Assistant Financial Controller - Fulfilment Operations

About THG Ingenuity

THG Ingenuity is a fully integrated digital commerce ecosystem, designed to power brands without limits. Our global end-to-end tech platform is comprised of three products: THG Commerce, THG Studios, THG Fulfilment.

Each represents a single, unified solution, overcoming challenges and taking brands direct-to-consumer. Our client portfolio includes globally recognised brands such as Coca-Cola, Nestle, Elemis, Homebase, and Proctor & Gamble.

Assistant Financial Controller - Fulfilment Operations

Role Overview

We are seeking an Assistant Financial Controller/Management Accountant to support the financial performance of THG Ingenuity's fulfilment operations. This role plays a key part in operational costing, commercial analysis, forecasting, budgeting and business partnering across multiple fulfilment sites.

The successful candidate will work closely with Site Leads, Operational Leadership and Commercial teams to provide financial insight, challenge assumptions, improve profitability and support strategic decision-making. The role will also support new client onboarding activities, ensuring operational requirements are understood and reflected within financial models and forecasts.

Key Responsibilities

Business partner fulfilment Site Leads, supporting and challenging financial and operational performance.

Own weekly forecasting processes & operational reporting for a designated fulfilment site.

Produce and analyse Cost Per Unit (CPU) reporting, identifying risks and opportunities to improve profitability.

Deliver weekly and monthly variance analysis against forecast, budget and prior year.

Support annual budgeting and periodic reforecasting activities.

Support financial requirements for new client onboarding and implementation projects.

Review labour, warehousing and operational cost performance, driving accountability across sites.

Assist with month-end activities, reporting and financial controls.

Identify opportunities to improve reporting, automation and finance processes.

Work with Operations, Commercial and Implementation teams to assess profitability and operational feasibility of new business opportunities.

Assist in the development of client pricing models and fulfilment cost assumptions.

Skills & Experience

Experience within Management Accounting, Financial Control, Commercial Finance or Operational Finance.

Strong analytical and commercial acumen.

Experience of budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.

Advanced Excel skills with the ability to interpret large data sets.

Strong stakeholder management and business partnering capability.

Experience within logistics, fulfilment, warehousing or operational environments preferred.

Studying towards, or qualified in, ACCA, CIMA or ACA desirable.

Knowledge of Power BI, SQL, AI tools or data visualisation platforms.

Key Attributes

Commercially focused and proactive.

Strong attention to detail.

Confident challenging stakeholders.

Results driven with a continuous improvement mindset.

Continuous improvement mindset with a passion for process optimisation.

Comfortable working in a fast-paced operational environment.

THG Ingenuity 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 Ingenuity 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 Ingenuity please contact one of our Talent team to discuss further.