Legal Accounts Assistant (Ref: 1201)

Birketts LLP; Ipswich; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a dedicated accounts professional to join their dynamic team. This role offers a unique opportunity to work in a supportive environment, providing essential services in processing payments and managing accounts. With a strong emphasis on training and development, this position is perfect for those looking to grow their skills in accounting while contributing to a firm that values diversity and community impact. Enjoy a flexible hybrid working model, competitive benefits, and the chance to be part of a top-ranked law firm that prioritizes its employees' wellbeing and professional growth.

Benefits

Long Service Holiday Award

Private Healthcare with BUPA

Staff Profit Share

Individual Performance Bonus Scheme

Life Assurance

Permanent Health Insurance

Qualifications

• Exposure to practical accounting experience is preferred.
• Strong IT skills, particularly in Word and Excel, are essential.

Responsibilities

• Process all payments and receipts for client and office accounts efficiently.
• Assist team members and perform administrative duties as required.

Skills

IT Skills

Organisational Skills

Attention to Detail

Prioritisation Skills

Education

Practical Accounting Experience

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Birketts is a full service, UK Top 50 law firm. With a heritage spanning 160 years, we have more than 700 lawyers and legal professionals based in Bristol, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Ipswich, London, Norwich, Sevenoaks and Bristol. We advise businesses, government and public sector organisations and individuals in the UK and internationally across four principal practice groups: property, corporate services, litigation and private client advisory.

We are defined by our Next Level Law proposition. We work with our clients as a proactive partner, horizon scanning and thinking ahead to the changes, challenges or opportunities that they may face.

Next Level Law is also applied to our people. Our collegiate culture means everyone is encouraged to achieve their next level in everything they do. RollOnFriday recently ranked us as the 5th best law firm to work at in 2024.

With our ambition to succeed, comes a strong desire to make a positive contribution to the communities we serve, and we are committed to delivering the objectives set out in our ESG strategy. Diversity plays an integral part in all that we do, with female partners comprising 40% of our partnership.

Purpose of Job

To work as part of a team assisting in providing an efficient and accurate accounts service to the firm.

Accountabilities

• Effectively receive and process all payments and receipts for client and office accounts.
• Accurately carry out CHAPS, BACS, International Payments and Inter Account Transfers within agreed time limits.
• Assist and support other team members in other duties as required.
• Other administrative duties as required.
• Ensuring that own knowledge and skills are kept up-to-date, requesting training where necessary.

Qualifications/Experience

This is an ideal opportunity to gain a varied and interesting role within an accounts function, or perhaps a move into a different career path whereby there is a big focus on training and development. We prefer that the candidate has some exposure to practical accounting experience before applying.

Skills

• Strong IT skills, including Word and Excel.
• Good organisation and administrative skills.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to effectively prioritise.

Equal Opportunities

At Birketts, our culture is driven by ambition and a commitment to positively impact all the communities we serve. We are dedicated to the success, development, and wellbeing of our colleagues, helping them achieve their goals and seize the opportunities that come with our growth. Alongside a flexible and inclusive work environment, we offer the following core benefits:

• Long Service holiday award – 1 extra week every 10 years continuous service
• Private Healthcare with BUPA (offered after probation is passed)
• Staff Profit Share and Individual Performance Bonus Scheme
• Salary sacrifice (Pensions, Staff Profit Share)
• Life Assurance - 4 x salary / Permanent Health Insurance

Birketts is a flexible business which has embraced a hybrid working model where our colleagues enjoy a mix of home and office working. We welcome applications from people looking for flexible, agile, and part-time roles and we are happy to explore your preferred working patterns as part of your application.

Please note that this job profile is not an exhaustive list of duties but merely an outline of the key components of the role. You may be required by your line manager to take on additional responsibilities when requested.

Birketts is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policy is unequivocal: we do not tolerate discrimination based on age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, or sexual orientation.

We pride ourselves on being an inclusive organisation that actively promotes equality of opportunity for all, valuing the right mix of talent, skills, and potential. We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates, and selection for roles is based solely on individual merit.