Purchase Ledger Assistant
Application Deadline: 3 June 2026
Department: Finance
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Poole
Compensation: £28,000 - £29,000 / year
Description
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Lush Manufacturing – We are the team responsible for producing the final products available in our retail stores and digital platforms. Our operations span across six key factories located in Poole, Zagreb, Tokyo, Sydney, Vancouver, and Toronto.
The Role
Forming part of the Manufacturing Finance team based in Poole, working alongside three other Purchase Ledger Assistants. You will be responsible for day‑to‑day finance function tasks whilst working under the supervision of the Finance Manager.
Key Responsibilities
* Ensuring timely and accurate recording of invoices on the accounts system, processing them onto the paperless office approval system, and verifying pricing while obtaining authorisation for all invoices in a timely manner. Processing volume of 1,100 Invoices on average per month.
* Keeping supplier accounts up to date, including sending payment remits as required, reconciling supplier statements and answering any queries.
* Preparing weekly payment runs (GBP and multi‑currency).
* Processing of proforma payments & chasing of final invoices to process.
* Managing supplier and internal colleague communications via email and answering phone calls.
* Answering coding and document queries raised by the team on both POs and S&A payments.
* Monitoring & reporting on Aged Creditor and GRNI balances.
* Amending access, creating new users on paperless system and answering user queries.
* Processing credit card receipt submissions and assisting company Credit Card users with queries and changes needed.
* Preparation, payment and reconciliation of expense claims, including expense claims in advance as and when required.
* Processing intercompany purchase invoices from both UK entities and overseas group entities and raising queries where needed.
* Analyzing financial transactions for specific accounts as part of the month‑end closing process.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
* 2‑3 years of experience in a finance role and working in a team.
* Experience working for a manufacturing company and a good understanding of 3‑way match processing.
* Experience with systems, including Therefore, QAD, ERP Next, ABBYY, Xero and Google Suite would be advantageous.
* Strong Excel, IT and online banking skills.
* Great communication skills and a friendly telephone manner.
* ‘Can do’ approach with the ability to work as part of a team and build and maintain relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
* Culturally, someone who is interested in Lush and our ethics.
* Studying towards a finance qualification is desirable but not essential (study support may be available).
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.
* 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
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