We have a permanent opening for a Legal Accounts Assistant to join a successful, local solicitors firm.

You will be required to work as part of a team, as well as independently and take on a variety of tasks within the role.

The primary function of your role is to support the Accounts function in the day to day financial operations, processing accounts transactions and assisting with all accounting functions - see below:

Daily:

Assisting with processing client invoices as directed by fee earners
Assisting with Monitoring bank accounts for monies in and assigning them to appropriate clients and matters
Assisting with Processing cheques and electronic transfer requests, ensuring appropriate sign off has been obtained
Assisting with Posting client-based supplier invoices and processing payments onto SOS accounts system
Dealing with elements of client disbursements using SOS accounts system, including counsel fee notes.
Taking payments from clients face-to-face and on the telephone
Assisting with client and office bank accounts, transferring money between them as appropriate
Preparing daily banking for delivery at local branch
Allocating transactions on the practice accounts system
Preparing reports as required from time to time
Assisting with Monitoring client balances daily and reporting to COFA
Liaising with external parties such as accountants, bankers,
Land Registry, etc., as required from time to time
Assist in general running of the department and effectively contribute to the overall efficiency of the department output.
Covering absences for the Main Legal Cashier.
To follow the internal processes, systems and procedures, as prescribed in the Firm manual, and quality standards.
Other broadly similar accounting functions required by the Board of Directors from time to time.

Weekly:

Assisting with Processing expenses claims
Assisting with Issuing petty cash
Processing aged debt initial stage reminder letters and assisting with telephone calls to debtors
Progressing dormant and untraceable client balances.
Dealing with editing files on SOS accounts system
Liaising with fee earners re: aged debt
Reviewing un-cashed cheques and acting to rectify

Monthly:

Posting interest enquiries and inputting of designated deposit account statements.
Dealing with monthly statements from suppliers of client disbursements

Annually:

Assisting in year-end preparation and audit, reconciliation and reporting
Dealing with year-end queries and assisting the department with such queries.

You will need:

Strong working knowledge of Excel
Microsoft range of products and other generally used office applications.
Working knowledge of a practice management software
Experience of general book-keeping principles

Desirable:

Working knowledge of SRA Accounts Rules and reporting requirements to COFA.
Working knowledge of SOS Accounts system

Hours: 35 hours per week: 9:00am to 5:00 pm Mon - Fri with 60 min lunch

Benefits:

20-25 days holiday per annum, plus bank holidays
Pension
Death in Service

Please note - at the moment - this role is a mixture of home and office based, although this is subject to change.

Randstad Business Support acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Business Support is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.