Purchase Ledger Assistant - Ltd Finance Team

The role

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 innovative and trendy 'Gorilla Perfume' range and manage the cost base for growing, developing and protecting the Lush brand globally.

You will be part of a dynamic and busy finance team that directly supports the business from the founders to the global support teams. As such, this role requires good communication skills and attention to detail.

The role would suit someone studying/interested in studying towards a finance qualification who is looking for an opportunity to start an accounting career within a thriving business.

Career Progression & Development:

Personal development is embedded in the Lush culture and fundamental to our success. We aim to 'promote from within' where possible and the majority of our senior managers have worked their way up through the company.

Lush has various different finance functions in the UK with opportunities to progress in Lush Limited, Group Finance, Manufacturing, Retail and Digital Finance. We also have regular international opportunities arising from our 'no borders' mentality.

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

Key Responsibilities

• Process all AP invoices monthly for sales and admin & PO via ABBYY.
• Reconciling AP statements and ensuring good housekeeping of AP accounts.
• Maintain our paperless office system, pushing invoices out for authorisation and dealing with any queries in a timely manner.
• Opening the post and answering AP phone calls.
• Manage Aged AP and GRNI reports.
• Create regular payment runs for GBP & Currencies, posting payments to the AP ledgers once payments have been approved on the bank.
• Manage the AP email inboxes to ensure that invoices, statements, and queries are dealt with in a timely manner.
• Loading ad-hoc payments onto our banking portal.
• Reviewing, posting and payment of staff expenses and company cards.
• Management of pro forma invoicing, chasing of invoices and matching of payments.
• Support cashflow forecasting with supplier payment estimates.
• Recharges out.
• Recharges in for the UK Lush entities.
• Support the Lush tax team with IR35 and PSA requests.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Culturally, someone who is interested in Lush and our ethics.
• Attention to detail, flexible and friendly.
• Relevant purchase ledger experience is desirable.
• Hands-on and enthusiastic, great communication skills and a 'can do' attitude.
• Ability to work as part of a team and build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.