Accounts Payable Associate - Nutrition

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.  

From Manchester to New York, we’re powered by a team of over 2500 people who work together, lead by example, and think BIG.  

With us, you’ll go further, faster. What are you waiting for? 

Location: Icon 1, WA15 0AF

About Nutrition & Wellness

THG Nutrition 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.

About Finance at THG

THG’s Finance department is a rapidly growing and evolving team, covering all areas of central functions such as Accounts Receivable and Payable, Treasury, Tax and Group Finance, to specific Commercial teams for each of THG’s divisions.

With the company’s global presence increasing at an unprecedented rate, the Finance team continues to drive change while remaining agile; keeping pace with the business while never compromising on financial control or sales performance.

THG Finance is helping to deliver rapid growth for THG’s fast-moving, global brands. It’s an incredibly exciting time to be joining the team.

About the Role

As an Accounts Payable Associate, you will be playing a key role in keeping our financial operations running smoothly, you will have the opportunity to showcase your expertise in invoice management, building relationships with suppliers and working closely with external stakeholders. You will get the opportunity to enhance your skills within a fast paced and dynamic team. 

As an Accounts Payable Associate in Nutrition you will be:

• Manage a designated portfolio of supplier accounts
• Ensure invoices for your designated portfolio are received and recorded in a timely manner via our Procure platform or via exceptional manual processing
• Using relevant databases and accounting system
• Research and resolve invoice discrepancies and issues working with the supplier and internal stakeholders requesting credit notes or raising internal debit notes as and when required
• Reconcile supplier accounts on a regular basis using agreed templates (monthly as a minimum)
• Request any missing supplier documents and ensure process is followed to have these captured in the system
• Resolve supplier payment disputes/short payments
• Ensure all invoices, credit notes and payments are allocated correctly on both supplier’s statement and our system
• Monitor unposted invoices report for your designated portfolio of suppliers
• Review unmatched GRNI for your designated portfolio of suppliers
• Complete GRNI Account Reconciliations ready for Manager Review (Weekly)

What skills and experience do I need for this role?

• Finance related professional qualification (AAT) or ideally at least 1 years’ experience within a similar role
• Ability to act as SME for the accounts payable team
• Fluent in English, both verbal and written.
• Office IT literate, preferably with intermediate MS Excel skills
• Sage or any other ERP systems knowledge
• Maintaining a can do, positive attitude with a focus on high level internal and external customer service

Personal characteristics

• Self-driven, enthusiastic and motivated
• Confident and assertive with good communication skills.
• Committed to ensuring that our customers and suppliers receive excellent service standards
• Good time management skills
• Has high work standards
• Good team worker
• Committed, disciplined and able to work under pressure
• Committed to the continuous improvement of themselves and the business.

What's 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.
• 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 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.
• 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.

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 haven't 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.