Accounts Assistant:

Cherry Professional · Syston, East Midlands

Accounts Assistant: at Cherry Professional, based in Syston, East Midlands. This is a permanent role.

Salary
Competitive
Location
Syston, East Midlands
Contract
Permanent
Posted
2 weeks ago
Closes
11 Nov 2026
Sector
Bookkeeper

Reference https://www.cherryprofessional.co.uk/job/32708758-accounts-assistant-leicestersh

About the role

The Opportunity 

Formed in only 2015, my client continues to grow, both organically and via acquisition. Required is a Finance Assistant to work within a small team tasked with a broad range of accounting tasks, lergely bookeeping and transactional related. 

Responsibilities
  • Customer Query Resolution: Investigate and respond to customer queries, escalating issues where necessary.
  • Action credits once resolved and maintain accurate records.
  • Invoice Processing: Accurately process key account invoices, ensuring timely collation and submission to designated customer email addresses.
  • Portal Management: Upload invoices from and to, our own and relevant customer portals promptly, to prevent payment delays.
  • Data Maintenance: Maintain and update customer master data to ensure accurate and up-to-date records.
  • Cash Allocation: Support the finance team by assisting with the allocation of cash to customer accounts.
  • Processing bank transactions and reconciliation of bank accounts
  • Maintaining and processing our Expenses software
  • Processing purchase invoices and assisting with the Purchase Ledger
  • Any other tasks required
  • Compliance & Conduct: Adhere to all company policies and procedures while maintaining the highest professional and ethical standards. Promote a strong customer service culture.
Requirements
  • Previous Finance Assistant experience is essential, with a focus on Sage and/Xero exposure with excel capabilities to pivot / look up level. 
  • Excellent phone etiquette with strong verbal communication skills
  • Demonstrated organisational skills with the ability to prioritise tasks effectively
  • Attention to detail for accurate data entry
  • Non-studier – for this role, progression is limited 

Full time role, Mon-Fri, 9am to 5pm. Office based, no hyrid. Syston LE7


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Reference: https://www.cherryprofessional.co.uk/job/32708758-accounts-assistant-leicestersh · Posted 2 weeks ago · Closes 11 Nov 2026 · Listed via Cherry Professional

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