Assistant Management Accountant

LUSH; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading ethical cosmetics company in the UK is seeking an Assistant Management Accountant for a 12-month fixed term contract. The successful candidate will manage bank reconciliations, assist with month-end reporting, and support the finance team in various tasks. Ideal applicants will possess finance qualifications and strong communication skills while aligning with the company's ethical values.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in a finance role and working in a team.
• Interest in Lush and ethics related to sustainable supply chains.
• Hands-on and enthusiastic approach.

Responsibilities

• Owning bank reconciliations and bank signoff sheet.
• Updating daily FX exchange rates.
• Reviewing fortnightly payment runs.
• Preparing year-end audit files.
• Ad hoc reporting and analysis.

Skills

Communication skills

Flexibility

Basic accounting principles understanding

Team collaboration

Enthusiasm

Education

Studying towards finance qualifications (CIMA, ACCA, ACA)

Tools

Xero

Job description

Overview

Diversity matters

We are building a brand that represents the people of the world. It's what you do that counts, and we are always looking to expand perspectives and voices to shape our future. We see you, we celebrate you, we want you!

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Who we are

You might know us as the inventors of the bath bomb, but theres more to this great-smelling, partly employee-owned, family-run company than pioneering cosmetics. We believe our business should put more back into the world than it takes and demonstrate that capitalism can be a force for good.

The Living Wage Foundations statement a hard days work deserves a fair days pay is one that we are proud to commit to in the UK. As an accredited Living Wage employer, we put our people first and fight cruel practices like animal testing, promote regeneration, and show that it is whats inside that counts - whether thats an ingredient in a product, or the minerals in a smartphone.

The Team

Lush Limited supplies all our global manufacturing sites with fragrances made from top quality, natural essential oils sourced from all over the world. We also supply finished perfumes from our unique & authentic Lush Perfume range and manage the cost base for growing, developing and protecting the Lush brand globally.

The Assistant Management Accountant for Lush Limited will join the Finance team of 5 and work closely alongside the Management Accountant and Purchase Ledger to own the cash and controls function, ensure monthly reporting deadlines are met and robust controls are adhered to throughout the day to day finance function. We strive to provide the best service to our internal staff as we do to the customers in our shops.

This is a fixed term contract for 12 months.

Please note: We may close this vacancy early if we receive an overwhelming response or our business requirements change.

Key Responsibilities

• Ownership of bank reconciliations and the bank signoff sheet.
• Updating the daily FX exchange rates and group month end rates for various currencies.
• Responsibility for reviewing fortnightly payment runs and approving invoices on our AP system when necessary.
• Monthly outgoing country recharges and providing statements.
• Monthly multi currency inter-company reconciliation and checking the reconciliation against adaptive reporting.
• Supporting the Management Accountant / Finance Manager with preparation of year-end audit files.
• Ad hoc reporting and analysis as required by the Management Accountant and Finance Manager.
• Prepare Debt reports to be reviewed by the Group on a weekly basis.
• Ad hoc reporting.
• Reviewing Limited's Fixed Asset Register, depreciating assets monthly and completing the capex schedule.
• Salary control account reconciliations.
• Prepare the AP levy Journal monthly.
• Loan interest workings and quarterly invoicing.
• Prepare the monthly cycle scheme and freight journals.
• Support the Lush tax team with IR35 and PSA requests.
• Recharges in for the UK Lush entities.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Culturally, someone who is interested in Lush and our ethics, especially in relation to building sustainable and ethical supply chains would be most desired.
• Super sharp and switched on - flexible, friendly, and up for any challenge.
• Great communication skills and a 'can do' attitude.
• Have a clear understanding of the basic accounting principles.
• Studying towards finance qualifications (CIMA, ACCA, ACA).
• Experience in a finance role and working in a team (1+ years).
• Experience using Xero is desirable but not essential.
• Hands-on and enthusiastic.