Company Description
Bloom provides a dynamic supply chain offering the public sector access to a marketplace for buying and managing services. We ensure the delivery of quality outcomes through our network of pre-approved suppliers and consultants. Our compliant, open access marketplace is outcomes-based, meaning the public sector only pays for delivered results. We offer a managed procurement service that covers specification development, supplier identification and onboarding, full contract management, and post-delivery analysis.
Job purpose:
We are seeking a skilled Finance Assistant to play a key role in delivering accurate and timely finance operations across Bloom. This role combines hands-on finance processes with proactive team collaboration to ensure daily, weekly, and monthly targets are consistently met.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and a customer-focused mindset to contribute to a fast-paced, values-driven environment and deliver outstanding service to our stakeholders.
Location: Remote with some UK travel
Job Type: This role is temporary for 6 months, with potential to become permanent.
Key accountabilities or responsibilities:
Ensure that allocated tasks are completed against agreed timelines, through the finance task rota, including:
o Credit Control.
o Purchase Ledger.
o Sales Ledger.
o Weekly Payment Run.
o Bank Reconciliation.
o Cash Allocation.
Work with the wider Finance Team to ensure month end reporting deadlines are achieved.
Ensure all customer enquiries are dealt within in an efficient and timely manner by:
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Keeping up to date with allocated enquiries.
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Following the customer charter.
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Attending internal cross functional meetings to aid resolutions and improve understanding of challenges faced by customers or colleagues.
Always challenge the status quo, identifying ways to improve the way we do things, with a view to making life better for your customers or colleagues.
Work collaboratively with other customer facing teams such as Customer Development and Operations, reflecting a "One Bloom" mentality.
Support where required on the processes surrounding the integration of the finance system with the procurement system, troubleshooting and reaching resolutions.
Assist the Management Accountant with month end tasks and support with ad hoc requests and queries, where required.
Skills & experience:
To achieve performance excellence, the role holder must be able to demonstrate the following:
Essential:
Behaviours that are displayed in line with our Company values and always strives to deliver an outstanding customer experience.
Experience of working in Finance in a customer facing role answering a high volume of queries (internally and externally), with a solution focused attitude.
Experience of using Finance systems.
Ability to prioritise, remain organised, and pay attention to detail, whilst maintaining customer commitments in a fast-paced environment
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bility to adapt and learn new tools and techniques, and willingness to embrace opportunities for change.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence and persuade others effectively at all levels.
Competent on IT systems with a quick learning attitude.
Desirable:
Knowledge of Exchequer finance system
Technical / professional qualifications:
AAT level 2/3 would be highly advantageous.
Desire to continue financial studies (supported by the business post probation).
Behavioural Competencies & Trademark Behaviours:
We are looking for role holder to be able to demonstrate the following behaviour:
Displays behaviours in line with our trademark behaviours and always strives to deliver an outstanding customer experience.