Accounts Assistant - Fulfil

THG Ingenuity; Manchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in digital commerce is seeking an Accounts Assistant to manage European Postage rates and balance sheet accounts. This role requires strong analytical and communication skills, with opportunities for professional development and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Access to on-site gym

Up to 50% staff discount on THG brands

Access to our in-house GP

Qualifications

• Working towards an accountancy qualification.
• Proven experience in management reporting.
• Ability to manage a high-volume workload.

Responsibilities

• Own the EU Postage process and month-end procedures.
• Develop relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Identify issues and improve current processes.

Skills

Analytical

Communication

Business partnering

Cost accounting

Education

AAT

ACA

ACCA

CIMA

Tools

MS Excel

Sage

Job description

THG Ingenuity is a fully integrated digital commerce ecosystem, designed to power brands without limits. Our global end-to-end tech platform is comprised of three products: THG Commerce, THG Studios, THG Fulfilment.

Each represents a single, unified solution, overcoming challenges and taking brands direct-to-consumer. Our client portfolio includes globally recognised brands such as Coca-Cola, Nestle, Elemis, Homebase, and Proctor & Gamble.

About the Role

Reporting into an AFC, the responsibilities of the Accounts Assistant is to ensure European Postage rates are calculated and completed as per company policy and first time approach, as well as ownership of balance sheet accounts, accruals/prepayments, indirect invoice approvals from various couriers plus ad hoc duties as and when required to support the wider Fulfilment Team.

The Accounts Assistant acts as a subject matter expert and point of reference for activities or issues related to the aforementioned tasks and ensures that related processes are executed in line with the Group procedures and according to the internal and external audit requirements.

Performance Delivery

• Own the EU Postage process, including invoicing admin and mailbox management.
• Own the month-end process for P&L and BS, demonstrating a keen eye for detail.
• Ownership of month-end procedures including accruals, prepayments, courier claims and supporting client billing.
• Invoice approvals to support the wider operational finance team.
• A proactive approach to month-end and financial planning.
• Take part in divisional finance and internal stakeholder meetings as and when required.
• Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with all relevant internal and external stakeholders.
• Identify recurring issues and potential room for improvement within current processes.
• Strive to achieve best practice performance levels against agreed set of KPIs.

Role Requirements

• Working towards an accountancy qualification (AAT, ACA, ACCA or CIMA), or QBE
• Business partnering & cost accounting experience
• Proven, hands-on experience of management reporting in a large and complex business.
• Analytical, quick to grasp the fundamentals of a business and have strong communication skills.
• Ability to work with Senior Stakeholders
• Experience working within a fast-paced environment
• Ability to manage a high-volume workload in a fast-moving and changeable environment.
• Fluent in English both verbal and written. Another European Language (French, Polish, German) an advantage but not essential
• Office IT literate, preferably with intermediate MS Excel skills
• Sage or any other ERP systems knowledge
• Maintaining a can do, positive attitude with a focus on high level internal and external customer service.

What’s in it for me?

• 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.
• 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 Ingenuity 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 Ingenuity 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 Ingenuity please contact one of our Talent team to discuss further.

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