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Forming part of the Finance team and working alongside two other Purchase Ledger Assistants, you will be responsible for day to day finance function tasks whilst working under the supervision of the Finance Manager.
The role
- Ensuring timely and accurate recording of invoices on the accounts system, processing them onto the paperless office approval system, and verifying pricing while obtaining authorisation for all invoices in a timely manner
- Keeping supplier accounts up to date, including sending payment remits as required, reconciliation of supplier statements and answering any queries
- Preparing weekly payment runs (GBP) and twice monthly payment runs for other currencies
- Processing of proforma payments & chasing of final invoices to process
- Answering coding and document queries raised by the team on both POs and S&A payments
- Monitoring & reporting on AP Aging and GRNI balances
- Amending access, creating new users on paperless system and answering user queries
- Assisting company Credit Card users with queries and changes needed
- Preparation, payment and reconciliation of Expense claims, including expense claims in advance as and when required
- Agreeing intercompany invoices received from Retail, Ltd, CW & Digital and raising queries where needed
- Analyse financial transactions for specific accounts as part of the month-end closing process
Skills Knowledge and Expertise
- 1 - 2 years experience in a finance role and working in a team
- Experience with systems including Therefore, QAD, ABBYY and Google Suite would be advantageous
- Strong Excel, IT and online banking skills
- Great communication skills and a friendly telephone manner
- ‘Can do’ approach with the ability to work as part of a team and build and maintain relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
- Culturally, someone who is interested in Lush and our ethics
- Studying towards finance qualification is desirable but not essential (study support may be available)
Benefits
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Study support available for accounting qualifications
- *6 months’ full pay for parental leave (primary caregiver)
- *Enhanced paternity leave
- Bonus scheme
- Day off for weekday birthdays
- Holiday purchase scheme
- 50% discount on Lush products and spa treatments
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted rail and bus season tickets
- Employee assistance programme
- *Financial childcare support on return to work
- We’re 10% Employee Owned - all colleagues play a role in protecting our ethics, our independence, contributing ideas for the future and share in the rewards of success when the company is doing well.
- Support groups, film nights, yoga, meditation sessions and much more
