Assistant Management Accountant

Blue Marine Foundation seeks to protect and restore life in the ocean, aiming to see at least 30 per cent of the world’s oceans protected by 2030.  Building on over a decade of experience, Blue Marine is securing the creation of marine protected areas, establishing models of sustainable fishing, restoring habitats, tackling overfishing and connecting people with the sea and is at the cutting edge of marine conservation.

We have an exciting new opportunity for an Assistant Management Accountant to join our growing finance division. Our dynamic finance team have a positive track record of employee development and are seeking an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual to support their management accounting, including complete ownership of accounts payable.

Salary: £27,000-30,000 per annum.

Contract: Permanent.

Hours: Full time, Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm core working hours. 

Location: Somerset House, London. Hybrid working is encouraged, although presence in the office at least two days per week will be expected.

Benefits: A generous benefits package is offered, including an additional £2,000 per year available to employees attending the office at least two days per week.

Application deadline: 18 August 2024

Early applications are encouraged as interviews will be ongoing throughout the application period. Blue Marine reserves the right to close the application stage early at its discretion.

Please send your CV and a one-page cover letter detailing; your skills, suitability to the role and motivation to work for Blue Marine to HR@edelweisshr.co.uk.

We value diversity and are committed to equality and creating an inclusive culture. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and will support you to reach your full potential.

Role and Responsibilities 

Supporting the wider finance team, you will:

Accounts Payable

• Assume complete ownership of employee expenditure: processing and posting transactions to the accounting system weekly.
• Manage supplier payments, including collecting and processing invoices before posting to the accounting system on a weekly basis.
• Communicate with suppliers and staff regarding expected payment dates of invoices.
• Monitor the payables ledger to ensure invoices are paid on a timely basis.

Accounts Receivable

• Process donations received through various payment methods onto the accounting system.
• Process gift aid claims when appropriate.

Management Accounting

• Post journals to the accounting system as required.
• Assist with the month-end processing and reporting.
• Assist with the monthly reconciliation of balance sheet.
• Maintain appropriate filing and assist in collation of evidence for annual audit.
• Contribute ideas for process and efficiency improvements.
• Ensure the organisation remains compliant with local council requirements.
• Contribute to the office management committee to maintain standards of office tidiness.
• Any other ad-hoc duties as required by the team.

Personal specification

The ideal candidate will be a positive, bright and talented professional with a desire to develop finance skills within a dynamic and growing charity.  Significant accounting experience or accounting qualifications are not essential as Blue Marine will provide training and financial support towards professional studies.  Our mission is at the heart of everything we do and it’s important that the candidate is committed to helping us achieve our goals and to uphold our values.

Skills and Experience (Essential)

• A-Level qualifications in a relevant subject.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Strong MS Office skills in Excel and Outlook.

Skills and Experience (Desirable)

• Experience of using a computerised accounting package(s).
• Bookkeeping or Accounts Assistant experience including AP/AR processing.

Qualities

• Interested in the conservation of the environment and the oceans.
• Enthusiastic and driven to develop a career in charity finance.
• Proactive, polite and can-do attitude.
• Thorough attention to detail and accuracy.
• Self-motivated, able to work on own initiative and with a hands-on approach.
• Able to prioritise and deal effectively with a busy workload.
• Able to learn quickly and adapt to developing processes and systems.
• Embody Blue Marine’s core values:
• Brave, innovative and pioneering
• Compassionate, supportive and responsible
• Empowering
• Equitable
• Respectful
• Collaborative