Lakeland Dairies Co-operative Society Limited (The Group) is the second largest dairy processor on the island of Ireland.
The business is complex and ambitious with a milk supply pool of 2 billion litres of milk, drawn from over 3,200 family farms across 16 counties.
With the most modern dairy manufacturing facilities in 6 locations on a cross-border basis, the Group supplies to a broad customer base including some of the worlds foremost blue chip companies across the dairy food ingredients, foodservice and consumer food channels on a domestic Ireland, UK, European and global basis.
Internationally we export some 240 different products to over 100 countries worldwide.
The Groups Agribusiness Division (Lakeland Agri) operates a state-of-the-art Animal Feed Manufacturing Facility and is a leading and innovative provider of the highest quality feeds and agricultural inputs to dairy, beef, and sheep farmers across the north and south of Ireland.
The Role Our team in Killygarry are seeking a detail-oriented and collaborative Accounts Payable Assistant to join them on a 1-year fixed term.
In this multi-faceted role, the successful applicant will play a vital role in our busy financial operation, from managing end-to-end invoice lifecycles, ensuring strict VAT compliance and multi currency payment accuracy.
Key Responsibilities (not limited to): Managing purchase invoices received using online document management system including: Ensuring VAT compliance by posting VAT using correct VAT rate codes and posting to correct nominal ledger codes.
Perform weekly creditor payment runs in both Euro & Sterling currencies (performed in rotation with other members of the Accounts Payable team).
Working with Group Treasury to ensure weekly creditor payment runs and urgent payment requests are made in a timely manner Ensure the accuracy of outstanding balances by performing regular creditor reconciliations as part of the Accounts Payable team.
Ensure outstanding invoices are kept up to date and that invoices on query are resolved as soon as possible Ensure the integrity of creditor details maintained on the Societys systems, guarding against potential risk fraud / fishing attempts regarding customer bank details.
Ensure the confidentiality of information obtained or contained on supplier invoices.
Assist with any additional requests from colleagues.
Assist with any external enquires or audits as part of the Accounts Payable team.
(copies of invoices, expected payment dates for suppliers, providing remittances for payments) Provide input and participate in any user acceptance or other training required for the next phase of our ERP system implementation.
Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time in line with your role What do you need to be successful in this role? Previous experience in a similar administrative role is essential, with a high level of IT skill, particularly in Excel and business systems.
Experience working with an ERP system( ideally SAP) would be advantageous.
A qualification or part qualification in accounting or business is desirable but not essential.