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Finance Administrator Natural Foods UK

Verenigd Koninkrijk
St Albans
Lotus Natural Foods, the healthy snacking division of Lotus Bakeries and a portfolio of 5 incredible brands; BEAR, TREK, Nakd, Kiddylicious and Peter’s Yard, all having their own distinct proposition and role within our business. We have great ambitions for all our brands, ensuring that as a business we deliver sustainable growth over the long-term. We believe that taste and quality are 100% of what underpins us as brand leaders within our categories, and what pulls us apart from our competitors. All of our brands started right here in the UK, as the first market for distribution, but over the years we can now be found across the globe, our ranges have got bigger, along with us as a business. To date we have achieved so much, but there is still plenty of room to grow further and that means we need more brilliant people, those that share an ambition for making a difference and want to join us in delivering the next chapter of growth. Fancy getting involved, then read on…
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Team in our UK Office

Functiebeschrijving

You will report directly into the Compliance Director for Natural Foods, within the wider Finance Team and support the Natural Foods brands.  The key focus areas of the role are:

Aged Debt / Accounts Receivable (AR) – the bulk of the work

  • Responsible for overall AR position for the all business units, knowing how it works from order to payment.
  • Monitoring AR position – requesting documents, querying deductions, processing documents and chasing customers for payments.
  • Reconciling our systems with customer accounts, to identify issues before they arise.
  • Process claims received from customers and liaise with the Sales Teams & Operational Teams to ensure resolution on a timely basis.
  • Liaise with General Accounting Centre (our shared services function), to ensure cash matching is timely and accurately.
  • Assisting with any Dunning (debt chasing) processes, maintaining multiple shared email inboxes and being the point of contact for customer queries.
  • Drive change in processes to support clearance of debt (including chasing sales teams to approve customer claims, and easily handling customer portals).
  • Having satisfying fun, as we collect the money.

 

Other ad-hoc tasks – a much smaller part

  • Inputting and maintaining customer Master Data in SAP, including pricing, promotional discounts and others.  
  • Help setting/controlling customer Credit Limits on SAP and co-ordinating credit limit reviews. Putting customers on stop and releasing stops where required. Recommending credit insurance.
  • Assisting the Compliance Director, the business Controllers and the Finance Director with ad-hoc administrative tasks.
  • Helping develop SAP systems so that they are fit for the future, including user acceptance testing for relevant processes.

Profiel

From playful snacks like BEAR Yoyos to artisanal treats like Peter’s Yard crackers, this is your chance to grow your skills and make a real mark. You will need to be:

  • A strong communicator, comfortable to communicate internally and externally
  • A self-starter able to take initiative to solve problems
  • Proven experience and knowledge of a Finance system (eg SAP) and Excel skills
  • Experience in Credit Control is preferential, but not essential
  • Basic understanding of accounting principles
  • Willingness to learn
  • Great attention to detail
  • Good team player
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Grasp the opportunity to join an ambitious and driven team with a mix of talents! Being part of a fast growing, international company, you will get tons of on-the-job-learning and acquire new insights. In addition, you will be part of a culture where passion, team spirit and open dialogue are our main drivers. And of course, on top of that, you can enjoy delicious branded snacks every day!

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