Bloom & Wild is re-inventing the $60B global flower industry. Over a billion flower exchanges take place every year and industry satisfaction levels are low. Driven by our vision of creating the destination for making life a little more thoughtful and beautiful, we do things differently. From inventing letterbox flowers to founding The Thoughtful Marketing Movement. And we’ve seen impressive traction to date - we are Europe’s largest direct to consumer flower company.
In January 2021 we announced our £75 million Series D funding round, led by General Catalyst (backers of Airbnb and Deliveroo), alongside other top tier investors including Index Ventures (investors in Wise and Glossier). We are home to a family of 3 strong brands, Bloom & Wild, bloomon and Bergamotte, having acquired bloomon in April 2021 and Bergamotte in July 2021. Together, we are active in 8 countries.
We really care about creating a diverse and inclusive team and we welcome people from all backgrounds, with different perspectives, ideas and experiences to work with us. In our team, everyone has the freedom to give their opinion, grow in their career and be part of a genuinely caring and inclusive team.
Finance at Bloom & Wild
Finance at Bloom & Wild group is organised around three main teams which are led by our VP of Finance, though we collaborate closely as one function and work with other teams across the business too.
Financial Control & Reporting - runs all things financial control and reporting, including; compilation of month end reporting, payroll, accounts payable and receivable.
Financial Planning & Analysis - manages our budgeting and forecasting process for the company, together with regular analysis of financial performance. They are also responsible for building financial models for a variety of uses across the company and working closely with other teams to do so.
Financial Change & Compliance - performs the majority of group functions across our 3 locations including but not limited to; PSP and treasury management, controls and compliance and all things tax. They are also responsible for spearheading any process improvements or transformational projects.
The role and ways of working:
Ownership of our B2B invoicing (calculating, raising and sending invoices to our B2B customers) and owning the finance relationship with our internal B2B team. Downloading monthly employee expense claim report from Spendesk and posting to Netsuite along with any necessary accruals. Ownership of the end-to end process with our key flower supplier; this involves daily invoice reconciliations and working with our AP team to ensure prompt payment. Maintaining the fixed asset register and posting monthly depreciation journal entries. Posting of month-end prepayment and accrual journals within Netsuite. Working with the Senior FC&R Manager and team to compile monthly management accounts, including the entry & extraction of data to/from our financial systems, in particular Netsuite. Supporting the Senior FC&R manager with financial stock processes. Assisting the Head of FC&R with the statutory audits of our legal entities, gathering evidence and performing analysis where required. Performing monthly balance sheet reconciliations. Assisting with other ad hoc financial reporting activities as required.You:
You’ll have an accounting degree, or will have started an accounting qualification and will have gained some relevant experience within a Finance or Accounting team. Strong MS Excel skills. Strong organisational skills & attention to detail. Ability to demonstrate ownership of areas of work and keep to tight deadlines. Are enthusiastic, self motivated, adaptable and innovative; willingness to get stuck in and get your hands dirty. Good team player; you develop and maintain good working relationships with colleagues. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.Working Environment
We’re a distributed team with two office locations in Amsterdam and London, and multiple warehouse locations. Our team can choose to work from our offices as much or as little as they’d like. We don’t expect people to come in as a norm but if it makes sense to do so (team on-sites, monthly meetings etc), then we’d encourage it.
We’re working hard to create a culture of inclusion for our teams, whether they’re working from the office or home. And so whether you need to be at home for school pickup, or want to spend time together with your co-workers, we’ll do our best to make your experience a good one!
Our perks and benefits:
* 25 days holiday, with an additional day off for your birthday, plus bank holidays, totalling 34 days each year
* Option to buy an extra 5 days holiday each year
* Flexible working schedule (core hours from 10-4pm)
* We offer flexible bank holidays - you can trade a bank holiday day off and in its place take off another day that fits better with your beliefs, values and celebration calendar.
* Choose your laptop and any extra equipment you need to do your best work
* Health cash plan through Simplyhealth
* Personal development budget
* Enhanced Family Friendly policy
* Financial wellbeing support through Bippit
* Workplace nursery - a salary sacrifice based childcare scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* Pension contribution
* Discounts on our blooms!
* Lunch & learns
* Bloom & Go Wild trips
When we’re in the office:
Our lovely, light and spacious office is conveniently located close to Vauxhall and Oval stations in London. We have an informal, inclusive and scale-up culture and those who choose to come into the office, also benefit from:
* A kitchen stocked with snacks + a beer, wine and soft drinks fridge.
* Early finishes on Thursdays & Fridays to spend more time with each other.
* We love to get together to celebrate! Events include Summer & Christmas parties, post peak celebrations and team lunches.
In addition, we’re supporting each other and maintaining our culture remotely through:
* Weekly online yoga class and access to ClassPass workout content.
* Celebration of birthdays, anniversaries, and special occasions.
* Weekly Stand Up and Monthly Meetings to celebrate our successes and value nominations.
* Wellbeing support through our online platform, Spill, which offers online therapy sessions.
* Peak Treats to support our team during our busiest times!