What is THIS™?
THIS™ is a high-growth, VC-backed emerging leader in producing plant-based food. Meat-alternatives, to be exact. In fact, if we’re being reallllly exact – our products are at the leading-edge of the plant-based sector in terms of taste, texture and appearance. Here’s our insta, for a quick stalk - www.instagram.com/this.uk
It’s worth mentioning that since our launch in June 2019, the company has experienced extremely significant growth in revenue. Last year, in 2023, THIS™ topped The Grocer and Alantra’s annual Fast 50 list, a ranking of the country’s fastest-growing food and drink companies on two-year sales growth. We have strong aspirations to continue this growth trajectory as we aim to be the number 1 plant-based brand in the UK and beyond and we believe we have the team and investment to achieve this.
Why are we doing THIS™?
Andy and Pete are our co-founders and their last job entailed selling tonnes (literally tonnes) of meat. Then they felt bad. Also, they felt like meat-alternatives weren't really for people who love the taste of meat. So they’ve basically ended up making THIS™ for themselves, but they’d love other meat-lovers to give it a go too. THIS™ is a game-changer.
At our core, our vision is to have a world where animals aren’t food and the environment is protected.
Our mission statement to guide us to getting there is:
“We will lead a revolution with our ridiculously delicious and nutritious plant-based food.”
What’s with this role?
We are embarking on the next exciting phase of our journey as a business, transitioning from a startup to a £50m brand. Our progress so far includes refining our Mission, Vision, and Values, crafting a robust 3-5 year strategy, and securing substantial investment. To achieve our ambitious goals, we must further develop and embed Integrated Business Planning, expand our FP&A capabilities, and enhance communication with both internal and external stakeholders. To support these initiatives, we are seeking an experienced FP&A Manager who can drive our financial strategy and ensure the successful execution of our plans.
What will you be getting up to?
You will take charge of the revenue components within our integrated business planning cycle, coordinating stakeholders, managing inputs and analyses, delivering presentations, and formulating recommendations.
You will manage the accounting and processes for our trade spend, ensuring proper recognition of expenditures and identifying areas for improvement and optimization.
You will support in financial planning for the business by playing a key role in the coordination and preparation of the annual budget and quarterly forecast cycles.
You will act as the financial business partner for our NPD and EPD projects as part of our stage gate process, from developing annual business cases and calculating gross profit to keeping projects on budget and within financial guidelines.
You will support on financial analysis on key business topics, including performance against key strategic objectives and variances against forecasts.
You will assist in preparing financial management reports, including those for the board and other key stakeholders.
What are we looking for?
We need someone with good FMCG experience either in large blue-chip FMCG or in a challenger brand environment.
CIMA/ACCA/ACA qualified with 2+ years of experience either as a Finance Manager, or in FP&A looking for their next step and able to share best practice from their experience.
This person will need to establish new models and ways of working so we need someone with extremely high numeracy and quick thinking skills (+ good Microsoft Excel skills).
The ability to quickly react to the changing demands on the function; someone who is happy to lead on key strategic priorities as well as stepping in and rolling their sleeves up if the need arises.
Ability and interest to work cross-functionally, we’re a small team and believe that strong collaboration and interpersonal skills will take us further than working in silos.
A confident and clear communicator and presenter.
Alignment with our company values:
Be Kind: We support and include each other, we’re honest and give feedback, we’re considerate and act with love and trust, we have fun, and we look after the planet.
Be Brave: We’re adaptable and embrace change, we’re resilient and have a growth mindset, we think creatively and speak up, we change course if we need to, and we learn and grow.
Be Focused: We always drive towards our mission and vision, we make sustainable long-term decisions, we deliver for our consumers by prioritising the right things, we think business-minded - brand and consumer, and we own our own roles.
Be Passionate: We’re ambassadors of our company and products, we’re THIS™ geeks and experts, we’re purpose-led, and we’re aware of our impact on the outside world.
Other stuff
As a fast-growing business, everyone who joins us needs to be ready to roll up their sleeves and carry out tasks away from their core focus because - they just need to get done. That could be helping to prepare samples for a customer meeting, trying new products and giving tasting notes, packing cold bags into boxes or a lot of other random stuff that comes up. They're not always the most glamorous jobs, but from the founders down, the whole team gets involved!
From our side
A competitive salary that fairly recognises your experience and potential.
25 days paid holiday plus bank-holidays – we care about our team’s wellbeing, so we make sure you have time to fully switch off, rest, and recharge.
Hybrid working – 2 days in the West London office = Tuesdays and you choose your second day each week
Flexible working hours – We're not a 9-5. Our focus is on your ability to deliver for the business, not your ability to keep strict working hours.
Private healthcare
Life assurance
Mental health support - the company pays for Spill, a mental health wellness provider that gives everyone access to mental health resources, and qualified therapists for unlimited therapy sessions.
Access to our Freebie Freezer so you can eat as much of THIS™ as you fancy.
The chance to have a meaningful impact
As a relatively small, albeit growing, team you'll be exposed to, and have the chance to contribute towards, challenges and projects at all levels and in all areas of the business. A good idea is a good idea, regardless of the experience or seniority of who came up with it.
We'd love to hear from you, so feel free to apply with your CV and cover letter and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can!