A brief overview of the company:
Established since 1990, Per-Scent has over 30 years of experience in brand building, new product development, manufacturing services and distribution globally. Per-Scent is the UK’s leading fragrance and beauty distributor of the most sought-after brands across premium, celebrity and lifestyle fragrances.
| We Create | We Develop | We Market | We Distribute |
Role Overview:
We are currently seeking a talented and detail-oriented individual. The LC will have responsibilities for both purchase ledger and credit control. On PL, the LC will be processing invoices, matching orders, reconciling supplier statements and raising payments. On the CC side, the LC will be responsible for matching payments from e-commerce channels, as well as liaising with other departments for exception analysis. The successful candidate will ensure accurate and reconciled accounts are prepared in an accurate and timely manner.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Supplier invoice processing: Receiving invoices from suppliers, performing three-way match against the order and receipt notice to ensure accuracy and processing into accounting system. Dealing daily with internal and external Supply Chain stakeholders.
2. Supplier account reconciliation: Weekly reconciliation of statements as provided by suppliers to ensure accounting records are accurate and that no documents have been omitted.
3. Supplier and staff expenses payments: Preparing payment runs according to credit terms to pay balances in a timely manner to maintain good relations with external suppliers.
4. Payment Matching & Allocation: Matching payments received through various e-commerce channels and allocating against invoices raised.
5. Exception Analysis: Identifying exceptions within the customer ledgers, liaising with Customer Service, Sales and Supply Chain to review reasons for the exceptions, then present to the FM & FD a list of actions required to solve.
6. Ad-hoc: Assist the FM & FD in maintaining any financial, commercial and operational reports, trackers and analysis that assist in understanding the performance of the business and help with improvement initiative projects.
Requirements:
- AAT Part Qualified/Graduate or equivalent. 2:1 or above
- Good at providing complete and intuitive analysis that supports decision making
- Understands Financial ledgers
- Analytical and good at problem solving
- Understands financial systems, procedures and processes
- Experience of Business Central / Navision
- MS Office in particular Excel.
- Excellent communication skills
- Helpful attitude
Why you’ll enjoy working here:
- Enjoy work-life balance with our flexible working scheme - including 15 work from home days a year, duvet days and the choice to flex your working hours.
- Vibrant state-of-the-art office, conveniently located in Trafford Park with great transport links and free onsite parking
- No need to travel to the gym – we have one here for you! Take advantage of our free onsite gym facilities before/after work or even pop in at lunch time
- Generous staff discounts on a wide range of fabulous fragrances
- Excellent progression and development opportunities - work with teams who are passionate about what they do and develop your expertise within a creative and collaborative space
