Graduate Finance Assistant

Graduate Finance Assistant

Leicester, Office Based 

Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. 

£23,000 - £25,000

We have an exciting opportunity for a Graduate who is looking to pursue to a finance career within an award-winning law firm.

You will work within a supportive environment where you’ll gain hands-on experience in finance and accounting.

The role

• Produce correspondence, documents and maintain presentations, records, spreadsheets, and databases.
• Maintaining office systems with data input; primarily updating and maintaining client ledgers and office account ledgers.
• Attending meetings, taking robust minutes, and keeping notes.
• Managing and maintaining costs associated with client and office matters, as well as invoicing.
• Undertaking administrative tasks such as ordering equipment /stationery/office supplies and reporting and rectifying faults and enquiries.
• General ad hoc administration 
• Creating and maintaining operational records and files, both paper-based and electronic.
• Filing legal, administrative, and financial documents in date order and correctly.
• Petty cash management
• Opening and closing files for fee earners and management.
• Assisting fee earners with file closures.

The candidate 

• Some previous experience within a finance team preferable but not essential
• Confident with the ability to communicate with senior stakeholders
• Ability to communicate effectively with team, staff, and clients.
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Must be able to work on own initiative with minimum supervision.
• Numeracy and financial skills (GCSE Maths grade A – C or equivalent)
• Must be able to recognise discrimination in its many forms and be willing to put the firm’s Equality Policies into practice.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Good written and verbal communication skills 
• Good attention to detail 

Interested? Please click ‘Apply’