Finance Assistant

Lactalis UK & Ireland

Are you looking to kick-start your career in finance? This is a fantastic opportunity for a recent Finance or Business graduate (or someone early in their finance career) to join a supportive and collaborative finance team.

As a Finance Assistant, you will play a key role in ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of finance processes, with a strong focus on inventory accounting and stock control. This is an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience, develop your skills, and build a solid foundation in finance within a dynamic business environment.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll support a range of finance activities, including

:Sales Invoicin

g• Processing day-to-day sales invoicin

g• Managing queries relating to under/over invoicing, returns and credit note

s• Producing regular reports to ensure all orders are captured and accurat

e• Monitoring invoicing progress to ensure orders are correctly assembled and dispatche

d

Stock Reconciliation (Weekly & Monthl

y)• Entering Goods Received Note (GRN) data into the ERP syst

em• Supporting return confirmations and reconciliation process

es• Completing weekly and monthly stock reconciliations, includin

g:o Sales despatch reconciliati

ono Purchase reconciliati

ono Cost of sales reconciliati

ono LML direct, export, and Culina reconciliatio

nsClaims & Reporti

ng• Supporting stock insurance claims and supplier shortage clai

ms• Assisting with audit preparation and providing information for annual audi

ts

General Supp

ort• Providing cover for colleagues during abse

nce• Supporting wider finance team activities as nee

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for

We’re looking for someone who is motivated, detail-focused, and eager to le

arn:• A degree in Finance, Business, or a related field (or equivalent experie

nce)• Some exposure to finance processes (beneficial but not essent

ial)• Strong attention to detail and accu

racy• Good communication skills (written and ver

bal)• Confident using Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPo

int)• A proactive, organised approach with the ability to meet deadl

ines• Ability to build relationships and work effectively across t

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Based at our head office in Redhill, Surrey this role is a hybrid role, working 2 days a week from

home.

What we

offer: 26 days annual leave + 8 fl

ex days Annual bonus & private

medical Enhanced pension, life & critical illnes

s cover Access to our award-winning global learning p

latform We’re proud to be a Gold Partner of Grocery Aid and committed to D

E&I

A

bout Us:Lactalis is the world’s largest dairy company, operating in nearly 100 countries. In the UK, we’re home to global brands like Président, Galbani, and Leerdammer, and beloved local names like Seriously, Galloway, and Cricket St.

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mportant:To apply, you must be eligible to work in the UK. Please

include:• Salary exp

ectations• Notice period/ava

ilability• Right to wor

k details• Current

location

Visit our website to apply and help us retain our position as the number one Dairy company across

the globe!Please be advised that we can only accept applications from candidates who have the right to work in to work

in the UK

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