Finance Assistant

A truly fantastic opportunity to join a Portsmouth based, highly acclaimed charity, which has a focus on conserving / displaying items of historical importance. You will be working within a small, friendly office team, assisting the Finance Manager and Finance Director with processing financial data accurately and in a timely manner, using Xero software. Your duties will include:

• Processing purchase orders, supplier invoices and raising supplier payments
• Processing, recording and reconciling sales and donations
• Raising sales invoices
• Credit control / allocation of receipts
• Bank reconciliations
• Monitoring retail stock levels, assisting with annual stock takes
• Providing support to the commercial team, providing relevant financial information
• Assisting FD with finalising month end accounts
• Preparing gift aid claims
• Responding to auditor requests during annual audits

This role is 37 hours per week, with hours typically being worked Monday - Friday. You will need strong previous finance experience and it is essential to have a good working knowledge of Xero software.

Any experience working with charities or VAT partial exemption would be highly beneficial but not essential. This is a fantastic charity to work for, and we're sure will be especially interesting for anyone with a passion for history!