Financial Controller – Nutrition

Location: Icon 1, WA15 0AF

About Nutrition & Wellness

Nutrition & Wellness is home to some of the best loved and most trusted names in wellbeing and nutrition, including Myprotein, the world's largest online sports nutrition brand, and its family of brands, Myvegan, Myvitamins and MP Activewear. 

Our brands and people exist to break boundaries; to power and empower those who want more. We break conventions, we’re a force for good, and we keep it real. These are the values that drive our team through every day.  

About Finance at THG 

Finance at THG is a rapidly growing and evolving team, covering all areas of finance from central functions such as accounts receivable and payable, treasury, tax and internal audit, to specific commercial teams for each of our divisions; Beauty, Tech, Consumer, Health and Brands. As the business expands and takes on new challenges in the form of acquired businesses or new ventures, finance is there to support every step of the way, leading to dynamic and challenging roles – no two days are the same! Common characteristics among our team are the ability to drive change, adaptability, and resourcefulness, to ensure we can keep pace with the business, without compromising on financial control or sales performance.

About the Role

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.

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

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.