Accounts Assistant

Extra Recruitment; Walsall; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking an Accounts Assistant in Walsall. The ideal candidate will handle client payments and manage accounts, requiring proficiency in IT and strong organisational skills. Responsibilities include ledger posting, completing weekly reports, and preparing payments. The position offers a competitive salary of £27,000 - £28,000 PA, a firm-wide bonus, and generous holiday benefits including a birthday day off.

Benefits

29 days holiday including 8 bank holidays

3% employer and 5% employee pension contributions

Birthday Day off

Firm wide bonus

Qualifications

• Strong communication and organisational skills are essential.
• Excellent IT skills needed, specifically in Excel.
• Ability to explain financial matters clearly.
• Attention to detail is a must.
• Capability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Receive payments from clients both on-site and via phone.
• Post items to ledgers for receipts and payments.
• Complete weekly reports for the Head of Departments.
• Prepare Priority and BACS payments.
• Prepare client-ledger breakdowns for clients.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Organisational skills

Proficiency in Excel

Attention to detail

Job description

Extra Recruitment are currently recruiting for an Accounts Assistant for one of our clients based in Walsall. For this Account Assistant role within a Law Firm, it will require a good working knowledge of Solicitors Accounts Rules.

Account Assistant Responsibilities :

• Taking receipts from clients either on-site or over the telephone and issuing receipts
• Posting items to ledgers – receipts and payments.
• Completing weekly new matter reports to the Head of Departments
• Preparing Priority and BACS payments
• Preparing breakdowns of time and client ledgers in a format that can be sent out to the Clients

Accounts Assistant Details :

Location : Walsall

Schedule : 09 : 00am – 5 : 00pm

Salary : £27,000 - £28,000 PA

Accounts Assistant Requirements :

• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• Excellent IT skills with proficiency in Excel
• Able to clearly explain financial matters
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work as part of a small teamAbility to work under pressure and meet deadlines

Accounts Assistant Benefits :

• 29 days holiday including 8 bank holidays and the day after boxing day
• Pension contributions are 3% employer and 5% employee
• Birthday Day off each year
• Firm wide bonus