Interim Finance Assistant - Cloud ERP Experience

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

⭐ Knowledge of import/export VAT treatment for specialist equipment shipments

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