Accounts Assistant

JANE GORSE RECRUITMENT LIMITED; Overton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme up to 10%

Birthday off

Healthcare package

Gym membership

Death in service

Company pension

Counselling support

Lifestyle benefits

Job summary

Jane Gorse Recruitment Limited is seeking an Accounts Assistant for a well-established law firm in Hale. You will support the Legal Cashiering Team, ensuring accurate postings, timely payments and robust financial records. A proactive, detail-focused candidate who enjoys balancing books will fit in well.

Responsibilities include reconciliations, processing payments, and assisting with month-end activities and VAT returns. A competitive salary is offered with an employee bonus scheme.

Qualifications

• Experience in accounting, with a focus on accuracy and reliability.
• Strong numerical skills and attention to detail essential.
• Experience with financial transactions, reconciliations or maintaining accounts records.
• Experience in a legal accounts team is useful but not required.

Responsibilities

• Post transactions accurately to client and office ledgers.
• Process payments, cheque requests and account transfers.
• Complete daily bank reconciliations.
• Assist with weekly payment runs and month-end processes.
• Maintain financial records and investigate ledger queries.
• Support VAT returns and petty cash management.
• Ensure compliance with client money procedures.

Skills

Accounts experience

Attention to detail

Proactive

Numerical skills

Reconciliations

Job description

Accounts Assistant

Hale £25,000-£28,000

Supporting the Legal Cashiering Team

Good with numbers? Love getting the detail right? Ready for your next move in accounts?

Jane Gorse Recruitment is recruiting an Accounts Assistant to join an established law firm in Hale. You'll support the Legal Cashiering Team, helping to keep transactions accurate, payments running smoothly and financial records in excellent shape.

If you enjoy balancing the books, solving queries and being the person your colleagues can rely on, this could be a great next step.

The role

Working closely with the legal cashiers and wider business, you'll get involved in:

• Posting transactions accurately to client and office ledgers.
• Processing payments, cheque requests and account transfers.
• Completing daily bank reconciliations.
• Helping prepare weekly payment runs.
• Maintaining financial records and investigating ledger queries.
• Supporting month-end processes and VAT returns.
• Assisting with petty cash and residual client balances.
• Following the procedures that keep client money protected and accounts compliant.
• Providing cover for colleagues and suggesting ways to improve everyday processes.

What you'll bring

We're keen to hear from candidates with accounts experience, strong attention to detail and a proactive approach.

You'll be someone who:

• Enjoys working with numbers and checking that everything adds up.
• Has experience with financial transactions, reconciliations or maintaining accounts records.
• Communicates clearly and confidently with colleagues.
• Can organise a varied workload and meet deadlines.
• Handles sensitive financial information with care and discretion.
• Is comfortable using accounts software and learning new systems.
• Takes pride in being helpful, reliable and accurate.

Experience within a legal accounts team would be useful. If your background is in a different sector, please highlight your relevant accounts experience and interest in moving into legal finance.

The benefits

There's plenty on offer beyond the £25,000-£28,000 salary:

• Employee bonus scheme offering up to an additional 10% of annual salary, subject to terms and conditions.
• Your birthday off.
• Healthcare package including 24/7 GP access and contributions towards dental, optical and physiotherapy costs.
• Gym membership.
• Death-in-service cover of four times your salary.
• Company pension.
• Counselling support and monthly office massages.
• A range of lifestyle benefits, including Netflix, Spotify and Amazon Prime.

Benefits are subject to the employer's scheme terms and eligibility.

Ready to make your next move?