Finance Director - Nutrition / MyProtein

The Nutrition Finance function sits across both the commercial and financial reporting 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.,

• Financial control and ownership of divisional month end processes across all offerings including Myprotein


• Building out and owning the overall Nutrition consolidation and group accounts post business separation


• Commercial reporting and analysis; driving and challenging all aspects of the P&L, delivering key profit improvement and working capital initiatives


• Budgeting and Forecasting both in month and on a rolling 12 month view to assist the business in future planning and driving performance


• Assisting with longer term strategic projects including leading international expansion from a financial compliance perspective


• Business partnering across all areas of the business from supply chain to trading & marketing ensuring investments deliver sustainable and profitable growth


• Overall running of the day to day finance function including managing a team of up to 25
  
  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 team's 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:

• Qualified Accountant (CIMA or ACA) with at least 5 years PQE


• Ability to effectively communicate with and manage Senior Stakeholders


• Experience leading and developing an ambitious team


• Planning and organisational skills with proven ability to meet deadlines


• A confident mindset, comfortable in dealing with a wide range of key stakeholders.


• Experience working within a fast-paced environment


• Proven, hands-on experience of management reporting in a large and complex business.


• Extensive business partnering & cost accounting experience


Soft skills:

• Deep analytical mindset, coupled with the ability to distil data into value-adding information


• Strong influencing and communication skills to hold impactful conversations with senior stakeholders


• Strong presentation skills, both data presentation and oral articulation


• Strong data handling skills to deliver clear, structured reporting and analysis from source systems


Other skills & experience:

• A minimum of 5 years post qualification experience including operating in similar roles that have had board-level experience and exposure.


• Experience of operating within a large, fast moving business, (Nutrition / Wellness / Ecommerce experience desirable), bringing the ability to empathise with their approach and thought processes, and to pre-empt requests and needs.


• Strong skills in data and presentational tools including Excel and Powerpoint.
  
  THG is a fast-moving, global technology business that specialises in taking brands direct to consumers. Our world-class proprietary tech and infrastructure powers our extensive portfolio of beauty, nutrition and lifestyle brands and is now helping drive exponential growth of our clients' brands globally.


We're powered by a global team of over 7,000 ambitious people around the world. Our culture is fast-paced and entrepreneurial, it's this DNA that has supported our incredible growth.

We're always looking for individuals that can bring fresh and innovative thinking to THG, and play a part in driving the group forward on its exciting journey. So, if you're ready to take the next big step in your career, challenge yourself every day and evolve with the world around you, THG is ready for you.

Location: Icon 1, M90 5AA

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, Ingenuity Commerce, Health and Media. 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 THG Nutrition

THG Nutrition is one of the world's leading players in online sports and nutrition retail. Our brands are breaking boundaries and growing at a relentless pace.

We're home to the world's largest online sports nutrition brand Myprotein operating across 50 sites and delivering to over 100 countries, including its family of brands Myvegan, Myvitamins, Command, MP Clothing and Myprotein Pro, as well as Exante. All are loved and trusted by millions of fans worldwide with Myprotein reaching over 10 million customers.

With everything from manufacture and new product development to content creation, marketing and logistics delivered in-house, and more recently four acquisitions into our manufacturing business, THG Nutrition is perfectly positioned to consistently deliver rapid growth in a fast-moving, global industry.,
• In-house L&D function who can deliver internal sessions as well as support with external courses/certifications/apprenticeships/upskilling


• You will have access to use our Tech scheme and Cycle scheme, which is a new salary sacrifice scheme to allow UK employees to purchase from Cycle scheme retailers, and technology from Curry's PC World - through monthly instalments.


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.


• Competitive salary


• Wellbeing - Company on-site doctor, physio, hairdresser, free on-site gym, employee assistance program (EAP).


• 25 days holiday + Birthday off + Bank Holidays


• Company pension scheme


• Staff Discounts (All THG Brands) + Discounted Staff Shop on-site


• Hotel Discounts (We own King Street Hotel - King St has a new spa as well)


• Hale Country Club Discounts (Spa/Gym/Restaurant)


• Enhanced parenthood pay after 1 year service