Finance Officer - Berry Smith : Job Details

Closing date: 20th May 2024

Location: Cardiff Office

Salary: Competitive, depending on experience

Job type: Permanent, full time

Job Description

Working as part of our Management Services Team you will be a key person in the day-to-day management and operation of the finance function. Controlling and posting finance data and assisting with the production of reports from the accounts system.

The main responsibilities include:

• Diligent monitoring of incoming payments and allocation to appropriate ledgers.
• Processing payments to clients and other parties.
• Entering anticipated disbursements and posting fee invoices, credit notes and write offs.
• Handling accounts queries from staff.
• Taking debit and credit card payments over the telephone.
• Daily client bank account reconciliation.
• Managing credit control and pursuing unbilled disbursements.
• Posting supplier invoices and arranging payments to suppliers.
• Ensuring compliance with the firm’s policies, procedures and SRA rules.
• Assisting the Finance Manager when required, to include month/year end reporting, and providing cover in times of absence.
• Assisting with the provision and collation of information for auditors.
• Undertaking special finance projects from time to time.
• Generating performance reports of individual departments and fee-earners.

Applicant Criteria

The successful candidate will be organised with meticulous attention to detail and a positive work ethic. You will have previous experience of working in a finance role, ideally within the legal profession, and a strong knowledge of SRA accounting rules.

Required skills and experience:

• Meticulous, tidy and able to comply with finance system deadlines.
• Excellent written, oral and interpersonal skills, liaising with colleagues, clients and other professional parties.
• Strong IT skills with a sound knowledge of legal accounts software and experience working with excel spreadsheets.
• Self-motivated, proactive with the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Team working attributes, with a constant departmental improvement attitude.
• Identifier of unusual results, risk events and associated reporting obligations.

Salary and Benefits

As a Finance Officer you will receive:

• A competitive salary (dependant on experience) reviewed annually.
• Minimum 22 days annual leave (increasing to a maximum of 28 days), plus bank holidays.
• Eye care and private medical insurance (after qualifying period)