Purchase Ledger Assistant

LUSH; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail finance team in Poole is looking for a Purchase Ledger Assistant to support invoice management and supplier queries. The ideal candidate should be studying finance qualifications and possess excellent communication and organisational skills. Join a company that values ethics and diversity in its workplace.

Qualifications

• Interest in Lush and our ethics.
• Hands-on, enthusiastic, great communication skills.
• Flexible and friendly with a 'can do' attitude.

Responsibilities

• Check and record invoices accurately.
• Prepare rent payment runs twice monthly.
• Administer rates invoices and post payments.
• Reconcile monthly supplier statements.
• Maintain AP Ledgers and allocate payments accurately.
• Deal with supplier queries via phone and email.

Skills

Interest in company ethics

Excellent communication skills

Organisational skills

Team player

Confident with IT and MS Excel

Education

Studying towards finance qualifications (AAT, ACCA, CIMA)

Job description

Purchase Ledger Assistant

Lush Retail Finance Team

Location: Poole

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!

Who we are

You might know us as the inventors of the bath bomb, but there's 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 Foundation's statement 'a hard day's work deserves a fair day's 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 what's inside that counts - whether that's an ingredient in a product, or the minerals in a smartphone.

The team

Our UK Retail Finance team sits in the heart of our Head Office and looks after the 104 shops in the UK and Ireland. You will be a key member in a dynamic and busy finance team who directly support the shops as well as other key support teams in the UK.

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

Key Responsibilities

• Checking and accurately recording invoices in Quadient
• Preparation of rent payment runs twice monthly
• Administration of rates invoices and posting of payments including setting up Direct Debits
• Monthly supplier statement reconciliations
• Maintenance of AP Ledgers ensuring all payments are correctly allocated.
• Post journals to allocate large invoices into the correct nominal codes.
• Dealing with supplier queries by phone and email
• Liaising with the Property team and answering their queries
• Completion of both incoming and outgoing Intercompany invoices to/from Lush Manufacturing, LGDL and Lush Dublin.
• Assisting the Assistant Property Accountant with property completions
• Ad hoc reporting and analysis as required for monthly reporting

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Culturally, someone who is interested in Lush and our ethics.
• Super sharp and switched on - flexible, friendly and up for any challenge
• Hands-on and enthusiastic, great communication skills and a 'can do' attitude
• Team player with excellent organisational skills
• Someone studying towards finance qualifications (AAT, ACCA, CIMA)
• Confident with IT and MS Excel