Accounts Receivable Associate- Beauty

The Hut Group; Manchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for an Accounts Receivable Associate to join their dynamic finance team. In this role, you will manage credit control processes, ensuring timely payments and maintaining strong relationships with customers. This position offers the opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment, contributing to the financial success of a leading ecommerce group. With a focus on adaptability and resourcefulness, you will play a key role in supporting business growth while enjoying a range of employee benefits and development opportunities.

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 in-house GP

Subsidised bus pass

Refer a friend bonus

Anniversary gifts

Qualifications

• Understanding of Accounts Receivable processes and Credit Control.
• Experience in a fast-paced finance environment is essential.

Responsibilities

• Managing specific ledgers and chasing overdue debtors for payment.
• Controlling Customer Credit Limits and resolving disputes.

Skills

Accounts Receivable processes

Credit Control experience

MS Excel

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

Finance-related degree

Tools

Sage

ERP systems

Job description

We are THG, a global ecommerce group on a mission to be the global online leader in beauty and sports nutrition.

Our portfolio of leading retailers and brands such as LOOKFANTASTIC, Myprotein, ESPA, Perricone MD, and Cult Beauty form our two core businesses: THG Beauty and THG Nutrition.

From Manchester to New York, we’re powered by a team of over 2500 people who work together, lead by example, and think BIG.

With us, you’ll go further, faster. What are you waiting for?

About Finance at THG

Finance at THG is a dynamic and evolving team, covering everything from accounts receivable and payable to treasury, tax, internal audit and dedicated commercial teams for each division: Beauty, Tech, Consumer, Health, and Brands. As THG grows and takes on new ventures, our finance team supports every step of the way. Our team thrives on driving change, adaptability, and resourcefulness, maintaining financial control and profitability.

About Beauty

We know that beauty isn’t one-size-fits-all. Our portfolio of leading retailers and iconic beauty brands caters to everyone, everywhere, empowering customers all over the world to look and feel fantastic.

By combining our portfolio of owned brands with a marketplace for over 1,300 third-party beauty brands through online retail sites LOOKFANTASTIC, Cult Beauty, and Dermstore, THG Beauty's ambition is to be the global digital partner of choice across the beauty industry, supporting the channel shift to online.

THG Beauty’s breadth of relationships is unique to the beauty market; it engages with brands as a retailer, a brand owner, and a product developer and manufacturer, making it the industry’s digital strategic leader.

Why be an Accounts Receivable Associate at THG?

Reporting into the Beauty Team Leader, the Accounts Receivable Associate role is accountable for the day-to-day Credit Control of Sales Ledgers within THG Beauty, delivering a ‘world-class’ service to our Customer base and Internal Stakeholders.

The role is cross-functional with the Accounts Receivable Team within OTC, AP, Finance and other THG internal functions and requires the ability to fully support the Team Leader in ensuring all monthly schedules are completed on time, including any reporting information that may be required.

We adopt a right-first-time approach to maximise cash and minimize risk by delivering an efficient billing process, alongside effectively managing our accounting procedures in line with company policy.
We are part of a Shared Service Centre environment, proactively engaging in the development of the wider team for the benefit of business growth.

Responsibilities:

• Managing specific ledgers for Beauty within the overall Group structure
• Actively chasing overdue debtors for payment
• Effectively managing Customer Credit Limits in line with our Credit Insurance Policy
• Controlling Insurance reporting, effectively producing accurate data on time, as per the T&C’s of the Credit Insurance Policy
• Proactively resolving Customer disputes within department SLAs
• Working in partnership with your AR counterpart in managing your ledger – controlling Customer deductions and debit notes, supporting cash allocation requests, Customer write-offs, and all aspects of Ledger control
• Effectively managing daily Sales Orders on ‘Credit Hold’
• Working with relevant Sales Divisions to provide Customer support
• Providing reporting information for Weekly Individual and Group Team Dashboards
• Supporting Month-End Reporting and close-down procedures including bad debt provisions and debtors reporting
• Working towards Team and Individual targets

What skills and experience do I need for this role?

• A good knowledge and understanding of Accounts Receivable processes
• Previous Credit Control experience in a fast-paced, multi-functional finance environment
• Office IT literacy, preferably with advanced MS Excel skills
• Experience of working in a Shared Service Centre
• Sage or other ERP system knowledge
• Fluent in English, verbal and written
• Understanding of basic Credit Control practices
• Confident communication via telephone and email
• Excellent attention to detail

What’s in it for me?

• Access to bespoke development programmes designed by our in-house L&D team.
• Continued development through our upskilling programme delivered in partnership with an industry-leading training provider.

Enhanced Leave

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Enjoy your birthday 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 to face-to-face and virtual appointments with our in-house GP.
• Access to our in-house CBT therapist.
• Access to our 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) provided by Bupa.
• State-of-the-art on-site gym.
• Access to on-site physio.

Other Perks

• Save up to 12% on personal tech via 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.
• Refer a friend and earn up to £1000 when they pass probation.
• Anniversary gifts at 5 and 10 years of service.

THG is proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If invited to interview, please inform us of any reasonable adjustments needed for the process.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from all communities.

We aim to respond to all applications within 14 days. For questions, contact our Talent team.

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