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Finance Assistant

Career Legal
Posted 11 hours ago, valid for 6 days
Location

London, Greater London EC1R 0WX

Salary

£25,000 - £30,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

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  • Our client, established in late 2016, has become a leading boutique planning law firm based in London, serving clients across England and Wales.
  • They are seeking a Finance Assistant with a minimum of 12 months accounting experience, preferably in a law firm or professional services environment.
  • The role involves processing daily account transactions, managing client accounts, and providing credit control support, among other responsibilities.
  • Candidates should possess proficiency in Excel, knowledge of SARs, and preferably experience with the Aderant system.
  • The salary for this position is competitive, reflecting the candidate's experience and qualifications.

Our client was first set up at the very end of 2016 with an initial team of 8 fee earners and support staff. Today they are the leading boutique planning law firm. Based in London but working across the rest of England and Wales, providing unparalleled planning law advice in relation to large complex developments, compulsory purchase, and rating matters.

They are now looking to hire a Finance Assistant

Responsibilities

  • Processing daily account transactions and managing the client and office account
  • Performing bank reconciliations
  • Setting up of payments
  • Posting journals
  • Providing credit control support and interfacing with clients in a professional manner
  • Support fee earners and answer queries in an efficient and timely manner
  • Processing purchase invoices
  • Liaising with third party suppliers
  • Processing staff expenses and credit card payments
  • Dealing with cheques and ad hoc banking queries
  • Providing general finance admin support and assisting with the management of the Accounts inbox

Candidate Profile

  • Minimum 12mths accounting experience (preferably in a law firm/professional service environment)
  • Professional qualification/part qualification/QBE
  • Knowledge of SAR’s
  • Proficiency in Excel skills
  • Aderant system experience preferable
  • A can-do attitude, be trustworthy and discreet

Important Notice

It is Career Legal’s policy, as a matter of courtesy, to respond to all applications within three working days. However because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to respond to individual candidates. If we have not contacted you within three working days your application has been unsuccessful and your details have not been retained. Please apply for any other position that you may see in the future. Thank you.

Career Legal is a Recruitment Agency and is advertising this permanent vacancy on behalf of one of its Clients.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.