via Reed · 30 September 2026 ·10 days ago

Accounts Assistant

Cherry Professional - Relationship Led Recruitment
Syston Full-time GBP 28,000 – 30,000
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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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