Accounts Assistant

Main Duties and Responsibilities
• Posting and allocating receipts and transfers to their respective client and office accounts, subject to authorisation controls.
• Supporting AML/KYC compliance on receipts, including screening with applicable third-party tools.
• Batching of payments and liaising with authorisers to ensure smooth processing.
• Daily/monthly office and client account bank reconciliations.
• Using Excel spreadsheets, databases and Microsoft Office and the firm’s ERP system to record applicable data.
• Performing a four-eyes check of instructions for payments and receipts from professionals across the business.
• Raising queries and liaising with clients and staff accordingly via email, letter and phone as appropriate.
• Recommending improvements to processes and procedures in areas of efficiency, control and work quality.
• Supporting external auditors and client account reporting accountants with audit requests.
• Maintaining accurate filing and audit trails.
• Undertaking any other duties that are within the employee’s skills and abilities whenever reasonably instructed.

Person Specification
• Good standard of education. Must hold at least 5 GCSEs (A–C) or equivalent, to include Maths and English.
• Knowledge and experience of accounting principles and practices (e.g. reconciliation and balances, accounting computer systems and ledgers, coding structures, payroll procedures).
• Good knowledge of MS Office suite – Excel and Outlook is desirable.
• Experience of Elite 3e or equivalent legal practice management system would be an advantage.

If you have the required skills & experience, please get in touch ASAP.

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