Cash Allocation Specialist - Accounts Assistant | Flexible

Elevation Recruitment Group; Leeds; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

25 days' annual leave + bank holidays

Job summary

Elevation Recruitment Group is seeking an Accounts Assistant to join a busy finance team in Leeds. The role focuses on cash allocation and payment processing, handling high volumes of customer payments with accuracy and attention to detail.

You will support the wider finance team, process accounts, and work to tight deadlines during busy periods. This permanent, office-based role offers a clear path for developing transactional accounting skills.

Qualifications

• Experience handling high volumes of customer payments.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in cash allocation.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a busy finance environment.

Responsibilities

• Processing and allocating high volumes of customer payments across the business.
• Reviewing payment information to ensure cash is allocated to correct accounts and invoices.
• Investigating unidentified or incorrectly allocated payments and resolving discrepancies.
• Liaising with internal teams and customers to query missing information and resolve allocation issues.
• Monitoring customer accounts to ensure payments are reflected accurately.
• Setting up new customer accounts and processing account application forms.
• Supporting the wider finance team with transactional duties.
• Working to tight deadlines, especially during busy payment periods.

Skills

High-volume payments

Attention to detail

Organised', 'multitasking

Job description

Elevation Recruitment Group is seeking an Accounts Assistant to join a busy finance team in Leeds. The role focuses on cash allocation and payment processing, handling high volumes of customer payments with accuracy and attention to detail.

You will support the wider finance team, process accounts, and work to tight deadlines during busy periods. This permanent, office-based role offers a clear path for developing transactional accounting skills.