Finance & Freight Ledger Assistant — 4-Day Week

Lodge Initiatives; Sandycroft; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £28,000–£33,000

4-day working week

Office-based role in Sandycroft

Annual bonus eligibility

40-hour week

Job summary

Lodge Initiatives is seeking a Finance Assistant – Freight & Purchase Ledger Assistant to join our team in Sandycroft. You will manage supplier accounts, purchase ledgers and freight costs, ensuring accuracy and timely processing across UK and Europe operations.

Ideal candidates will have experience with supplier invoices, purchase orders and reconciliations, plus strong attention to detail and Excel/ERP literacy.

Qualifications

• Experience processing supplier invoices, purchase orders and credit notes.
• Experience reconciliation of supplier statements and resolving discrepancies.
• Strong attention to detail with high accuracy and reliable organisation.

Responsibilities

• Processing supplier invoices and credit notes, ensuring accurate coding and matching to purchase orders.
• Raising and maintaining purchase orders within stock and finance systems.
• Reconciling supplier statements and resolving outstanding or disputed items.
• Liaising with suppliers regarding invoices, payments, balances and discrepancies.
• Processing and reconciling supplier rebates per terms.
• Supporting payment runs and maintaining supplier account records.
• Matching freight invoices to purchase orders and related documents.
• Maintaining records of freight costs and allocating to shipments.

Skills

Supplier invoices

Purchase ledger

Reconciliations

Communication with suppliers

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Education

Finance/Accounting qualification desirable

Tools

Excel

ERP systems

Google Sheets

Job description

Lodge Initiatives is seeking a Finance Assistant – Freight & Purchase Ledger Assistant to join our team in Sandycroft. You will manage supplier accounts, purchase ledgers and freight costs, ensuring accuracy and timely processing across UK and Europe operations.

Ideal candidates will have experience with supplier invoices, purchase orders and reconciliations, plus strong attention to detail and Excel/ERP literacy.