Financial Controller – Nutrition

at  THG

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.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Qualified Accountant (preferably ACA, CIMA or ACCA)
• Experience in management accounting and financial control, preferably in the retail sector
• Ability to work with Senior Stakeholders and SLT
• Ability to multitask and work effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Strong commercial acumen
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel

The Nutrition Finance function sits across both the commercial and financial structures at THG. A unique function offering the opportunity to business partner across all areas of the division helping to drive trading performance and profitability, support growth and innovation as well as delivering strong financial control and reporting. This role is within the Nutrition Division’s Finance function, reporting into the Head of Finance and offers exposure to the division’s online brands.

The role is split of 2 key areas:

• Financial control and ownership of the month end processes across within the Nutrition division
• Commercial reporting and analysis; driving and challenging all aspects of the P&L, delivering key profit and working capital initiatives

Responsibilities:

• Production of timely and accurate management reporting to drive decision making.
• A proactive approach to P&L performance, acting quickly on both risks and opportunities.
• Business partnering with commercial teams to understand areas of profit improvement and cost saving initiatives.
• A confident mindset, comfortable in dealing with a wide range of non-financial key stakeholders.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills in order to work effectively with other finance teams within the divisions, including FP&A and SSC.
• Continuous improvement of processes.
• An aspiring leader, who thrives on being able to drive and work with an ambitious team to achieve defined group profit initiatives.
• Identifying and carrying out training of the finance team in line with their objectives.