Junior Accounts Assistant

Career Legal; Southwestern Ontario; On-site; CAD 41,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Legal, a leading corporate law firm, seeks an experienced Accounts Assistant to support the financial controller and finance team in London. The role focuses on timely processing of invoices, payments, and reports, ensuring adherence to SRA rules and departmental procedures.

The successful candidate will have 3–5 years' accounting experience in a professional services environment, be proficient in Word, Excel and Outlook, and demonstrate detail orientation and initiative in a high-volume,

Qualifications

• Three to five years' experience of working in accounts in a professional services environment.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing and processing supplier invoices (considering budget & VAT).
• Compiling weekly payment runs.
• Resolving internal and external queries regarding payments.
• Upload and reconciliation of cost uploads.
• Posting of disbursements.
• Chasing for client matter numbers and approval.
• Regularly communicating with accounts payable team.
• Running and circulating of weekly and monthly reports.
• Analysing expenditure for taxable benefits.
• Weekly updates on work progress to the Office accounting & management accounting support manager in team meetings.

Skills

Accounts experience

Tools

Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

ThiscorporatelawfirmisoneofthebestfirmsinLondon.Theyattractclientsthatincludessomeoftheworldsmostsuccessfulbusinessesandwell-knownhighnetworthindividuals.Theycurrentlyhavearound400feeearningstaff.

TheyarenowlookingtohireAccountsAssistant.Thesuccessfulcandidatewillprovidesupporttothefinancialcontrollerandfinanceteamtoensurethatthedutiesofthefinancedepartmentarecarriedoutinatimelyandefficientmanner.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing and processing supplier invoices (considering budget & VAT);
• Compiling weekly payment runs.
• Resolving internal and external queries regarding payments.
• Upload and reconciliation of cost uploads.
• Posting of disbursements.
• Chasing for client matter numbers and approval.
• Regularlycommunicatingwithaccountspayableteam.
• Running and circulating of weekly and monthly reports.
• Analysingexpenditurefortaxablebenefits.
• WeeklyupdatesonworkprogresstotheOfficeaccounting&managementaccountingsupportmanagerinteammeetings.

CandidateProfile

• Therightcandidatewillhavethreetofiveyearspreviousexperienceofworkinginaccountsinaprofessionalservicesenvironment
• Experienceoflegalsystemsisdesirable.GoodkeyboardskillsandcompetenceinWord,ExcelandOutlookarerequired.
• They must be able to demonstrate high levels of drive, determination, and focus.
• Theymustpossesstheabilitytofollowinstructionandbeabletoworkandcommunicatewithsuppliersandcolleaguesatalllevels.
• It is essential that the candidate have an eye for detail and the ability to act positively, creatively, and intuitively when presented with challenges.
• The job holder is expected to work within the established SRA rules and departmental procedures.
• Thereisahighvolumeofworktoprocess,andthejobholderwillbeexpectedtoprioritiseandusetheirinitiativeandcommercialsensetoensurethatqueriesareresolvedefficientlyandeffectively.

ImportantNotice

ItisCareerLegal’spolicy,asamatterofcourtesy,torespondtoallapplicationswithinthreeworkingdays.However,becauseofthevolumeofapplications,wearesometimesunabletorespondtoindividualcandidates.Ifwehavenotcontacted,youwithinthreeworkingdaysyourapplicationhasbeenunsuccessful,andyourdetailshavenotbeenretained.

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