Job Description

Role Overview

Contract Type:

Full time (45 hours per week)

Location:

Taco Towers, 5 Little Portland Street, London, W1W 7JD

Perks

: Staff meals, staff discount, hybrid work from head office or restaurants

Report to:

Head of Finance

About Wahaca

Wahaca is a vibrant, values-led restaurant group, inspired by the bold flavours and lively spirit of Mexican food culture. Co-founded by chef and food writer Thomasina Miers, we're known for our fresh, flavour-packed dishes, delicious cocktails, and a long-standing commitment to sustainability, creativity, and doing things a little differently.



As we bring our social media in-house, we're building a small, focused team to help tell Wahaca's story in a way that feels true to who we are - bold, engaging, and full of flavour, both in tone and in spirit.

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Purchase Ledger Controller to join our team as a maternity cover for 12 months. This role is key in ensuring that our finance and operations teams have accurate cost information and that our suppliers are paid on time.

Key Responsabilities:

Working in our small, collaborative Finance Team, you will be responsible for the following:

1.

Invoice Processing

o Accurately processing high volumes of invoices (~1000 per month)



o Ensuring correct approvals are gathered



o Managing the Invoices Inbox



o Updating the Invoice Tracker used by the site General Managers to report and resolve discrepancies or queries

2.

Payment Runs

o Processing monthly supplier payments



o Processing monthly and quarterly Rent & Service Charge payments



o Ad Hoc manual payment requests

3.

Purchase Ledger Maintenance

o Keep supplier details up to date on the accounting system



o Report on aged creditors monthly with comments



o Identify and proactively manage any backlog or build-up of issues

4.

Supplier Relationships

o Maintain strong relationships with suppliers



o Reconcile supplier statements promptly



o Resolve queries with suppliers and internal colleagues

5.

Provide support and training

to the business on invoice approval processes and migration to a new document management system

What We're Looking For

Purchase ledger experience (3+ years) Multi site, high volume of invoices (hospitality preferable) Excel proficiency (lookup formula, pivot tables, etc) Experience in managing a busy email inbox Excellent communication skills Finance system experience (Aqilla preferred)

Perks

Enjoy free lunch at Wahaca 70% food / 50% drinks discount at all Wahaca every day of the week for you plus 3 friends Access to confidential wellbeing support services Discounts at multiple retailers * Fun company events - including our annual, all company summer party, WOW awards night and lots more fun in between