Accounts Assistant

Magpie Recruitment; Kingston upon Thames; On-site; GBP 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Kingston seeks an organised and experienced Accounts Assistant to join their team. In this office-based role, you will be responsible for various account-related tasks including compliance, client payments, and reconciling accounts. The ideal candidate will possess strong attention to detail and experience working with accounts, ensuring accuracy in all processes.

Qualifications

• Experience working with accounts required.
• Strong attention to detail and excellent organisation skills.
• Good communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Dealing with ID and compliance procedures.
• Reconciling accounts and managing client payments.
• Running credit control procedures.

Skills

Attention to detail

Verbal communication

Written communication

Organisation

Time management

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Accounts Assistant
Kingston
Office Based
£35,000
9am 5:30pm

A legal company based in Kingston are on the lookout for an organised and experienced Accounts Assistant to join their team.

The accounts team currently consists of an Accounts Manager and Accounts Assistant.

The main purpose of an Accounts Assistant is:

• Dealing with file opening
• ID and compliance procedures and queries, to include proof and source of funding
• Full knowledge of anti-money laundering legislation required
• Dealing with payments out of client account and receipts in
• Inputting bank payments
• Reconciling and identifying amounts received
• Dealing with client to office transfers
• Dealing with HMLR / Searchflow statements and payments
• Running credit control procedures on a regular basis
• Dealing with fee earner queries
• Providing cover in accounts for absence and holidays
• File closing

Accounts Assistant Specification:

• To have experience working with accounts
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• To live local to the Kingston Office
• Excellent organisation and time management and ability to manage multiple priorities
• Highly motivated and to have knowledge of Microsoft Excel

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