Assistant Accountant - Contract law firm

Assistant Accountant - FTC 3 months minimum

Competitive market rate up to £20-25 / hour

Northampton

We are recruiting for a local law firm to help bolster their Finance department. We are seeking an experienced accounts assistant for a minimum 3 months contract. You must have a minimum AAT level 4 with a background in a law environment ideally.

Responsibilities include ensuring that the day to day financial activities carried out by the firm are accurate and timely and are consistent with the statutory requirements of a limited company.

You will be responsible for supporting the Finance Manager in ensuring day to day compliance with the Solicitors Account Rules. This role will provide an overview of processes to maintain a high level of SAR compliance by the firm.

You will also be an active member of the Compliance Team and work closely with the Compliance Officer Finance and Administration to investigate any finance breaches.

This role will assist the Head of Service (Finance, Operations and Compliance) in controlling the finances of the company and reporting the performance of the company to Directors and Shareholders.

MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES

1. Perform weekly and monthly financial reconciliations

2. Perform VAT reconciliations

3. Maintain the company’s financial ledgers and daily financial transactions

4. Review and check documentation to identify discrepancies in the company’s ledgers and accounts (if any), tracking to source and correcting them

5. Monitoring payroll control accounts

6. Verify payments and deposits made through the company bank accounts, and co-ordinate transactions with the bank

7. Produce daily/weekly/monthly management reports for the Legal Services Leadership Team