Financial Assistant

Medlock Partners Ltd; Manchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal firm is seeking a Legal Finance Assistant for a 6-month fixed-term contract in Manchester City Centre. The ideal candidate will support finance processes, ensuring compliance with SRA rules. Key responsibilities include managing case financials, liaising with fee earners, and handling billing tasks. Strong analytical skills and some legal sector experience are preferred. Benefits include 25 days holiday and more.

Benefits

25 days holiday (prorata)

Christmas closure

Early finish once a month

Opportunity to be involved in charitable work

Travel loan

Events

Referral scheme

Qualifications

• Some existing experience in a legal cashier role or similar preferred.
• Good understanding of the conveyancing process is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support finance aspects of the firm's case management system.
• Analyze and investigate file balances for timely closure.
• Liaise with Fee Earners and other teams.
• Raise appropriate payment requests to Accounts Team.
• Raise Bills.
• Process write offs.
• Close files.

Skills

Analytical skills

Knowledge of SRA Accounts Rules

Basic Word and Excel skills

Professional manner

Organisational skills

Job description

Overview

Legal Finance Assistant Manchester City Centre 6 months FTC

We are working with a leading legal firms Commercial Real Estate department to appoint an organised and analytical Finance Assistant to their busy team in Manchester on a fixed term basis for a 6 month contract.

This is one of the North West's biggest commercial property teams, providing a comprehensive range of real estate services across all disciplines. This is a fantastic opportunity for an individual, perhaps with some previous experience working in a small firm, to gain exposure and a foot in the door with a large, highly regarded city centre law firm where further opportunities may arise.

This role is an integral part of the department. You will be working alongside fee earners, ensuring all finance aspects of their work are dealt with promptly and efficiently in accordance with the SRA rules and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Providing support in relation to the finance aspects of the firm's case management system
• Analysis and investigation of file balances so that informed and appropriate actions are taken to enable timely file closure
• Liaising with Fee Earners and other teams
• Raising appropriate payment requests to the Accounts Team
• Raising Bills
• Processing write offs
• Closing files

Qualifications & Skills

• Ideally, we are looking to speak with candidates with some existing experience of working within the legal sector in a legal cashier role or similar. A good understanding of the conveyancing process would be advantageous.
• Good knowledge of SRA Accounts Rules
• Strong analytical skills
• Basic Word and Excel skills
• Professional manner
• Well organised and able to manage workload to hit deadlines

Benefits

The firm offers its colleagues many benefits, including 25 days holiday (prorata), plus Christmas closure, early finish once a month, opportunity to be involved in charitable work, travel loan, events, EAS, referral scheme, plus much more.