Legal Accounts Assistant Full or Part Time

Skillframe Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Une entreprise de droit dynamique à Surbiton recherche un Accounts Assistant pour rejoindre son équipe en pleine croissance. Les responsabilités comprennent la gestion des paiements, le respect des procédures de conformité et le traitement des dossiers. Le candidat devra avoir de l'expérience dans un cabinet d'avocats et des connaissances sur les pratiques comptables. Ce rôle offre une charge de travail de 37,5 heures par semaine, avec un environnement de travail collaboratif.

Qualifications

• Expérience dans un cabinet d'avocats.
• Connaissance des procédures anti-blanchiment.

Responsibilities

• Gestion de l'ouverture des dossiers et des procédures de conformité.
• Gestion des paiements clients et des transferts.
• Exécution des procédures de contrôle de crédit régulièrement.

Skills

Connaissance des processus comptables

Conformité

Contrôle de crédit

Job description

Required to work within an established and busy firm of Solicitors

Our client is a well established firm of Solicitors with over twenty staff including Solicitors and support staff. The firm covers, Litigation and Family, Private Client, Residential Conveyancing and Commercial sectors and they hold ISO 9001:2015 accreditation with Lawnet (a quality standard similar to Lexcel).

Their accounts team currently consists of an Accounts Manager and Accounts Assistant and they are seeking an Accounts Assistant to join their friendly te=am.

The suitable applicant will have experience of working in the accounts department of a busy solicitors office, knowledge of the accounting legal processes and compliance.

The tasks undertaken and the skills required for this position are as follows:

• Dealing with file opening
• ID and compliance procedures and queries, to include proof and source of funding
• Full knowledge of anti-money laundering legislation required
• Dealing with payments out of client account and receipts in
• Inputting bank payments
• Reconciling and identifying amounts received
• Dealing with client to office transfers
• Dealing with HMLR / Searchflow statements and payments
• Running credit control procedures on a regular basis
• Dealing with fee earner queries
• Providing cover in accounts for absence and holidays
• File closing

The hours of work are 37.5 per week, between 9.00 am and 5.30 pm with one hour for lunch.

Salary dependent on experience.

Surbiton Area