Assistant Accountant

2 days ago


Poole, Poole, United Kingdom LUSH Full time

**About the Team**

Lush Manufacturing is a leading producer of high-quality cosmetics and personal care products. Our team is dedicated to delivering exceptional customer service and providing innovative solutions to our customers.

**The Role**

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Finance and Purchase Ledger Assistant to join our team. As a member of the finance team, you will be responsible for day-to-day finance function tasks under the supervision of the Finance Manager.

About the Job**

Your primary responsibility will be to ensure accurate and timely recording of invoices, processing them onto the paperless office approval system, and verifying pricing. You will also be responsible for maintaining accurate and up-to-date supplier accounts, sending payment remits as required, reconciling statements, and answering queries.

Responsibilities**

  • Record, process, and verify invoices in a timely manner.
  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date supplier accounts, send payment remits as required, and reconcile statements.
  • Prepare and submit weekly payment runs (GBP and multi-currency).
  • Process proforma payments, chase final invoices, manage supplier communications via email and internal colleague interactions.
  • Answer coding and document queries raised by the team on both POs and S&A payments.
  • Monitor and report on Aged Creditor and GRNI balances.
  • Amend access, create new users on the paperless system, and answer user queries.
  • Process credit card receipt submissions, assist Credit Card users with queries and changes needed.
  • Prepare, pay, and reconcile expense claims.
  • Process intercompany purchase invoices, raise queries where needed, and analyze financial transactions for specific accounts as part of the month-end closing process.

**Requirements**

2-3 years experience in a finance role.

Experience with systems including Therefore, QAD, ABBYY, Xero, and Google Suite would be advantageous.

Strong Excel, IT, and online banking skills are essential.



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