Accounts Assistant (Accounts Payable) – 12-month contract
Location: Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire (LE65)
Hybrid: 3 days office / 2 days WFH | Hours: 9am–5pm
Salary: circa £30,000 (DOE) | Start: March 2026
Cherry Professional is recruiting for an Accounts Assistant to join our client on a 12-month contract, supporting the end-to-end Accounts Payable function across two entities (including multi-currency).
The role
You’ll take ownership of the purchase ledger and the general finance mailbox, ensuring accuracy, control and timely processing in a busy environment (approx. 200 invoices per week).
Key responsibilities include:
• Managing the day-to-day Accounts Payable function (including multi-currency / Sweden)
• Processing supplier invoices and maintaining a clean, accurate purchase ledger
• Payment runs and ad-hoc/foreign payments
• Expenses, VAT and credit card processing
• Bank and supplier reconciliations, investigating and resolving discrepancies
• Supplier set-up and ongoing supplier master data maintenance
• Supporting month-end close to keep AP up to date
• Assisting with year-end audit preparation and liaison with auditors
• Wider finance support as required (including sales order processing)
• Ordering fuel cards and general AP/admin tasks
What we’re looking for
Essential:
• Standalone Accounts Payable experience (full AP spectrum)
• Strong attention to detail and the confidence to spot when “something doesn’t look right”
• Excel skills (comfortable using PivotTables and VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP)
• Highly organised approach (especially managing a finance inbox / workflow)
Desirable:
• Foreign currency experience (can be taught)
• Experience with SAP Business One
Interested?
Apply now, or get in touch for a quick confidential chat and full brief.
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