Finance Administrator

Cherry Professional; Loughborough; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

EV scheme

Cycle to work

Enhanced pension

Annual bonus

Job summary

Cherry Professional is recruiting a Finance Administrator for a well-established global engineering business in Loughborough. You will join a friendly, stable transactional finance team, handling a hands-on mix of Sales Ledger, Credit Control and some Purchase Ledger support.

The role covers day-to-day finance processes, with hybrid working after probation (office Mon/Tue, up to 2 days WFH). Salary £29,200 plus 25 days holiday, annual bonus, private healthcare, enhanced pension and cycle-to-work

Qualifications

• Previous experience in credit control and/or sales ledger within a transactional finance environment.
• Comfortable working with an ERP system (SAP not essential).
• Excel confidence (formulas essential; pivots useful—can be taught).
• A reliable, team-first approach; suits someone in a steady, non-corporate career environment.

Responsibilities

• Credit control: chasing debt, resolving queries and maintaining relationships.
• Sales ledger: billing/invoicing, allocations and reconciliations.
• Cash allocation and general ledger admin support.
• Purchase ledger support (overflow/cover as required).
• Supporting process improvements, including involvement in an ERP/SAP upgrade project (training provided as needed).

Skills

Credit control

Sales ledger

Excel

ERP experience

Tools

SAP

Job description

A well-established, global engineering business in Loughborough is looking to hire a Finance Administrator to join a friendly, stable transactional finance team. This vacancy has arisen due to a leaver and offers a steady, hands‑on role with variety across Sales Ledger / Credit Control and some Purchase Ledger support.

The role

You’ll sit within a supportive finance function, working closely with the wider transactional team to ensure day‑to‑day finance processes run smoothly and cover is in place for holidays/sickness.

Key responsibilities (approx. 80% SL/CC, 20% AP)

• Credit control: chasing debt, resolving queries and maintaining relationships
• Sales ledger: billing/invoicing, allocations and reconciliations
• Cash allocation and general ledger admin support
• Purchase ledger support (overflow/cover as required)
• Supporting process improvements, including involvement in an ERP/SAP upgrade project (training provided as needed)

What they’re looking for

• Previous experience in credit control and/or sales ledger within a transactional finance environment
• Comfortable working with an ERP system (SAP not essential)
• Excel confidence (formulas essential; pivots useful-can be taught)
• A reliable, team-first approach-this suits someone happy in a steady, non-corporate "career-ladder" environment

Package & working pattern

Salary: £29,200

Holiday: 25 days

Bonus: Annually, fluctuates with company performance

Private healthcare (salary sacrifice)

EV scheme & Cycle to Work scheme

Enhanced pension

Hours:

• Mon-Thur: 8:30am-4:30pm
• Fri: 8:30am-4:00pm

Hybrid working:

• Hybrid available after probation
• Office-based Mon & Tue, then up to 2 days WFH across the remaining 3 days