Our client, a highly regarded London-based solicitors specialising in crime, family law and human rights have an opening for a Accounts Assistant to join their team.

Responsibilities

• Paying invoices by BACS or cheque
• Paying wages, tax and NI
• Updating accounts in Xero
• Keeping deputyship payroll records,
• Preparing OPG accounts
• Preparing spreadsheets of expenditure
• Online banking
• Providing administrative support to the COP team
• Liaising with clients about expenditure
• Sending bank statements to clients
• Opening investment accounts and withdrawing money from those accounts
• Keeping and monitoring deputyship bank statements and dealing with the bank and other financial institutions
• Managing personal allowance cards for clients and support staff
• Preparing bills for Private Client department
• Arranging for files to be assessed by the Senior Courts Costs office
• Liaising with the OPG in relation to statements and cost certificates.

Candidate Profile

• Bookkeeping and accounting experience
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent telephone manner
• Great attention to detail
• Able to work under deadlines
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• Work on your own initiative

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 role on behalf