Accounts Payable Associate - 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 Accounts Payable Team Leader, the primary responsibility of the Accounts Payable Associate is to ensure that invoices received from suppliers are processed as per company policy.

The Accounts Payable Associate will be a subject matter expert for processing supplier invoices, will execute the process in line with the Group procedures and according to the internal and external audit requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Own the month-end process for P&L and BS, demonstrating a keen eye for detail.
• Ensure strong financial controls are in place and continue to challenge and improve the controls in place.
• Support the wider team with their deliverables and ongoing development.
• Ensure a holistic view of performance to provide insight to support commercial analysis on trading performance.
• 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:

• Preferably working towards a professional qualification – AAT, CIMA, ACCA, ACA or QBE
• Fluent in English both verbal and written. Another European Language (French, Polish, German) an advantage but not essential.
• Strong organisational effectiveness skills; attention to detail
• Excellent time management skills, ability to perform tasks effectively and be comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment without close guidance or supervision
• Results driven, self-sufficient and high motivation
• Must be able to work effectively with all levels of the organization
• Initiative and proactiveness for problem solving

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.