Invoice Variance Controller

As an Invoice Variance Controller, you will join our dynamic team on a hybrid working basis from Bury St Edmunds for a 9 month Fixed Term Contract duration delving into all of our purchase invoices for food & liquor orders across nearly 1,700 pubs. Seemingly reconciling these invoices against stock entries at the pubs to ensure we are only accounting for the goods that are delivered and ultimately sold to our customers! You will collaborate with many teams within the company as well as suppliers ensuring queries are responded to in a timely manner and providing a high level of customer service.   

Join us at Greene King the country's leading pub company and brewer, where our mission is to pour happiness into lives and become the pride of great British hospitality. We have something special, deeply rooted in our 220-year brewing and pub history, creating the business we are proudly known for today. Still today our 39,000 strong team are the guardians of what’s wholly British, the pub experience.  

We’re all about rewarding our team’s hard work, that’s why…

You’ll receive a competitive salary, pension contribution as well as:

• The chance to further your career across our well-known brands – as one of the industry's top apprenticeship providers, we can provide training and development at each level of your career. 
• Discount of 33% for you and 15% for your loved ones on all of our brands – so you enjoy your favourite food and drink at a discount.
• Free employee assistance program – mental health, well-being, financial, and legal support because you matter!
• Discount of 50% for you and 25% for your loved ones at our Greene King Inns and hotels. – so you can enjoy a weekend away without breaking the bank.
• Refer a friend – who do you know who could be interested in a new role? When they are placed, you could receive £1,500 for referring them!
• Wagestream – access your wage before payday for when life happens.
• Retail discounts – Receive up to 30% off at Superdrug, exclusive discounts with three mobile along with many more…

Your role as an Invoice Variance Controller 

• Deal with invoice matching variances in a timely manner, as defined within the service partnership agreement
• Provide a seamless service to General Managers who require credits or stock adjustments
• Providing a high level of customer service through our Pub Query System
• Create a culture of challenge around variances encountered and always strive to eradicate root causes
• Establish if and where a process has failed and take the necessary steps to prevent future issues and be comfortable recommending process changes where required
• Be the first port of call to assist 1,700 pubs with delivery or stock queries
• Day to day reporting tasks and ad hoc as requested

What you’ll bring… 

• An enthusiastic mindset towards problem solving to get to the root cause of variance

• Analysis skills with a keen eye for detail

• Teamwork skills to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams 

• Interpersonal skills to build rapport and relationships with both team members and suppliers.

Desirable skills but not essential as full training is provided:

• Great attention to detail
• Communication and customer focus mentality
• A desire to problem solve and improve processes
• Team player
• Meet deadlines and performance targets
• Some proficiency in IT programmes such as Excel & Outlook
• Ability to analyse data and present proposals in a succinct and coherent format

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