Finance Assistant

Trades Workforce Solutions; Cheltenham; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A professional services provider in Cheltenham is seeking a Finance Assistant for a hybrid role on a 12-month fixed term contract with a salary of up to £34,000. The Finance Assistant will be involved in various tasks including assisting with legal cashiering service, compliance with financial regulations, and supporting transactional banking queries. Candidates should have experience with SRA Accounts Rules and excellent attention to detail. To apply, contact Rhian Mountjoy at Seymour John Limited.

Qualifications

• Experience with SRA Accounts Rules (SAR).
• Ability to handle international transactions.
• Strong attention to detail for compliance tasks.

Responsibilities

• Assist with various tasks across finance groups.
• Provide legal cashiering service for international transactions.
• Support transactional banking queries.
• Ensure compliance with SAR while processing transactions.
• Assist with month end reporting duties.

Skills

Processing office and client account transactions

Counsel fee and expert invoice processing

Advising on client related banking queries

Supporting month end reporting

Job description

Finance Assistant | Hybrid – Cheltenham | 12 month fixed term contract – start asap | up to £34,000

Company

My client is in the professional services sector

Role

• This is a busy and varied role in which the Finance Assistant will assist with a range of tasks across various groups.
• This is a maternity cover role within a recently expanded Cashiering and Disbursements team to enhance the team ability to support the wider business needs and driving improvement and efficiency.
• You will be responsible for providing an excellent legal cashiering service, including regular international transactions, which are fully compliant with the SRA Accounts Rules (SAR).

Key skills & experience

• Processing office and client account transactions in accordance with SAR and firm policies.
• Responsibility of IPO account transactions and all related tasks
• Processing counsel fee and expert invoices including reconciliation of the vendor accounts
• Support transactional banking queries from disbursement suppliers, bank, international intermediaries, internal “clients”
• Advising on all client related banking queries including international payments, liaising with our bank contact as appropriate.
• Review and first release of all client payments
• Supporting the SRA audit information requirements
• Strictly following process documentation for key tasks within the role, including deadlines and timescales being set, and working proactively to improve these further, supporting direction received from Financial Controller/Deputy COFA
• Assisting with month end reporting and duties

This list is not exhaustive and other duties and projects may be assigned to you commensurate with the general nature of the role.

For further information, please contact Rhian Mountjoy on 07928 666145 or [e-mail]

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