Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance have a fantastic opportunity for a new Finance Assistant to join their team to support the Finance Department with a variety of accounting duties. This is a varied role which will provide an ideal opportunity for someone to gain experience in Finance, working in a supportive and friendly team where there is room to develop over time as your knowledge and skills grow.
The role is 30 hours over 4 days per week (with salary pro rata). The post holder will be able to work from home up to 1 day per week after successful induction period is complete and agreed by the Finance Manager.
Main responsibilities of the role:
* Assisting with general finance admin, record keeping and filing.
* Assisting with weekly cash counting and reconciliation process.
* Assisting with administration of floats to staff and volunteers.
* Raising purchase requisitions.
* Processing Supplier invoices matching to Purchase orders.
* Assisting with reconciliation of incoming donations.
* Dealing with supplier statement reconciliations.
* Preparation of standard journals, including import to accounting system (depreciation, receipts, monthly accruals and prepayments).
* Assisting with accounting for sales and monthly reconciliations.
Applicants will need to have the following essential skills, experience and approach:
* Knowledge of basic financial processes, experience of reconciliation, preparing standard journals and working with an accounts IT package.
* Numerical and analytical skills
* Working knowledge of MS Office, including Word, Excel and Outlook
* Ability to work in a methodical manner with high attention to detail
* Friendly, with a customer service orientated approach
* Committed and hard working team player
* Understand the need to be accessible and present in the office for a minimum of 3 days a week with flexibility as and when required to meet business needs
Additional Benefits:
* 5 weeks holiday (plus Bank Holidays) - pro rata for part time
* 5% Employer Pension Contribution
* Contractual Sick Pay (after probation)
* Medical Cash Plan (after probation)
* Blue Light Discount Card eligible
* Mental Health First Aiders
To Apply:
Please submit a CV clearly showing how you meet the essential criteria above by the 16th September 2025. We may close this advert early if we receive a high response rate of suitable applicants so please do not delay applying.
Interview date: 23 September
* The Charity is committed to promoting diversity, inclusion and equal opportunity for all. To this end applicants will be emailed an Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form to help us monitor the impact and success of our recruitment practice. Completing this form is optional. Any data provided will only be used by HR for statistical purposes and not shared with the recruiting manager.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £25,000.00-£28,000.00 per year
Benefits:
* Additional leave
* On-site parking
* Work from home
Ability to commute/relocate:
* Southampton SO18 2RX: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
* Microsoft Office: 1 year (required)
* finance/numerical related admin: 2 years (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Southampton SO18 2RX