Accounts Assistant - Group

Location: Icon 1, WA15 0AF

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 the Role

Reporting into the Head of Central Finance, the responsibilities of the Accounts Assistant is to ensure Expenses are completed as per company policy and first time approach, as well as ownership of P&L accounts, accruals/prepayments, AR process, indirect invoice coding / Procure GL coding approvals plus ad hoc duties as and when required.

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

Responsibilities:

• Own the Expenses and Private Mileage process, including system 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 and prepayments.
• Invoice coding to support the wider Accounts Payable teams
• Ownership of the Group AR process including credit control
• 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:

• 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.

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.