Finance Assistant

Clipper Round the World Yacht Race; Gosport; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is seeking a Finance Assistant for a temporary 1-year contract based in Gosport. This role is vital for maintaining smooth operations by managing invoicing and multi-currency bank reconciliations.

You will need bookkeeping experience and ideally have knowledge of VAT rules, Sage 50, and Salesforce. Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well in a team are essential for this role.

Qualifications

• Experience in bookkeeping, especially within a service environment.
• Familiarity with VAT rules is advantageous.
• Positive and robust team-player attitude is essential.

Responsibilities

• Process crew, events, and partnership customer invoicing.
• Manage credit control for overdue customer balances.
• Perform bank reconciliations in different currencies.
• Handle company cash and credit card expenses.
• Assist with Purchase Ledger and month-end procedures.

Skills

Bookkeeping experience

Excellent communication skills

Experience with VAT rules

Sage 50 knowledge

Salesforce knowledge

Job description

Clipper Ventures are hiring a Finance Assistant (Temporary 1 year contract), a hands‑on role at the heart of our Finance team, supporting our global portfolio of adventure brands including the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, Clipper Events and SKIRR Adventures.

You’ll help keep our operations running smoothly by managing invoicing, multi‑currency bank reconciliations and day‑to‑day bookkeeping, ensuring we can deliver exceptional experiences on and off the water.

Key Responsibilities:

• Processing crew, events and partnership customer invoicing
• Credit control – overdue customer balances
• Bank reconciliations in different currencies
• Processing of company cash expenses
• Processing of company credit card expenses
• Assisting with Purchase Ledger
• Assisting with month end procedures
• Any other duties as and when required by the Finance Team

About you:

• Bookkeeping experience, including within a service environment
• Experience of VAT rules, Sage 50 and Salesforce would be an advantage
• You will be a team‑player with excellent communication skills and a positive but robust approach
• You must have sufficient visas to be able to work in the UK
• You currently live, or are willing to relocate to, within a commutable distance to our Gosport, Hampshire HQ