Location: Pontypridd (Office Based)
Hours: 25 hours per week (Monday to Friday) - Flexible Hours can be considered
Salary: £24,000.00 - £28,000.00 (Pro-Rata)
Join Our Growing Team
Baker Ashley is a progressive and well-established law firm specialising in Conveyancing and Employment Law. We pride ourselves on delivering an exceptional service to our clients, and we're looking for a proactive, organised and detail-focused Part-Time Finance Assistant to join our busy Finance Department.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with experience in legal accounts who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment where accuracy, organisation and teamwork are key.
About the Role
Working closely with the Senior Finance Manager and a full time Finance Associate, you will play an integral role in the day-to-day running of the firm's finance function, ensuring compliance with the SRA Accounts Rules while supporting fee earners and colleagues across the business with a wide variety of finance and legal accounting duties.
Key Responsibilities
Your responsibilities will include:
- Updating the firm's cashbook throughout the day
- Posting client and office account transactions
- Managing the finance inbox and responding to financial queries
- Processing Faster Payments and CHAPS payments
- Processing conveyancing completion packs
- Processing SDLT payments
- Managing HMLR financial transactions
- Client to office, office to client and client to client transfers
- End of day banking and account transfers
- Monitoring and resolving ledger balances and ledger queries
- Carrying out client and office ledger reconciliations
- Completing daily and monthly three-way reconciliations
- Assisting with cashflow forecasting
- Processing purchase ledger invoices
- Maintaining strong supplier relationships
- Running financial and management reports
- Processing payroll
- Maintaining accurate records within Xero, including reconciliations
- Using Clio case management software
- Assisting with SRA Accounts Rules compliance
- Supporting the preparation of year-end accounts
- Processing drawdowns and authorised write-offs
- Updating finance spreadsheets and internal reporting documents
- Providing general financial support across the business
What We're Looking For
We're looking for someone who is:
- Experienced in legal accounts, ideally within a conveyancing practice
- Familiar with the SRA Accounts Rules
- Confident using Xero (or similar accounting software)
- Experienced using legal case management systems such as Clio, Hoowla or similar
- Highly organised with exceptional attention to detail
- Able to prioritise multiple tasks and work efficiently under pressure
- Trustworthy, professional and able to handle confidential financial information
- An excellent communicator with a positive and proactive approach
Essential
- Minimum of 2-3 years' experience in a finance or legal accounts role within a law firm
- Good understanding of legal accounting procedures
- Strong IT skills including Microsoft Excel
- Excellent numerical and analytical skills
Desirable
- AAT qualified (qualified by experience would be considered)
- Experience within conveyancing finance
- Knowledge of payroll processing
- Experience assisting with year-end accounts and audits
What We Offer
- Competitive salary
- Friendly and supportive working environment
- Opportunity to develop your legal finance career
- Modern office environment
- Training and ongoing professional development
- Company pension
- On-site parking
- Holiday entitlement increasing with length of service
If you're an experienced Legal Finance Assistant looking for a varied part-time role where you can make a real impact within a growing law firm, we'd love to hear from you.
Pay: £24,000.00-£28,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- On-site parking
Education:
- A-Level or equivalent (required)
Experience:
- Financial accounting: 3 years (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (preferred)
Work Location: In person
