Join Our COOK Family as a Finance Assistant 

Location: -Sittingbourne, Monday to Friday, 8:30am -5pm - Hybrid 3 days in office 2 days at home.

About COOK: Welcome to COOK, where we revolutionize frozen food! Since 1997, we've been crafting remarkable meals for your freezer, prepared by hand in our Kitchens in Kent (savoury) and Somerset (puddings) using the same ingredients and techniques you would at home. Our food looks and tastes homemade—maybe even better!

We're market leaders, and more importantly, our food tastes incredible. With over 90 shops and a rapidly growing online business, we're on a mission to bring delicious, high-quality frozen food to everyone. We're independent (family-owned) and always will be because it allows us to do things the right way, not the fast way. As one of the UK’s first certified B Corporations, we believe in business as a force for good, measuring our impact on the environment, our people, and our community. Plus, we share 5% of our annual profits with our amazing staff!

Our Finance Team supports all areas of our fast growing business and provides an excellent opportunity to work in a fast paced and dynamic environment providing a rich level of experience for a person seeking to progress their career as a Finance professional.

Role Summary:

We are currently looking for a Finance Assistant to join our Finance team to help look after our 2,000+ suppliers and 1000+ concession customers. The role combines working in the Accounts Payable and Receivable sections and would suite someone who is keen to continue developing their career within Finance – full study support is offered for those keen on pursuing an AAT and/or professional qualification.

Key Elements

Purchase Ledger

*           Manage the invoice workflow through our Accounts Payable Automation software (Medius)

*           Support the ‘Love our Suppliers’ initiative to pay every single invoice on time

*           To actively help with the rollout of Purchase Orders across the company

*           Liaise with our Management Accounting Dept. to ensure the accurate coding of each invoice  Responding to any               supplier or internal queries

*           Assist with supplier account reconciliations

*          Support other depts. with their invoice approvals and system training

Credit Control;

*           Ensure sales invoices & credit notes are processed and sent out in a timely manner.

*           Processing EDI’s

*           Supporting the management of the email inbox

*           New customer credit checks & account set up

*           Support the period end reporting

*           Help with debt collection by calling/emailing customers

About You

*            Previous purchase ledger/credit control experience

*            Experience of working towards and achieving deadlines

*            Attention to detail and accurate

*            Have a good team work ethic

*            Good level of computer literacy

*            Articulate and a good telephone manner

*            Good communication skills (both written and verbal)

*            Take pride in their work

Other bits

Excellent Benefits include a 30% staff discount, Profit Share, CookieJar Smart Spending discounts on leading brands, birthdays off, team away days, an individual reward and recognition program, L&D workshops and leadership academies, and much, much more.

Ask us about flexible working.

Our vision for COOK has always been that we are a place where EVERYONE is welcome. We want everyone to feel like they belong at COOK. We all have different roles, different abilities and different personalities. By collaborating we can do remarkable things. Whatever your story, if you would like to grow with COOK please apply.

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