Overview
Executive Assistant Jobs in South Africa at Cherry Assistant
Title: Executive Assistant
Company: Cherry Assistant
Location: South Africa
We are hiring an Executive Assistant for an SMB-focused company in the Payroll and HR Services industry. This is a Full-Time remote role for a United States (East Coast) based client. The role is focused on providing executive support, maintaining CRM hygiene and light operational support. The ideal candidate is proactive, detail-oriented, tech-savvy, an excellent communicator with a neutral, professional phone presence, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, founder-led environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide executive support: manage calendars, inboxes, meeting prep, notes, action items, follow-ups, and light travel coordination
- Maintain CRM hygiene: deduplicate, enrich, and import/export data; ensure accurate contact/company/deal records
- Create dashboards and reports in HubSpot; consolidate multiple spreadsheets into master trackers and KPI reports
- Document processes and create/update SOPs to drive consistency and scalability
- Provide light sales operations support: lead research, list building, and record updates
- Professionally handle and route inbound calls/messages as needed
- Coordinate cross-functionally with leadership, sales, and external vendors to move projects forward
- Uphold confidentiality and data security, especially with sensitive financial/payroll-related information
Required Qualifications
- 2+ years as an Executive Assistant, Operations Assistant or similar in a US-facing, remote environment
- 1–2+ years hands-on experience with (HubSpot) CRM.
- Excellent written and spoken English with a neutral, professional phone presence
- Advanced spreadsheet skills (Google Sheets/Microsoft Excel), including formulas, lookups, pivot tables, and data cleansing
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- High attention to detail and ability to multitask
- Strong organisation, prioritisation, and time management skills; comfortable working in Eastern Time business hours
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in payroll, HR, fintech, or B2B services
- Familiarity with simple design tools (e.g., Canva)
- Experience supporting sales teams/SDR operations and building CRM-driven reports and dashboards
Required Skills & Tools
- Experience with CRM’s (Hubspot) and project management tools
- Google Workspace and/or Microsoft 365 (Gmail/Outlook, Calendar, Sheets/Excel, Docs)
- Slack and Zoom
Schedule & Pay
- Full-Time position; 9:00 AM–5:00 PM Eastern Time (Monday–Friday)
- Fully remote role for a United States (East Coast) based client
- Pay ranges from R14 000 – R18 000
- Includes training, long-term growth potential, and ongoing support.
System Requirements
- Internet speed of at least 20 Mbps upload and download
- Computer with a 2.4 GHz processor or higher
- 8 GB of RAM or higher
- Windows 10 or newer, or Mac OS X 10.10 or newer
- HD 720p webcam
- Headset with microphone
Benefits
- Competitive pay rates
- Consistent hours and predictable workload
- Fully remote work with long-term potential
- Direct collaboration with the founders and leadership team, making a real impact
- Supportive and inclusive work environment
- Opportunity to grow alongside a leading payroll and HR services company