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Job Title Finance Assistant
Hours Full-time, 37.5 hours per week Monday-Wednesday in office, option to work from home on Thursdays and Fridays
Remuneration £24,500 Plus annual bonus scheme
Contract Permanent
Location HQ in Eastleigh but due to relocate to Whiteley early 2025
Reporting To Finance Manager
Start Date March 2025

We are looking for a friendly, hard-working, and organised person to join our growing team.

About Us

African Adventures organises life-changing trips for groups of schools, colleges and charities to volunteer at the 25 schools we work with in developing areas of Ghana, Kenya and Zanzibar.

We’re a unique organisation that’s both tour operator and development agency. We provide a comprehensive travel service to our volunteer groups, organising everything from their flights and accommodation to their pre-departure support and fundraising ideas, whilst working closely with our partner schools in Africa to ensure we improve school facilities and educational opportunities for their students.

It’s an extremely exciting time to join our expanding team as we continue to grow our company. Due to the growth we have experienced, and expect to see over the coming years, we are in the process of relocating from Eastleigh, to new office premises in Whiteley, which are better able to accommodate our expanding team.

About You

We are excited to be looking for a new Finance Assistant to join our growing team. This is an exciting opportunity to take on an interesting and challenging role at a unique company. It would suit a friendly, hard-working, and organised person, driven by an interest in people and numbers.

You’ll have at least two years’ experience in a similar or transferable role and hold a diploma/certification in accounting or finance (e.g. AAT Level 2) or be working towards the qualification.

Core Responsibilities:

  • Prepare and post receipts, deposits, invoices, refunds, and other standard bookkeeping tasks
  • Reconciliation of accounts from bank statements
  • Receive, process, and pay invoices to vendors
  • Process invoices/credit notes using accounting software (Xero)
  • Manage overdue invoices and carry out follow-ups as required via email/telephone
  • Maintain records of invoices, bills etc
  • Respond to finance-related queries from customers via telephone/email
  • Undertake general administration duties for the finance team

What We’re Looking For:

Skill/experience Essential/desirable

  • Minimum two years’ experience in a similar or transferable role – Essential
  • Diploma/certification in accounting or finance (AAT Level 2 or equivalent) – Essential
  • Highly organised – Essential
  • Friendly, team-orientated attitude – Essential
  • Highly motivated and a team player – Essential
  • Strong written and communication skills – Essential
  • Positive attitude to problem-solving – Essential
  • Good IT skills – Essential
  • Passionate about international development, volunteering, travel and education -Essential
  • Experience of working in the school travel or charity travel sector – Desirable

Additional benefits

  • 25 days’ holiday (plus bank holidays) increasing to 30 days after five years’ service
  • Enhanced pension contributions
  • Enrolment onto annual company bonus scheme
  • Benenden cash plan
  • Benenden private healthcare
  • Hybrid role with flexible working hours

Think You’ll Be a Good Fit?

Please send your CV and a cover letter, outlining why you are suitable for the role and would like to be interviewed for the position, to Michelle Simmonds (recruitment@africanadventures.co.uk) by 7th February 2025.

A face-to-face interview for each selected candidate will take place during the week commencing 17th February 2025.

Please note that if we receive a high number of applications for the position, we may decide to close the application period early, so please apply as soon as possible.

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Job Title Finance Assistant
Hours Full-time, 37.5 hours per week Monday-Wednesday in office, option to work from home on Thursdays and Fridays
Remuneration £24,500 Plus annual bonus scheme
Contract Permanent
Location HQ in Eastleigh but due to relocate to Whiteley early 2025
Reporting To Finance Manager
Start Date March 2025