Job Description

Bristol (On-Site) £14.00 - £16.50 per hour 3-Month Temporary Assignment Immediate Start Available

Finance Assistant Marine Robotics & Deep-Sea Survey Technology

A highly specialised organisation operating within the marine robotics and subsea autonomous vehicle sector is seeking an experienced Finance Assistant to support the finance team during a busy project period.This niche business develops and deploys cutting-edge autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) used by scientific research institutions, offshore wind operators, and deep-sea exploration projects worldwide.Due to an upcoming programme of international projects, they require a Finance Assistant with a unique blend of finance expertise, industry exposure, and systems knowledge.

Role

Reporting to the Financial Controller, you'll support the finance function with a range of transactional and project accounting activities, including:

• Processing supplier invoices and employee expenses
• Assisting with project cost allocation across international marine survey contracts
• Managing purchase order reconciliations and supplier statement reviews
• Supporting month-end reporting and balance sheet reconciliations
• Monitoring subcontractor and vessel support costs against project budgets
• Assisting with multicurrency transactions including USD, EUR and NOK
• Maintaining fixed asset records for specialist robotics and survey equipment
• Supporting audit requests and government grant reporting

Essential Requirements

Previous experience working within a marine engineering, offshore services, oceanographic research or subsea technology organisation

Strong working knowledge of Deltek Costpoint

Experience using IFS Cloud ERP

Understanding of project-based accounting and contract costing

Exposure to multicurrency transactions

Intermediate to advanced Excel skills including Pivot Tables, Power Query and XLOOKUP

Experience reconciling inventory or high-value technical equipment

Desirable Experience

Exposure to Innovate UK grant-funded projects

Experience supporting businesses working with offshore wind or autonomous marine technology

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