Finance Director Nutrition Online

Manchester - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

About THG

We are THG a global ecommerce group on a mission to be the global online leader in beauty and sports nutrition.

Our portfolio of leading retailers and brands such as LOOKFANTASTIC Myprotein ESPA Perricone MD and Cult Beauty form our two core businesses: THG Beauty and THG Nutrition.

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About Finance at THG

THG Finance is a dynamic and evolving team that covers all areas of finance including central functions such as accounts receivable and payable treasury tax and internal audit as well as specific commercial teams for each of our divisions; Beauty Tech Consumer Health and Brands. As we expand our business and take 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. Common characteristics among our team members 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 THG Nutrition

THG Nutrition is home to some of the best loved and most trusted names in wellbeing and nutrition including Myprotein the worlds 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 were a force for good and we keep it real. These are the values that drive our team through every day.

With everything from manufacturing and new product development to content creation marketing and logistics delivered in-house THG Nutrition is perfectly positioned to consistently deliver rapid growth in a fast-moving global industry.

About the Role

The Finance Director for Nutrition Online is a critical member of the THG Nutrition Leadership Team and a strategic partner to the Divisional CEO. Leading a team of c.25 finance professionals across Commercial Finance Shared Services (AP CC & AR) and Financial Control/Management Accounts the Finance Director is responsible for ensuring robust financial stewardship and enabling the divisions growth and profitability ambitions.

This role requires a blend of commercial acumen strategic insight and exceptional financial leadership. The Finance Director will own the full P&L and Balance Sheet provide highquality challenge and guidance to drive business performance and lead a range of divisional and groupwide strategic initiatives.

The Nutrition Finance function operates across both commercial and financial reporting structures at THG offering a unique opportunity to partner across the division to drive trading performance support innovation and growth and deliver strong financial control and reporting.

Responsibilities:

Reporting into the Commercial CFO the role is split into the below key areas:

Financial Control & Reporting

Full ownership of divisional monthend close processes across all Nutrition brands including Myprotein.
Build and lead the Nutrition consolidation and group reporting process following business separation.
Ensure rigorous balance sheet governance accuracy and control across all teams.

Commercial Finance & Performance Management

Lead commercial insights and analysis challenging all aspects of the P&L to drive profitability.
Deliver profit improvement and working capital initiatives across the division.
Oversee budgeting and forecasting providing both inmonth insight and rolling 12month projections to support strategic decision-making.

Strategic Leadership & Business Partnering

Support major strategic programmes including international expansion organisational transformation and business separation.
Partner across all areas of the businessincluding supply chain trading and marketingto ensure investments drive sustainable profitable growth.
Work collaboratively with group finance functions such as Tax Treasury and Group Reporting to ensure seamless alignment and compliance.

Team Leadership & Operations Excellence

Lead motivate and develop a multidisciplinary finance team of up to 25 colleagues.
Oversee daytoday finance operations ensuring an efficient wellcontrolled and highperforming finance function.
Drive a proactive solutionsled approach to identifying risks and opportunities across the short medium and long term.

Within these areas the role will require:

An inspirational leader who thrives on being able to drive and work with an ambitious team to achieve goals aligned to the business need.
A proactive approach to P&L performance acting quickly on both risks and opportunities identified in both the short medium and long term.
A confident mindset comfortable in dealing with a wide range of non-financial key stakeholders and managing difficult conversations.
Comfortable to challenge and review spend approvals to ensure all costs deliver incremental benefit to the business.
A strong attention to detail to ensure a tightly controlled balance sheet is delivered consistently reviewing the wider teams work.
A keen ability to multi-task across a number of areas and manage both their own and the teams time effectively.
An ability to communicate with wider finance functions outside of the division including Group Tax Treasury etc to ensure all relevant information is provided and received for reporting purposes.
A collaborative approach to working with the wider divisional finance team including commercial to assist with reporting and profit delivery and SSC to ensure a tightly controlled working capital cycle

Requirements:

Essential

Fully qualified accountant (ACA ACCA CIMA) with significant senior finance leadership experience in a complex international organisation.
Proven endtoend ownership of P&L and Balance Sheet with strong expertise in financial control reporting consolidation and compliance.
Demonstrated track record in commercial finance including profit improvement cost management working capital optimisation budgeting and forecasting.
A credible and influential strategic partner confident in challenging and guiding nonfinancial stakeholders at all levels.
Experience supporting major strategic initiatives such as international expansion transformation programmes or business separations.
Strong people leader with experience managing and developing large multidisciplinary finance teams.
Exceptional attention to detail combined with the ability to operate strategically across a broad agenda.
Excellent communicator capable of operating effectively across divisional and group finance environments.

Desirable

Experience in consumer goods nutrition health & wellness or FMCG sectors.
Exposure to international business models.
A good understanding of ecommerce.
Track record of driving finance transformation systems optimisation and process improvements.

Whats in it for me

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.
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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 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.
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Anniversary gifts when you hit 5 and 10 years of service.

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.

THG is committed to creating a diverse & inclusive environment and hence welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Because of the high volumes of applications our opportunities attract it sometimes takes us time to review and consider them all. We endeavour to respond to every application we receive within 14 days. If you havent heard from us within that time frame or should you have any specific questions about this or other applications for positions at THG please contact one of our Talent team to discuss further.

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Director

About THGWe are THG a global ecommerce group on a mission to be the global online leader in beauty and sports nutrition.Our portfolio of leading retailers and brands such as LOOKFANTASTIC Myprotein ESPA Perricone MD and Cult Beauty form our two core businesses: THG Beauty and THG Nutrition.With us y...