Job description
University of the West of Scotland in Partnership with Bash’D LTD
School of Business and Creative Industries
Company Based- Musselburgh, Edinburgh (hybrid/remote options tbc)
Operations & Finance Assistant – (Completer Finisher Role for KTP
Project)
Fixed Term: 9 months (Completer Finisher for KTP Project)
THE POST – Operations & Finance Assistant – Completer
Finisher
***IMMEDIATE START, KTP COMPLETER FINISHER SPECIALISING IN FINANCE, BY 31
OCTOBER 2024 START***
The Company
Bash’D is an award-winning community bakery specialising in sourdough
bread production. Since start-up we have experienced 100% growth year on
year. With a focus on quality, simplicity and customer service Bash’D
service a rising consumer and wholesale demand for artisanal bread. In
placing community and environmental awareness at its core Bash’D
understand the important links between food security, healthy and
ecologically friendly ingredients, and sustainable business growth.
Bash’D looks to take its innovative and greening vision for ethical and
artisanal quality bread across the cities and communities of the UK.
Bash’D are a living wage/no zero-hour contracts employer.
Find out more about Bash’D by visiting: https://www.companybakery.com/
The Role
This is a unique opportunity to work in one of Scotland’s innovation
leaders in the field of baking. Responding to a global greening agenda in
food production this 9 -month Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) project
between the Bash’D and UWS the post has the potential for permanent
employment.
You will be a graduate in either Operations Management/Logistics/Finance background or with a relevant degree involving a significant amount of relevant in operations and finance experience. The successful candidate will be an integral member of the management team and will be instrumental in realising the company’s exciting plans for business growth, achieved by enhancing the team’s approach to strategic management development, planning and decision making, to implement organisational and cultural change and to build business resilience.
The successful candidate should have the following:
3+ in relevant finance role desired
Experience of Scottish/UK small/growing business, and within the food
sector specifically would be advantageous
Experience of using finance-specific IT systems, and data analysis
reporting within a project context
Experience with Xero, G-Suite
Experience of Cybake would be advantageous.
Role Duties:
Able to assist in the analysis of systems-based data, in relation to
operations/logistics of products and in making financial decisions with
(senior) management.
Implementation of robust invoicing and reconciliation process, cross
systems compatibility (month 1)
Weekly + monthly financial reporting
Quarterly forecasting reports (month 3)
Budgets (month 6)
Project description
About KTP:
This position forms part of the Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) funded
by Innovate UK. Please visit:
https://www.uws.ac.uk/business/knowledge-expertise/knowledge-transfer-partn
erships/or contact Stuart McKay (stuart.mckay@uws.ac.uk)
Why UWS?
We support you – We are the only Scottish University to have a dedicated
KTP centre, meaning you are fully supported throughout your time with the
company by UWS staff.
We are growing – In 2019, UWS were the top performing University in the
UK by value of secured KTP projects.
To find out more click here
If you have questions about this vacancy contact:
robert.crammond@uws.ac.uk, or the company directly.
About the business
https://edi.companybakery.com/
Operations & Finance
Operations & Finance
Operations Management/Logistics/Finance background
21 October 2024
24 October 2024
31 October 2024
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University of the West of Scotland in Partnership with Bash’D LTD
School of Business and Creative Industries
Company Based- Musselburgh, Edinburgh (hybrid/remote options tbc)
Operations & Finance Assistant – (Completer Finisher Role for KTP Project)
Fixed Term: 9 months (Completer Finisher for KTP Project)
THE POST – Operations & Finance Assistant – Completer Finisher
***IMMEDIATE START, KTP COMPLETER FINISHER SPECIALISING IN FINANCE, BY 31 OCTOBER 2024 START***
The Company
Bash’D is an award-winning community bakery specialising in sourdough bread production. Since start-up we have experienced 100% growth year on year. With a focus on quality, simplicity and customer service Bash’D service a rising consumer and wholesale demand for artisanal bread. In placing community and environmental awareness at its core Bash’D understand the important links between food security, healthy and ecologically friendly ingredients, and sustainable business growth. Bash’D looks to take its innovative and greening vision for ethical and artisanal quality bread across the cities and communities of the UK. Bash’D are a living wage/no zero-hour contracts employer.
Find out more about Bash’D by visiting: https://www.companybakery.com/
The Role
This is a unique opportunity to work in one of Scotland’s innovation leaders in the field of baking. Responding to a global greening agenda in food production this 9 -month Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) project between the Bash’D and UWS the post has the potential for permanent employment.
You will be a graduate in either Operations Management/Logistics/Finance background or with a relevant degree involving a significant amount of relevant in operations and finance experience. The successful candidate will be an integral member of the management team and will be instrumental in realising the company’s exciting plans for business growth, achieved by enhancing the team’s approach to strategic management development, planning and decision making, to implement organisational and cultural change and to build business resilience.
The successful candidate should have the following:
3+ in relevant finance role desired
Experience of Scottish/UK small/growing business, and within the food sector specifically would be advantageous
Experience of using finance-specific IT systems, and data analysis reporting within a project context
Experience with Xero, G-Suite
Experience of Cybake would be advantageous.
Role Duties:
Able to assist in the analysis of systems-based data, in relation to operations/logistics of products and in making financial decisions with (senior) management.
Implementation of robust invoicing and reconciliation process, cross systems compatibility (month 1)
Weekly + monthly financial reporting
Quarterly forecasting reports (month 3)
Budgets (month 6)