Accounts Administrator

Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd; Devizes; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Birthday off

Medical-cash plan

Employee assistance programmes

Pension scheme

Parking permit for free parking

Job summary

Hays Accountancy & Finance, partnered with a well-established Legal Firm, invites applications for an Accounts Administrator based in Devizes, Wiltshire. This full-time, permanent role supports the Accounts Manager and handles client transactions, ledgers, and payment runs.

You will process credit/debit card payments, cheques and cash, enter invoices, post transactions to client ledgers, and assist with month-end duties while ensuring accuracy and timely delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience in a busy accounts environment with daily deadlines.
• High level of attention to detail and accurate data entry.
• Strong communication skills and teamwork in a department.

Responsibilities

• Process credit/debit card transactions, cheques and cash payments.
• Maintain client ledgers and support payment runs.
• Enter invoices and post transactions to client ledgers including disbursements and fees.
• Handle day-to-day online client banking and conveyancing completion steps.
• Support ad-hoc financial administration and month-end duties.

Skills

Data entry

Attention to detail

Team player

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Tools

Sage accounts

Job description

£26,000 to £30,000 per year,free parking

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hours:

Full time

Disability Confident:

No

Closing Date:

04/09/2026

About this job

Your new company Hays Accountancy & Finance are partnering with a well-established & award-winning Legal Firm to recruit a hands-on & experienced Accounts Administrator to join their Financial Administration team based in Devizes, Wiltshire.

The position reports directly to the Accounts Manager working within a team environment to provide support to all departments regarding client transactions.

The organisation's purpose is to provide excellent client service and exceed expectations by being dynamic, inspiring, and proactive; client service is at the heart of everything they do.

A full-time permanent position where you call really add value, competitive benefits on offer with free parking.

Your new role Your key duties will involve working within a team environment to deal with credit/debit card transactions, cheques and cash payments.

You will maintain client ledgers, support payment runs, enter invoices into the account's system, transaction postings to the client ledgers including disbursements, costs, fees and monies in/out.

You will be involved in day-to-day online client banking and all stages of the conveyancing completion process, from checking completion packs to managing the completion transactions.

You will support ad-hoc financial administration & month-end duties when required.

What you'll need to succeed To be considered for this hands-on Accounts Administrator role, you will need experience in a similar position, experience of working in a busy account's environment dealing with multiple daily deadlines.

You will have a high level of attention to detail, key data entry skills, along with being a team player who can work within a close-knit department.

You will have key communication skills to build relationships with internal departments and external parties, be comfortable managing your own workload with good IT skills and knowledge of Microsoft packages.

You will be adaptable to business needs and a quick learner.

Experience within the legal sector, knowledge of SRA rules, handling client monies and Sage accounts system would be advantageous, but not essential.

What you'll get in return This permanent Accounts Administrator role will offer a salary between £26,000 - £30,000 per annum, dependable on experience based in Devizes, Wiltshire.

The position is full time, 35 hours per week, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and your birthday off.

Additional benefits include a medical-cash plan, employee assistance programmes, a parking permit for free parking, a contributed pension scheme & further company benefits.

A great opportunity to really add value to a successful and established legal group.