Finance Director | Retail Beauty

Thg Plc; Manchester; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site gym

Employee discounts

25 days annual leave

Bupa Medical support

Wellbeing programmes

Job summary

THG, a global ecommerce group headquartered in Manchester, is seeking a Finance Director of Retail Beauty to lead the divisional month-end close, consolidation, and balance sheet governance across LOOKFANTASTIC and Cult Beauty. You will partner with Commercial teams to drive profitability and capital discipline while delivering accurate reporting.

You will oversee a multi‑disciplinary finance team, shape strategic programmes including international expansion, and ensure robust controls across

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant with senior finance leadership experience in a complex organisation.
• End-to-end ownership of P&L, balance sheet, and financial reporting.
• Proven track record in commercial finance, budgeting, forecasting, and cost management.
• Ability to challenge non-financial stakeholders and influence strategic decisions.

Responsibilities

• Own divisional month-end close, consolidation, and reporting for Beauty brands.
• Lead profitability analysis, working capital initiatives, and cost control.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to drive strategic initiatives and expansion.

Skills

ACA

ACCA

CIMA

Education

Chartered Accountant

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

THG’s Finance department is a rapidly growing and evolving team, covering all areas of central functions such as Accounts Receivable and Payable, Treasury, Tax and Group Finance, to specific Commercial teams for each of THG’s divisions.

With the company’s global presence increasing at an unprecedented rate, the Finance team continues to drive change while remaining agile; keeping pace with the business while never compromising on financial control or sales performance.

THG Finance is helping to deliver rapid growth for THG’s fast-moving, global brands. It’s an incredibly exciting time to be joining the team.

As the Finance Director of Retail Beauty you will:

Report into the Commercial CFO, the role is split into the below key areas:

• Have full ownership of divisional month‑end close processes across all Beauty brands, including LOOKFANTASTIC and Cult Beauty.
• Build and lead the Beauty consolidation and group reporting process following business separation.
• Ensure rigorous balance sheet governance, accuracy, and control across all teams.

Commercial Finance & Performance Management

• Lead commercial insights and analysis, challenging all aspects of the P&L to drive profitability.
• Deliver profit improvement and working capital initiatives across the division.
• Oversee budgeting and forecasting, providing both in‑month insight and rolling 12‑month projections to support strategic decision-making.

Strategic Leadership & Business Partnering

• Support major strategic programmes including international expansion, organisational transformation, and business separation.
• Partner across all areas of the business—including supply chain, trading, and marketing—to ensure investments drive sustainable, profitable growth.
• Work collaboratively with group finance functions such as Tax, Treasury, and Group Reporting to ensure seamless alignment and compliance.

Team Leadership & Operations Excellence

• Lead, motivate, and develop a multi‑disciplinary finance team of up to 25 colleagues.
• Oversee day‑to‑day finance operations, ensuring an efficient, well‑controlled, and high‑performing finance function.
• Drive a proactive, solutions‑led approach to identifying risks and opportunities across the short, medium, and long term.

Within these areas the role will require:

• An inspirational leader, who thrives on being able to drive and work with an ambitious team to achieve goals aligned to the business’ need.
• A proactive approach to P&L performance, acting quickly on both risks and opportunities identified in both the short, medium and long term.
• A confident mindset, comfortable in dealing with a wide range of non-financial key stakeholders and managing difficult conversations.
• Comfortable to challenge and review spend approvals to ensure all costs deliver incremental benefit to the business.
• A strong attention to detail to ensure a tightly controlled balance sheet is delivered consistently, reviewing the wider team’s work.
• A keen ability to multi-task across a number of areas and manage both their own and the teams time effectively.
• An ability to communicate with wider finance functions outside of the division, including Group, Tax, Treasury etc, to ensure all relevant information is provided and received for reporting purposes.
• A collaborative approach to working with the wider divisional finance team including commercial, to assist with reporting and profit delivery, and SSC, to ensure a tightly controlled working capital cycle

What skills and experience do I need for this role?

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with significant senior finance leadership experience in a complex, international organisation.
• Proven end‑to‑end ownership of P&L and Balance Sheet, with strong expertise in financial control, reporting, consolidation, and compliance.
• Demonstrated track record in commercial finance, including profit improvement, cost management, working capital optimisation, budgeting and forecasting.
• A credible and influential strategic partner, confident in challenging and guiding non‑financial stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience supporting major strategic initiatives such as international expansion, transformation programmes, or business separations.
• Strong people leader with experience managing and developing large, multi‑disciplinary finance teams.
• Exceptional attention to detail combined with the ability to operate strategically across a broad agenda.
• Excellent communicator capable of operating effectively across divisional and group finance environments.
• Experience in consumer goods, beauty, personal care, or FMCG sectors.
• Exposure to international business models.
• A good understanding of ecommerce.
• Track record of driving finance transformation, systems optimisation, and process improvements.

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 to our subsidised on‑site dentist.
• 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.
• 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.