles – no two days are the same! Common characteristics among our team are the ability to drive change, adaptability and resourcefulness, to ensure we can keep pace with the business, without compromising on financial control or sales performance.
About the Role
THG is looking to recruit a Assistant Financial Controller to work within our Fulfilment Department. You will play a vital role in the provision of information to the Senior Management team and to the Group.
Responsibilities:
- Reports to Head of Finance - Fulfilment with a dotted line into the Site leads.
- Daily finance support to local warehouse management team by tracking actual labour costs by department and challenging any variances.
- Daily reporting into the central fulfilment team on warehouse performance.
- Help drive efficiency on site through analysis and understanding of warehouse KPIs.
- Preparation of monthly and weekly cost forecasts for the warehouses and presenting them to the senior finance and operation teams.
- Involved in preparing fulfilment pricing for 3rd party clients.
- Responsible for producing the annual budget and quarterly reforecasts for the UK warehouses alongside the local management team.
- Work closely with the divisional stakeholders and communicating any variances to the forecasts.
- Monthly balance sheet reconciliations and source data controls.
- Support for month end processes and the annual external audit.
- Ensuring the data in forecasts, P&L’s and reporting is accurate and understood.
- Any other ad-hoc projects / duties required by the finance team & other internal stakeholders.
Requirements:
- Part Qualified and actively studying CIMA / ACCA / ACA or recently qualified.
- Previous experience of warehouse / logistics / production sectors.
- Prior knowledge of using excel and finance systems is a must.
- Comfortable with data manipulation and complex reconciliations.
- Good team player, able to work as part of a team, as well as on their own.
- Has the ability to learn quickly and take proactive approaches to their work.
- Proven ability to manage a busy workload whilst working to strict deadlines
- Self-motivated and driven.
Benefits:
Career Development
- Access bespoke development programmes that have been designed and developed by our in-house L&D team.
- Continued development through our upskilling programme that is delivered in partnership with an industry-leading training provider.
Enhanced Leave
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Don’t want to work on your birthday? We don’t either! Enjoy your day off on us!
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay, depending on length of service.
- Up to 10 days compassionate leave.
- Buy back up to 3 days each year.
- Unlock 2 days volunteer leave after 12-months.
Wellbeing Support
- Access face-to-face and virtual appointments with our in-house GP.
- Access our in-house CBT therapist.
- Access our 247 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which is provided by Bupa.
- State-of-the-art on-site gym.
- Access to our on-site physio.
Other Perks
- Save up to 12% on the cost of personal tech through our salary sacrifice scheme.
- Subsidised bus pass from Manchester City Centre to our ICON office.
- Up to 50% staff discount on THG brands.
- On-site staff shop.
- Access to on-site barber.
- Know someone who would be perfect for THG? Refer them and get up to £1000 when they pass their probation.
- Anniversary gifts when you hit 5 and 10 years of service.
THG is proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you are invited to interview, please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to the recruitment process that will enable you to perform to the best of your ability.
THG is committed to creating a diverse & inclusive environment and hence welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
Because of the high volumes of applications our opportunities attract, it sometimes takes us time to review and consider them all. We endeavour to respond to every application we receive within 14 days. If you haven't heard from us within that time frame or should you have any specific questions about this or other applications for positions at THG please contact one of our Talent team to discuss further.
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What We Do
THG (www.thg.com) is a vertically integrated, digital-first consumer brands group, retailing its own brands predominantly in beauty and nutrition, plus third-party brands, via its proprietary, end-to-end, e-commerce technology, infrastructure and brand-building platform (THG Ingenuity) to an online and global customer base.
