We are seeking a dedicated Legal Accounts Assistant/Account Technician to join our Finance team on a permanent and full-time basis. This role is ideal for someone with experience in finance within legal or professional services, who thrives in a dynamic environment and is adept at managing multiple financial tasks efficiently.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities:
- Monitor client and office bank accounts for incoming payments.
- Process client and office receipts and payments.
- Process bills to clients / external parties.
- Input purchase ledger invoices onto the accounting software.
- Approve and process staff expenses.
- Manage ad hoc queries via emails from colleagues and suppliers.
- Draft simple correspondence unsupervised.
- Maintain attention to detail and accuracy with numerical data.
- Develop good rapport with staff and external suppliers.
- Manage tight deadlines, especially at month-end and financial year-end.
- Produce accounts-related documents and information confidently.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Qualified Accounting Technician would be preferable
- Strong academic background in Maths and English is essential
- Experience within a Finance department, preferably in a legal firm.
- Proficiency in Finance software packages and online business banking.
- Experience with Legal Accounts Software (e.g. ALB) would be advantageous.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Proficient IT skills, particularly in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
- Confidence in communicating at senior levels and liaising with both internal and external parties.
- Familiarity with VAT, Solicitors Accounts Regulations, and reporting and investigating queries is beneficial.
Salary is negotiable with a generous benefits package, including 33 days of annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays), access to ongoing professional development and career progression opportunities, uniform, company pension, long-service awards, health plan, life insurance and referral incentives.
Pay: £20,000.00-£25,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Free flu jabs
- Private medical insurance
Work Location: In person
