We are a well-established and respected legal firm, with a strong reputation for quality, compliance and integrity. Our firm offers a supportive working culture, clear procedures and a forward-thinking approach to continuous improvement, ensuring staff are trusted, developed and valued. 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 20 days annual leave plus stats), access to ongoing professional development and career progression opportunities, uniform, company pension, long-service awards, health plan, life insurance, referral incentives and regular company events.
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Legal Account Technician employer: VANRATH
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