Finance Assistant

Bloom Procurement Services Gateshead United Kingdom Finance
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Company Description

  • £21,000 + potential 10% bonus
  • Hybrid working - home/office
  • All colleagues are included in our bonus scheme where you can earn 10% annual bonus 
  • Flexible working hours and agile working between the office and home 
  • 25 days holiday plus all Bank Holidays and the ability to buy additional days 
  • Company Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme 
  • 1 Day to give back to local communities each year 
  • Company sick pay 
  • Option to join our Health Cash Plan scheme 
  • Death in Service benefit  

Position

We are currently recruiting a customer facing Finance Assistant who has experience dealing with a high number of queries (both internally and externally) to join our busy finance team at our head office in Gateshead. It is a hybrid role, working in both the office and from home. This role could be highly rewarding for the right candidate as you’re dealing with public sector customers and a lot of SMEs, therefore this is an amazing opportunity to make a real difference.

Reporting to the Finance Team Leader, you will be in a supporting role and your main day-to-day responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Ensure that allocated tasks are completed against agreed timelines, through the finance task rota, including: 
  • Credit Control 
  • Purchase Ledger 
  • Sales Ledger 
  • Work with the finance team to ensure month end reporting deadlines are achieved 
  • Ensure all customer enquiries are dealt within in an efficient and timely manner
  • Support where required on the processes surrounding the integration of the finance system with the procurement system, troubleshooting, and reaching resolutions 

Requirements

To be considered for the role of Finance Assistant, we are ideally looking for:

  • AAT level 2/3
  • Existing finance system experience, preferably Exchequer
  • Someone has previous experience working in a high-volume and fast paced environment
  • Helping both internal and external customers with their financial queries.

Other information

About Bloom

Bloom offers a dynamic supply chain providing the public sector with a marketplace to buy and manage services. We ensure delivery of quality outcomes from our pre-approved and ever-growing network of suppliers and consultants. Our fully compliant open access marketplace is outcomes based meaning the public sector only pays for what is delivered.  We provide an OJEU compliant managed procurement service covering specification development, supplier identification & onboarding, full contract management, and lessons learned upon successful delivery of outcomes. 

We make it easier for public sector buyers to deliver on their social value goals through our marketplace and believe in the need to demonstrate innovation and showcase the skills of the SME community including social value that can be generated through every project. 

It is our mission to deliver operational excellence and an outstanding customer experience for our growing community of buyers and suppliers with a vision to provide the world with a marketplace that delivers innovation, insight and value for everyone. Having grown significantly over the last 3 years from £29m to £200m, it really is a great time to join and be a part of the Bloom story.