Accounts Assistant - EPI

DAC Beachcroft; Leeds; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in the UK is seeking an Accounts Assistant to support the billing process and work closely with Account Managers and the finance team. The role includes managing invoicing tasks, handling client queries, and ensuring timely billing according to service agreements. Ideal candidates will be organized with excellent numeracy skills and a proactive approach. Experience in finance or billing in a professional services environment is a plus. Flexible working options are available.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Must be organized with the ability to manage and prioritize work within prescribed timescales.
• Has a proactive and flexible approach.
• Must have a good eye for detail and excellent numeracy skills.

Responsibilities

• Support and work with EPI Account Managers.
• Manage departmental billing processes.
• Check invoices received from finance and forward to clients.

Skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Excellent numeracy skills

Knowledge of Excel

Written and oral communication skills

Team-oriented

Experience with case management system

Understanding of finance systems

Previous finance/billing experience

Job description

Description

The Accounts Assistant will support EPI billing, along with any associated tasks in the billing process. They will work closely with the EPI Account Managers, the EPI team (lawyers and support team) and national finance team to ensure invoices are raised correctly and sent out to the clients in accordance with our the relevant Service Level Agreements.

Key Responsibilities

• Support and work with the three EPI Account Managers in the team.
• Support them in managing departmental billing processes ensuring that time and / or disbursements are processed in accordance with client protocols, ensuring clients are billed the right amounts at the right time.
• Checking invoices received from our finance team ensuring they have been billed as per the instructions, then forwarding to the relevant clients by email / electronic means in accordance with our Service Level Agreements.
• Dealing with invoice-related queries from clients in an efficient and professional manner.
• Assisting the team with queries on financial matters such as billed / unbilled time, disbursements, billing and client account balances.
• Supporting in running and gathering information for Client Management Information reports.
• Liaising with our finance team to resolve account queries.
• Handling confidential information in line with the Firm’s data security protocols.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Must be organised with the ability to manage and prioritise work within prescribed timescales.
• Has a proactive and flexible approach.
• Must have a good eye for detail and excellent numeracy skills.
• A good knowledge of Excel.
• High standard of written and oral communication skills with the ability to liaise confidently and professionally with clients and colleagues at all levels.
• Team oriented with a willingness to share knowledge with and support other members of the team / cluster.
• Experience of using a case management system preferred.
• Experience / understanding of finance systems preferred.
• Previous finance / billing experience within a professional services environment is ideal but not essential.

We are happy to talk flexible working with our Flex Forward scheme. We would encourage you to talk to us about our approach to flexible working during the hiring process if you would like to explore this further.

At DAC Beachcroft we are committed to and recognise the importance of equity, diversity and inclusion across the board, including and beyond the protected characteristics. We take decisions based solely on merit. We value, welcome and seek out people with different backgrounds and life experiences, perspectives, beliefs, ways of thinking and identities.