Senior Accounts Payable Associate - Beauty

Location: Icon 1, WA15 0AF

About Finance at THG

Finance at THG is dynamic and fast-evolving, supporting central functions and divisional teams across Beauty and Nutrition. Our teams are embedded in the business, driving performance, ensuring financial control, and acting as a strategic enabler of. Adaptability, agility, commercial insight, and a change-driven mindset are key traits across our finance community.

About the Role

This role will undertake all aspects of the accounts payable (AP) and treasury functions from start to finish, alongside mentoring Accounts Payable Associates.

As a Senior Accounts Payable Associate in Beauty you will:

• Lead daily task management and ensure team mailboxes are maintained within SLA.
• Act as the first point of contact for team queries, providing guidance and support.
• Facilitate weekly team meetings and informal 1:1s to foster collaboration and wellbeing.
• Ensure invoices and credit notes are posted accurately and on time ahead of payment runs.
• Support Team Leaders with reporting and office management duties.
• Drive team targets and escalate issues where necessary to Team Leaders.
• Promote alignment with established processes and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Manage internal communications via Teams and calls, ensuring follow-up on action points.
• Provide feedback and contribute to meetings led by Management to strengthen internal relationships.
• Support Management decisions and help maintain a united front across the team.
• Assist team members during probation and provide training support where needed.

What skills and experience do I need for this role?

• Finance related professional qualification (AAT) or ideally at least 3 - 5 years’ experience within a similar role
• Experience in managing within a Shared Service environment
• Ability to act as SME for the accounts payable team
• Fluent in English, both verbal and written. Another Language (Polish, Swedish, German, French) an advantage but not essential
• 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 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.