# Finance Assistant

> Universal Business Team · Chesterfield, United Kingdom · Full-time · Posted 2026-08-05

**Salary:** GBP 30,000–33,000

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** DF

## Description

**Salary:** £30,000 - £33,000 DOE  
**Hours:** Monday to Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm (office based)

**Benefits:**

-   23 Days Holiday + 8 Days Bank Holiday, rising to 25 Days next year
-   Lunch provided x3 times per week
-   On-site parking
-   Stable, permanent position within a growing business
-   Supportive and collaborative working environment
-   Exposure to a broad range of finance and bookkeeping responsibilities
-   Genuine opportunity to develop your responsibilities as the business and finance team grow

### The Opportunity

We are recruiting on behalf of a successful and growing business seeking a detail-oriented **Finance Assistant** to become a key member of its finance team.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced finance professional who enjoys bookkeeping, maintaining accurate financial records and ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of transactional finance processes. The role will take ownership of both the sales and purchase ledger functions, playing a vital part in supporting cash flow, supplier relationships and the wider finance operation.

This position would suit someone who takes pride in accuracy, organisation and delivering high-quality work. Whilst the role is primarily focused on transactional finance and bookkeeping, there will be opportunities to contribute to process improvements and develop your responsibilities over time.

### Key Responsibilities

### Sales Ledger & Credit Control

-   Manage the end-to-end sales ledger process
-   Raise sales invoices and credit notes
-   Allocate cash receipts and reconcile customer accounts
-   Conduct bank reconciliations
-   Manage customer statements and sales ledger queries
-   Review customer credit limits
-   Monitor and reduce aged debt
-   Maintain excellent customer relationships whilst supporting effective cash collection

### Purchase Ledger

-   Process purchase invoices accurately and efficiently
-   Match invoices against purchase orders and investigate discrepancies
-   Prepare payment runs for review, including foreign currency payments
-   Manage supplier credit notes and refunds
-   Reconcile supplier statements
-   Review supplier credit limits
-   Process company credit card transactions and reconciliations
-   Manage the purchase ledger inbox and respond to supplier queries

### Reporting & General Finance Support

-   Produce aged debtor and creditor reports
-   Provide regular updates to management on outstanding balances
-   Resolve finance queries from customers, suppliers and internal stakeholders
-   Support continuous improvement initiatives within the finance function
-   Provide general office support and assist with ad hoc projects as required

### About You

-   Previous experience within a Finance Assistant, Accounts Assistant, Bookkeeper, Sales Ledger, Purchase Ledger or Credit Control position
-   Proven experience managing transactional finance processes accurately and efficiently
-   A strong track record of credit control and cash collection
-   Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills
-   Confidence in identifying and resolving discrepancies
-   Strong communication skills with the ability to build relationships internally and externally
-   A proactive approach and willingness to challenge existing processes where improvements can be made
-   Strong Excel skills
-   Previous experience using finance systems such as **Xero**, **Dext**, Sage or similar cloud-based accounting software

### Why Apply?

This role offers the opportunity to become the operational backbone of a finance function where your work will directly support business performance, cash flow management and future growth.

If you're a highly organised finance professional who enjoys bookkeeping, credit control and taking ownership of day-to-day financial processes, we'd love to hear from you.

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## Apply

[Apply at Universal Business Team](https://apply.workable.com/ubteam/j/87E15A90CC/apply)

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