Principal Duties and Responsibilities

·         Assist in the smooth running of the day-to-day financial operations within the firm, including processing of daily transactions and supervising other team members;

·         Reviewing and authorising banking transactions

·         Processing of suppliers’ invoices and posting to the firm’s accounting system;

·         Preparing and posting of bills as required to the firm’s accounting system;

·         Dealing with extensive range of queries and requests for assistance from the business in relation to the preparation of bills, vendor accounts payable and cash receipts;

·         Daily posting of office and client bank transactions;

·         Preparing bank reconciliations on a timely basis;

·         Co-ordinating the payment run(s), processing the payments and arranging approval for payments in accordance with the relevant mandates;

·         Raising cheques on an ad-hoc basis as required;

·         Posting of journals to the firm’s accounting system;

·         Recording of cash receipts on the firm’s accounting system;

·         Any other duties that may be required from time to time.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required

·         Currently holds, is working towards, or is interested in working towards a recognised accountancy qualification or in a degree in Accounting/Finance;

·         Minimum of 5 years’ work experience in Accounting/Finance is required;

·         Experience of using a law firm time-recording/billing system would be an advantage, however full training on our systems will be provided;

·         Proficient in the use of the Microsoft Office suite of applications, specifically Word, Excel and Outlook;

·         Knowledge of VAT would be very useful, but not essential as full training will be provided;

·         Attention to detail and the ability to spot and question data errors (words and figures);

·         Ability to prioritise workload and plan ahead to meet deadlines;

·         Willingness to work shift hours from 3 p.m to midnight;

·         Flexibility – on occasions working beyond normal working times will be required;

·         Excellent verbal and written communication skills.