Accounts Assistant - Career Legal : Job Details

Our client is a central London law firm with around 100 staff. They work in five main areas of business, including; Corporate, Real Estate and Private Client.

Their benefits package includes corporate gym membership, season ticket loan, 25 days holiday and pension scheme.

They are now looking to recruit a Accounts Assistant. The successful candidate will have previous experience working in a legal firm and have good knowledge of Solicitors Accounts Rules.

Responsibilities

• Processing client receipts and payments
• Client to Client Transfers including moving WIP
• Client to Office Transfers
• Liaising with the relevant fee earner for authorisation of invoices
• Inputting/payment of invoices onto Accounts Payable
• Post - sorting out internal/external Finance Post
• Recording cheques received in cheque log
• Paying in client and office cheques on Accounts System and preparing the banking
• Re-opening matters when requested
• Write Offs - disbursements and WIP
• File re-opening and closures
• Daily Filing
• Liaising with banks on queries as and when required
• Any ad hoc tasks/queries which may be required from time to time

Candidate Profile

• SRA Accounts Rules
• 1-2 years accounts processing experience
• Must be a team player
• Strong IT, organizational skills
• Able to manage own workload and show initiative
• Flexible in approach to work
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Important Notice

It is Career Legal’s policy, as a matter of courtesy, to respond to all applications within three working days. However because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to respond to individual candidates. If we have not contacted you within three working days your application has been unsuccessful and your details have not been retained. Please apply for any other position that you may see in the future. Thank you.

Career Legal is a Recruitment Agency and is advertising this permanent vacancy on behalf of one of its Clients.