Assistant Accountant:
Cherry Professional · Leicester, East Midlands
Assistant Accountant: at Cherry Professional, based in Leicester, East Midlands. This is a contract role.
- Salary
- Competitive
- Location
- Leicester, East Midlands
- Contract
- Contract
- Posted
- 8 hours ago
- Closes
- 26 Sep 2026
- Sector
- Accountant
Reference https://www.cherryprofessional.co.uk/job/32704349-assistant-accountant-leicester
About the role
This is a broad, all-round finance role to support the day-to-day running of the accounts function, with scope for the right person to pick up / grow into elements of month-end and management accounts over time.
The role (typical duties)
- Purchase Ledger / Sales Ledger processing and query management
- Bank, supplier and customer reconciliations
- Posting and allocating payments/receipts
- Raising invoices / credit notes (where required)
- Collating payroll data from timesheets (note payroll experience not required)
- Supporting with month-end (journals, accruals/prepayments, basic reporting) depending on experience
- General finance admin support to the wider team
- Strong, hands-on experience in a busy and broad accounts role
- Can work independently
- Confident with reconciliations and high-volume processing
- Construction / contracting sector exposure is highly desirable
- COINS experience is a strong advantage (or similar construction finance systems)
- Strong CIS knowledge also distinctly advantageous
- AAT Qualified a plus. Note there’s little room for upwards progression in this role but plenty of scope for breadth
- Salary: up to £35,000 (depending on experience)
- Type: Permanent
- Location: Leicester (on-site, no hybrid)
- Hours: full-time (working hours 8am to 4.30pm, can be flexible on start time)
- Benefits: 28 days holiday inclusive of bank hols, Pension
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Reference: https://www.cherryprofessional.co.uk/job/32704349-assistant-accountant-leicester · Posted 8 hours ago · Closes 26 Sep 2026 · Listed via Cherry Professional
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