Accounts Admin

White Horse Employment; Devizes; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

White Horse Employment seeks an experienced Accounts Administrator to support all departments with client transactions and the financial side of the firm's operations. You will manage daily online client banking, posting to ledgers, and assisting with month-end reporting, while maintaining accuracy and high attention to detail in a busy team environment.

Desirable experience includes law-firm software (Sage) and proficient use of Microsoft Office.

Qualifications

• Experience in a busy accounts environment with daily deadlines.
• High level of attention to detail and typing speed.
• Ability to work well within a close-knit team and support all departments.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Good IT skills with Microsoft packages.
• Ability to manage own workload and demonstrate ownership of tasks.
• Desirable knowledge of SRA rules or law-firm software is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Day to day online client banking.
• All stages of conveyancing completions from checking completion packs to managing the completion transactions.
• Transaction postings to client ledgers including disbursements, costs, fees and monies in/out.
• Dealing with client credit/debit card transactions, cheques and cash. Maintaining client ledgers.
• Month end reporting.

Skills

Attention to detail

Data entry speed

Teamwork

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Workload management

Calm under pressure

Tools

Sage Accounts

Microsoft Office

Job description

Our client is looking for an experienced Accounts Administrator who will offer support to all departments in the business with regards to client transactions and the financial functions of the operational side of running the firm.

Key responsibilities:

• Day to day online client banking.
• All stages of conveyancing completions from checking completion packs to managing the completion transactions.
• Transaction postings to client ledgers including disbursements, costs, fees and monies in/out.
• Dealing with client credit/debit card transactions, cheques and cash. Maintaining client ledgers
• Month end reporting Support with: -

• The operational business e.g. raising payment runs
• Entering Invoices onto the accounts system

Essential -

• Experience of working in a busy accounts environment and dealing with daily deadlines.
• A high level of attention to detail, data entry and typing at speed.
• To work well within a close-knit team and support all departments within the Firm.
• The ability to remain calm, polite and focused when dealing with clients and our employees.
• Good IT skills with Microsoft packages.
• To manage own workload and demonstrate ownership of same.
• Excellent communication skills

Desirable -

• Experience of using software specific to Law firms, Sage Accounts, or equivalent.
• Experience in a book-keeping environment.
• Experience in investor funding, or handling client monies.
• Knowledge of SRA rules