LEGAL ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT / SHEPTON MALLET
Location: Shepton Mallet, Somerset
Job type: Permanent contract
Reporting to: Accounts Manager
Hours: Monday to Friday 09:00am - 17:00pm
Salary: £23,000 - £25,000 per annum
Hawk 3 Talent Solutions, operating as an employment business, are currently recruiting for a Legal Accounts Assistant or Legal Cashier for our well-known Solicitors based in Shepton Mallet.
Working closely with the Accounts Manager, the successful candidate will be supported in their role by an Apprentice Accounts Assistant. You will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the Accounts Function and be involved in maintaining cashflow, checking supplier invoices, monitoring expense claims, checking and approving invoices, overseeing residual balances, dealing with queries and providing management reports when required.
Duties as Legal Accounts Assistant:
Ensuring all daily work is dealt with accurately and efficiently as per the daily work schedules set to include Client Reciepts and Payments, Office Receipts and Payments, Billing, Supplier and Nominal Ledger, checking Completion Paclks and end of the day balancing and reporting
Ensuring all processes are followed as per the workflows produced
Running any Accounts reports that are required
Adminisration of the online banking system
Ensure work issues or problems are dealt with immediately and report to the Accounts Manager
Answering all telephone calls without delay and dealing with staff queries
To assist the firm in adhering to the Solicitors Accounts rules
Ensuring compliance with the firms policies and procedures
About you:
AAT or similar qualification preferred
Experience dealing with a ll aspects of daily accounting including purchase ledger, client account reconciliations, transfers, disbursements / recharges / expenses and VAT
Experience dealing with WIP, billing and credit control
Experience dealing with cashflows, trial balances, management accounts and report analysis is preferred but not essential
Previous UK legal finance and knowledge of legal terminology
Sound knowledge of the SRA Accounts Rules to ensure compliance
Be able to work within a high pressured environment and work to deadlines
Have experience working with accounting and case management software (SOS Connect / Practice Manager experience preferred but not essential)
Benefits:
Career structure scheme
Annual performance and development reviews
Automatic enrolment into the Work Place Pension Scheme after 6 weeks
Employee Introduction Bonus
Flexible working arrangements
Eye care vouchers
Flu jab vouchers
Summer and Christmas socials
Working for a Lexcel and CQS accredited firm
Discounted legal services
Professional subscriptions and membership fees paid if required by the business
Access to LawCare - advisory and support service for people working in the legal sector
Financial support to cover the cost of courses and qualifications where there is a business need
To apply for this position, please submit your CV via the Apply Now button or contact Shannon Bunch on shannon.bunch@hawk-3.com
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