Finance Assistant - #151931

Salary (Grade 3) - £17,732 per annum pro rata (£26,598 per annum full time equivalent) dependent upon experience

Hours: 25 hours per week - permanent

Location: National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.

Our epic story is of the Royal Navy, and its impact on Britain and the world. Here you can come aboard the most famous ships, planes, and submarines of the Royal Navy and experience them through those who served on them. Aswell as being truly captivated by the thousands of unique, emotional, and sometimes quirky stories that have shaped the Royal Navy into what it proudly stands for today.

Our vision is to be the world’s most inspiring Naval Museum, linking Navy to Nation. You are pivotal in us achieving our vision, and to support this we embrace diversity and want everyone to feel valued and have a sense of belonging.

This is a great opportunity to join the team

Our small but busy team are at the centre of the NMRN and provide finance support for both sales and purchasing across all our sites. Our Finance Assistant is vital to the team by supporting with general finance queries and helping to provide good customer service to our internal colleagues and external customers/suppliers. We are looking for a Finance Assistant to join the team and undertake a variety of administrative tasks such as: Updating sales/purchase ledger details, checking purchase ledger statements, opening supplier accounts, disposal of credit cards and gift aid storage, ordering change, opening post/scanning, using our purchase ordering portal for checking against invoices and general administrative tasks. They will also oversee the administration of a busy finance inbox to process the incoming enquiries ensuring timely responses and continuity is provided.

What You Can Bring

• Experience working across a range of administrative tasks and operating Windows-based software including Excel.
• Attention to detail and accuracy in data entry and record-keeping.
• Experience of working in an administrative role within a busy working environment.
• Organisation skills with the ability to work methodically and have high attention to detail.
• Strong team player who can work well in our small but busy team, whilst also being proactive and using own initiative .
  
  

What We Offer

• The opportunity to be part of a friendly and diverse workplace within a unique heritage environment.
• Group pension plan with Royal London (6% employer contributions, 2% employee contributions and death in service benefit).
• 25 days’ annual leave (plus bank holidays) pro rata for part time employees, increasing to 30 days’ annual leave (plus bank holidays) after 5 years’ service, pro rata for part time employees, with the option to purchase additional annual leave.
• Enhanced maternity/adoption and paternity pay.
• Flexible working.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Free admission to other national museums and attractions within the reciprocal agreement.
• Discounts at our shops and cafes.
• Free and discounted tickets for family and friends.
• A range of other benefits including cycle to work
• Paid reservist leave.
  
  

We want you to succeed and showcase your skills and experiences, so if you are invited to interview, we will share our interview questions with you ahead of time. If you would like to have an informal discussion regarding the role, or ask any questions, please contact Zoe Abbott, Finance Services Manager, on email [email protected]

All applicants are asked to apply via https://jobs.nmrn.org.uk/ by midnight on Tuesday 22nd July. The selection processes will be held on site in Portsmouth the week of 28th July.

If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to the application process because of a disability, please contact the People team on [email protected] for support.

This post requires a DBS check as a requirement of working on the naval base, as well as the right to work in the UK. Please note we cannot currently sponsor work visas.