Assistant Financial Controller - Fulfil

THG; Manchester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

THG is seeking an AFC to oversee the Postage and Freight function, focusing on management accounting principles. The role requires leadership in reporting, accuracy in financial control, and an ability to work with various stakeholders. The position offers career development, enhanced leave, and various wellbeing support options.

Benefits

Access bespoke development programmes

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

On-site gym

Up to 50% staff discount on THG brands

Qualifications

• Completed or close to finishing accountancy qualification.
• Proven experience as a leader within a team.
• Experience in management reporting.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the Postage P&L, ensuring cost accuracy.
• Manage month-end processes for financial reports.
• Identify and improve recurring issues in processes.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Accountancy qualification

Tools

MS Excel

Sage

Job description

About THG

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?

Location: Icon 1, WA15 0AF

About Ingenuity Finance

THG Ingenuity is THG's proprietary, end-to-end technology and operating platform that has enabled the group to successfully build and scale its own global, direct-to-consumer brands, including market leaders Myprotein and lookfantastic. The platform continues to power THG's $1.5 bn annual turnover and now services a growing portfolio of international retailers ready to take their brands to the next level of growth, working with businesses including large well know international brands.

Ingenuity offers an end-to-end solution to our clients and comprises multiple divisions including Ecommerce, Digital - state-of-the-art digital content, Fluently - helping organisations and brands communicate fluently in over 160 languages and Hosting - end-to-end digital commerce ecosystem built for seamless ecommerce and customer engagement. THG ECO is the latest part of Ingenuity, which offers recycling options and ways to become more carbon efficient. This latest part of Ingenuity is really exciting as we embark on our aim to become a more green business.

Ingenuity finance team plays an integral part in the success of THG and provides support to the senior management team to ensure all operational, commercial and financial targets are delivered. The day to day can vary from reporting of key financial information, partnering with business stakeholders or reviewing client proposals, but always driving continuous improvement within the finance function.

About the Role

Reporting into a Head of Finance, the responsibilities of the AFC is to primarily support the Head of Office by taking ownership and leadership of the Postage and Freight function. Items such as P&L accounts, accruals/prepayments, plus ad hoc duties to support stakeholders around the group. The role primarily focuses on core management accounting principles to ensure high levels of financial control is maintained through robust processes and accuracy. The AFC 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. The final key function of this role is to grow and development a team of aspiring accountants by bringing experience to evolving them and role.

Responsibilities:

• Assume responsibility for the Postage P&L, by maintaining accuracy across client costs and revenues.
• 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.
• Develop and build on processes to extract efficiency across the 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.

Requirements:

• Be close to or have completed an accountancy qualification.
• Proven experience of being a leader within a team.
• 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 strong 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.

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.