Description
Contract: 12-month fixed-term contract
Location: Poole, Dorset
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.
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.
Lush Limited supplies all our global manufacturing sites with fragrances made from top-quality natural essential oils sourced worldwide. We also supply finished Perfumes from our innovative 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 strong communication skills and attention to detail.
Career Progression & Development
The role would suit someone studying or interested in studying towards a finance qualification and looking for an opportunity to develop their accounting career within a thriving business.
Personal development is embedded in the Lush culture and is 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.
Key Responsibilities
- Process all AP invoices monthly for sales and admin & PO via Quadient
- Reconciling AP statements, 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 & foreign currencies, posting payments to the AP ledgers once payments have been approved on the bank.
- Manage the AP email in-boxes to ensure that invoices, statements and queries are dealt with in a timely manner.
- Loading ad hoc payments onto our banking portal
- Management of pro forma invoicing, chasing of invoices and matching of payments
- Support cashflow forecasting with supplier payment estimates
- Processing company credit card transactions and employee cash expenses
- Preparation of weekly KPIs to monitor PL team workload
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- At least one year’s experience in a purchase ledger role and working in a finance team is essential
- Culturally, someone who is interested in Lush and our ethics.
- Attention to detail, flexible and friendly.
- Hands-on and enthusiastic, great communication skills and a ‘can do’ attitude
- Ability to work as part of a team and build relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
- Experience with online banking systems is essential. Experience of other systems including Quadient, Xero, ERP Next, Odoo and Google Suite would be advantageous
Benefits
25 days holiday plus bank holidays
6 months of full pay for parental leave (primary caregiver must qualify for SMP)*
Enhanced paternity leave*
Bonus scheme
Day off for weekday birthdays
Holiday purchase scheme
50% discount on Lush products and spa treatments
Cycle to work scheme
Discounted rail and bus season tickets
Employee assistance programme
There’s a big difference between "Flexible Working " (the legal minimum) and working flexibly. What that looks like varies from role to role and location to location. We actively welcome conversations about what working flexibly could mean and look like for you.
We’re 10% Employee Owned - all colleagues play a role in protecting our ethics, our independence, contributing ideas for the future and share in the rewards of success when the company is doing well.
Wellbeing & mindfulness sessions
Access to employee-led Community Networks, including Disability and Chronic Illness, Family Support, Global Majority (Race and Ethnicity), LGBTQIA+, Menopause and Neurodiversity communities.
Tailored gender affirming care*
Qualifying period/hours required*