Legal Accounts Assistant 

• Type: Temporary, Full-time
• Pay: £14.00 - £20.00 depending on experience 
• Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (35 hours per week)
• Location: Milton Keynes (with occasional travel to other office locations as required)

We are seeking a dedicated Legal Accounts Assistant to join our Finance team. This role is ideal for someone with experience in finance within legal or professional services, who thrives in a dynamic environment and is adept at managing multiple financial tasks efficiently.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Monitor client and office bank accounts for incoming payments.
• Process payments upon request from legal advisors.
• Prepare and send bills to external clients.
• Input purchase ledger invoices onto the accounting software.
• Approve and process staff expenses.
• Handle ad hoc queries via emails from colleagues and suppliers.
• Draft simple correspondence unsupervised.
• Maintain attention to detail and accuracy with numerical data.
• Develop good rapport with all internal and external clients.
• Manage tight deadlines, especially at month-end and financial year-end.
• Produce accounts-related documents and information confidently.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Experience within a Finance department, preferably in legal or professional services.
• Proficiency in Finance software packages and online business banking.
• Strong academic background in Maths and English.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Proficient IT skills, particularly in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Confidence in communicating at senior levels and liaising with both internal and external parties.
• Experience with Legal Accounts Software (e.g., "Elite") would be advantageous.
• Familiarity with VAT, SRA Accounts Rules, and reporting and investigating queries is beneficial.