Finance Assistant

Connected Search Group; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited holiday allowance

Flexibility around working patterns

Job summary

Connected Search Group is seeking a Part-Time Finance Assistant to join the finance team. The role focuses on day-to-day transactional finance activities across sales and purchase ledgers, credit control, and cash management, reporting to senior finance staff.

With 25 hours per week, Monday to Friday, on-site with some flexibility, you’ll support bank reconciliations, Shopify transactions, and ad hoc tasks while maintaining strong attention to detail in a growing group business.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience across sales ledger, purchase ledger, credit control and bank reconciliation.
• Strong experience using accounting software and confidence with Excel.
• Experience with Shopify or another e-commerce platform would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Processing and maintaining the sales ledger.
• Processing and maintaining the purchase ledger.
• Managing credit control, including chasing outstanding customer balances and resolving queries.
• Allocating cash across bank and merchant accounts.
• Completing bank reconciliations.
• Reconciling Shopify transactions against sales and bank records.
• Managing and responding to queries through the accounts email inbox.
• Supporting the Financial Controller and Management Accountant with ad hoc finance tasks as required.

Skills

Sales ledger

Purchase ledger

Credit control

Bank reconciliation

Excel

Shopify

Tools

Shopify

Excel

Accounting software

Job description

Finance Assistant - Part-Time

25 hours per week | Monday-Friday | On-site with some flexibility

We're working with a vibrant and growing group business to recruit a part-time Finance Assistant to join its finance team.

This is a hands-on opportunity for an experienced finance professional to play an important role across the group, supporting day-to-day transactional finance activities including sales ledger, purchase ledger, credit control and cash management.

The business operates across a number of exciting ventures, including a globally recognised cricket travel and merchandising brand, alongside other growing businesses within the group.

The Role

Reporting to the Financial Controller and working closely with the Management Accountant, you'll provide day-to-day transactional and administrative support across the finance function.

• Processing and maintaining the sales ledger
• Processing and maintaining the purchase ledger
• Managing credit control, including chasing outstanding customer balances and resolving queries
• Allocating cash across bank and merchant accounts
• Completing bank reconciliations
• Reconciling Shopify transactions against sales and bank records
• Managing and responding to queries through the accounts email inbox
• Supporting the Financial Controller and Management Accountant with ad hoc finance tasks as required

About You

We're looking for someone with proven experience in a similar Finance Assistant or Accounts role. A formal accountancy qualification isn't essential, but you'll need solid practical finance experience.

You'll ideally have:

• Hands-on experience across sales ledger, purchase ledger, credit control and bank reconciliation
• Experience using accounting software and confidence with Excel
• Experience with Shopify or another e-commerce platform would be advantageous
• Excellent organisation skills and strong attention to detail
• The ability to manage a varied workload in a fast-paced environment
• Good communication skills, with confidence liaising with customers, suppliers and colleagues
• A collaborative, team-focused approach

What's on Offer?

• 25 hours per week, Monday to Friday
• Flexibility around working patterns for the right candidate
• On-site working with occasional work-from-home flexibility
• Unlimited holiday allowance

If you're an experienced Finance Assistant looking for a part-time opportunity where you can make a real contribution within a growing business, we'd love to hear from you