About Us
Sunrise Alliance Beverages is on a mission to be the UK’s most successful independent brewery. From global lager brands Efes and Orion to celebrated domestic breweries such as Gipsy Hill, Curious, Portobello, Wild, and St. Peter's, we offer a differentiated, authentic portfolio of brands and supported by an unmatched level of service to customers and consumers.
Role Overview
This role will primarily focus on purchase ledger activities and be fundamental to the smooth running of our finance function, ensuring invoices are processed efficiently while maintaining high levels of accuracy.
This is a great opportunity to join an expanding finance team based at St. Peter's Brewery, dealing with financial operations across the group. This exciting role would suit either an experienced Finance Administrator looking for a permanent position within a growing business, or someone wishing to develop a career in finance through an AAT apprenticeship, gaining valuable practical experience alongside a recognised qualification.
Own transport is essential, due to the rural location of our offices near Bungay, Suffolk.
If you have applied for this role within the last 12 months, we encourage you to reapply only if your skills, qualifications, or experience have significantly changed since your previous application.
Key Responsibilities
- Managing our accounts@ inboxes
- Ensuring invoices are matched to purchase orders and approved in a timely manner
- Reconciling supplier accounts and statements
- Processing invoices accurately, including nominal coding and VAT analysis
- Maintaining supplier accounts and resolving supplier queries
- Processing payment runs and supporting cashflow processes
- Analysis of company credit card expenditure
- Assisting with sales ledger and purchase ledger month-end processes
- Completing bank reconciliations
- Supporting the finance team with administrative duties
- Assisting with credit control activities
- Undertaking ad hoc finance and administration tasks as required
Skills and Experience
For experienced applicants:
- Previous experience in a purchase ledger (essential) and VAT (desirable) role
- Knowledge of VAT processes would be advantageous
- Competent in all Microsoft Office packages, specifically Excel (essential)
For apprenticeship applicants:
- A strong interest in finance and accounting
- Willingness to study towards an AAT qualification
- Good numeracy and IT skills
- Previous office experience would be advantageous but is not essential
Requirements
- Accurate and highly organised, with excellent attention to detail
- A confident communicator with strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines, under pressure
- Highly motivated, enthusiastic, and eager to learn
- Reliable, trustworthy, professional and committed to the highest standards
- Adaptable and capable of thriving in a growing business environment
What We Offer
- Salary (dependent on experience) plus employee benefits package
- AAT apprenticeship support and funded training (where applicable)
- Opportunity for career development and progression
- A vibrant and friendly work environment
- Staff discounts on our range of award-winning beers
Start Date
Immediately/as soon as possible. If you are a motivated individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you!
Benefits
- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
- Store discount
Working Hours
Monday-Thursday: 8.30am-5pm and Friday: 8.30am-4pm (although some flexibility will be required) with a 30 minutes unpaid lunch break each day.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £25,000.00-£27,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
- Store discount
Application question(s):
- Do you have at least 12 months' recent experience working in a Purchase Ledger or Accounts Payable role?
- Which of the following have you carried out as part of your previous/role/s (indicate all that apply)?
o Matching invoices to purchase orders
o Supplier statement/account reconciliations
o Processing supplier payments
o VAT coding/analysis
o None of the above
- Do you have your own reliable transport, as our offices are based in a rural location with no direct access to public transport or public footpaths?
- Do you have purchase ledger and VAT experience?
Work Location: In person
