Finance and Procurement Assistant

GrowUp Farms; Stone Cross; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000

Job description

About Us

We're a full-scale, energy-saving, B-Corp certified, sustainably powered vertical farm. We're on a mission to transform the farming system forever, so that everyone can afford tasty nutritious food, that doesn't cost the earth. Literally.

In other words: we boldly grow where no one has grown before. Our state-of-the-art salad leaves are made possible by an incredible team of rocket scientists (see what we did there?), engineers, leaf whisperers, and a root network of fabulous people. Which brings us onto the role.

Your Role

This is a newly created role for a Finance and Procurement Assistant to join our growing team at our main site, Pepperness, near Sandwich in Kent. This role will be responsible for the day-to-day record keeping and purchase ledger for the Farm.

This role will be closely mentored by, and report to, our Head of Farm Finance, and work closely with our brilliant finance team based in Edinburgh. Occasional travel to Edinburgh and London will be required.

Requirements

All the responsibilities we will trust you with (dependant on experience):

• Liaising with suppliers.
• Processing of purchase invoices and matching to purchase orders.
• Assistance with supplier onboarding.
• Processing of company card spend.
• Reconciliation of bank accounts.
• Processing and posting of sales invoices, and liaison with the sales team.
• Credit control.
• Compilation of bi-monthly payment runs for review.
• Assistance with preparation of management accounts.
• Maintenance of the fixed asset register.
  
  

Your areas of knowledge and expertise that matter most for this role:

No Experience Required And On The Job Training Provided.

• Part AAT and AAT qualified individuals considered.
• Graduates to have obtained or be predicted a minimum 2:2 degree, in any discipline.
• School leavers to have obtained:
• A Level: Minimum 112 UCAS points in top three A Levels (or equivalent), excluding General Studies.
• GCSE: Minimum Grade 5 (or equivalent), in English Language and Maths respectively.
  
  

Opportunity to study AAT, ACA or CIMA under the apprenticeship scheme. The qualification offered will be dependent on the level of experience and proven ability on the job.

You'll be supported in completing your qualification; gaining the finance knowledge, accountancy skills and real-world business experience to jumpstart your career. Your qualification training will be supported by a leading UK training provider, and you'll be given the space and time to study whilst developing a variety of skills to become a well-rounded bookkeeper.

The role will be closely mentored by our Head of Farm Finance and to be successful you must be:

• Eager to learn.
• Able to problem solve.
• A great communicator.
• Not afraid to ask questions.
• Able to multitask; and
• Able to demonstrate attention to detail.
  
  

Benefits

What's in it for you?

• Be part of a great business; you will be in one of the fastest growing and most exciting businesses in the vertical farming industry.
• Be part of a great team; you will work with and learn from a friendly, smart, growing, and passionate team who care about each other and the business.
• Grow yourself; a chance to develop yourself and make the role your own as the business and team builds, broadening your knowledge and capabilities to push you to the next level.
• Share our passion for driving change for good; we're B Corp certified and driving sustainable food production is at the heart of what we do.
  
  

Package

• Competitive base salary.
• Annual bonus based on company, team, and personal performance.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Group Income Protection.
• Employee Health Insurance.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave.
• Pension (5% employer contribution).
• Employee benefits programme.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Paid volunteering days.
• Study support, including leave during working hours to study.
• Flexible working.
  
  

Our team is the most valuable part of our business; our success is defined by the hard-working, brilliant and enthusiastic people we employ. Our recruitment process and employment decisions are based on our business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications. We provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to race, colour, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin or disability status. We don't tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics and we encourage all suitable applicants to apply for open positions.