Finance Manager (THG Labs)

Location: Woodland Way, Commerce Park, Frome, Somerset, BA11 2RY

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 Acheson & Acheson 

THG acquired Acheson & Acheson in 2018 to bring full service, product development & manufacturing in-house to supply innovative branded and THG Beauty Brand products to the industry. Capabilities include:

• In-house market knowledge & trends
• End-to-end service from idea generation through to manufacturing and launch
• Technical, commercial and production expertise
• Outstanding customer service

About the role

As a Finance Manager at THG Labs you will have the autonomy to develop and run the finance team. This is a broad role where you can implement, make improvements and manage the whole site from a finance perspective, allowing you to advance in the role quickly. At THG Labs, we are a close-knit team and work closely together so you will feel part of a community. The role will be wide ranging with lots to implement and work on including factory performance, stock and audit processes, where you will be the main point of contact for external auditors. You will have the scope to drive efficiencies across all end to end accounting processes resulting in profit improvement across the business.

Responsibilities:

• Full ownership of the profit and loss account, inclusive of accurate management of the results and robust forecast assumptions.
• To be able to constructively monitor and challenge factory performance, ensuring targets are met and variances are understood.
• To ensure overheads are reviewed each month with cost centre managers, cost improvements are challenged and implemented
• Leading the analysis of monthly and quarterly numbers and presenting findings to the Finance Director.
• Business partner with key stakeholders on profit improvement strategies. Ability to control, challenge and review periodic progress accordingly.
• People Management of FTE staff
• Drive the continuous improvement of end-to-end accounting practices.
• Managing an end-to-end audit process of current systems – while acting as the first point of contact for external auditors.

Requirements:

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
• Ideally the candidate will have manufacturing experience
• Ideally the candidate will have people management experience
• Strong analytical skills
• Must be highly numerate with experience working in excel
• Confident in presenting to and influencing stakeholders

Benefits:

• 25 days holiday.
• Birthday holiday (after 12 months service).
• Holiday purchasing – max of 3 days per year.
• Continuous service holiday (5 years, 10 years & 15 years additional day at each milestone).
• Milestone awards – 5 years £200 THG voucher & 10 years £1000 travel).
• Enhanced parenthood scheme.
• Vita Health – Employee Assistance Programme.
• Silvercloud – CBT sessions.
• Eye tests (Specsavers).
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Tech scheme.
• Staff discounts (THG websites).
• Hybrid working scheme (department dependant).
• Paid lunch breaks.
• Break saving & early Friday finish.
• Online GP service (Dr Ishrat).
• Online L&D courses.
• 2 ESV days per year (giving back days).
• Refer a friend.
• Pension scheme.

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.