Purchase Ledger Assistant - Full Time Limited Finance

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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. 

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Overview

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. Lush Limited also holds all the central support functions for the Lush group. 

The Purchase Ledger for Lush Limited will join the team of 4, including 1 other Purchase Ledger with whom responsibilities are shared. You will be a key member in a dynamic and busy finance team who directly support the business from the founders to global support teams and as such this role requires strong communication skills and an ability to prioritise tasks.

Responsibilities:

• Accurately recording Sales & Admin and Cost of goods invoices.
• Maintaining the paperless office system “Therefore” pushing invoices out for authorisation and dealing with any queries. 
• Keeping supplier accounts up to date.
• Monitoring & reporting on AP Aging and GRNI balances.
• Global Intercompany recharge invoicing.  
• Processing Credit card and Cash expenses via Rydoo our expenses system. 
• Monthly intrastat reporting.
• Preparing weekly payment runs.
• Sending of payment remits to suppliers.
• Reconciling Supplier statements.

• Assisting Suppliers with invoice queries.
• Assisting users of the workflow system with queries. 
• Ad hoc reporting with scope to develop your skill set.

Skills and experience:

• Culturally, someone who is interested in Lush and our ethics.
• Bright, enthusiastic, ambitious, and confident
• 1-2 years experience in Purchase Ledger or finance (preferred but not essential)
• Someone studying towards finance qualifications (desirable but not essential)
• Strong Excel, IT and online banking skills
• Good communication and organisational skills
• Ability to work as part of a team and build relationships with both internal and external stakeholders. 
• Ability to deal with and prioritise a busy workload
• Friendly telephone manner

What’s it like working for Lush

People are at the heart of our business. We want you to enjoy and challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don’t know, so we’ve created a culture where your job description is a starting point, not an end goal. Our working style is flexible, fluid, supportive, and authentic - if you’ve got the drive to push yourself and try different things, you will have our support.

You can find more information here - weare.lush.com

Employee perks:

• 50% discount on Lush products and spa treatments
• Bonus scheme
• Pension scheme
• Day off for weekday birthdays
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted rail and bus season tickets 
• Employee assistance programme
• 6 months’ full pay for parental leave (primary caregiver)
• Financial childcare support on return to work
• Flexible working 
• We’re 10% Employee Owned, our colleagues have the opportunity to influence positive change in the business and have their voice heard
• Support groups, film nights, yoga, meditation sessions and much more

If all this sounds like you, please send us your CV and covering letter, detailing why you want to become a part of the cosmetic revolution.

As we pride ourselves on internal development, priority will be given to candidates who have an in-depth knowledge of Lush, coupled with the relevant experience, skills and approaches.

Closing date: Sunday 1st August 2021