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Finance Assistant
Ocean Conservation Trust
Accounting & Finance
GBP 24,570-24,570 / year
Posted on Sep 3, 2025
The Ocean Conservation Trust, who owns and operates the National Marine Aquarium, is our charity with a mission of ‘Connecting us with our Ocean’. We are committed to conserving the marine environment and inspiring others to do the same.
An opportunity has arisen for the right candidate to join our finance department.
The Finance Assistant role is a key player in all aspects of our financial processes, you will be responsible for our sales ledger including credit control, raising and issuing all customer invoices and monthly statements as well as bank reconciliations and assisting with cash management within the building
This is a role suited to a confident individual with a head for numbers, high attention to detail and excellent administration skills. The role will require you to work to deadlines, be confident in dealing with people and be a positive and supportive member of the organisation.
Strong applicants who meet the essential criteria below will be invited for interview. Salary is £24,570 FTE working 20-30 hours per week. The hours are flexible for the right candidate.
A successful applicant will be able to work their contracted hours in a pattern that suits them—for example, 22.5 hours over Monday to Wednesday, or 30 hours across Monday to Friday.
For more information about the role please follow the link to the Job Description & Person Specification.
Essential Criteria:
· Experience in previous Finance role.
· Financially minded with the ability to maintain high levels of accuracy at all times.
· Have experience of accounts office processes, completing financial tasks to deadlines.
· Strong numeracy and analytical skills.
· Highly organised with excellent customer service and administrative skills and able to work as part of a busy team.
· Has good IT skills, especially in MS Office packages and a keenness to learn.
· Enthusiastic, positive and possess a commitment to providing a high-quality service.
· Knowledge of GDPR.
To apply: Please send the following to recruitment@oceanconservationtrust.org
· CV
· Cover Letter with a personal statement outlining how you meet the requirements of the job, with illustrations of your experience and your reasons for wanting to join the Ocean Conservation Trust and what you can bring to us
Closing Date: 21st September 2025.
Interviews will take place: Week commencing 6th October 2025.
Only candidates invited for interview will be contacted.
In line with current legislation all applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. As part of the recruitment process you will be asked to provide documented evidence of eligibility.
The OCT operates an Equality and Diversity Policy and is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. All applications will be judged solely on merit; however, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented in the workforce.