Legal Accounts Clerk

Bell Lamb & Joynson Solicitors; Weybridge; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Bell Lamb & Joynson Solicitors seeks an Accounts Clerk to support the firm’s financial operations. You will record client costs, fees, and transactions with precision, ensuring compliance with SRA Accounts Rules.

The role offers visibility into high-value deals and deep knowledge of how law firms manage client relationships through financial stewardship. You will handle reconciliations, trust accounting for secured lending, payroll processing, and reporting to inform partner-level

Qualifications

• Experience in accounting within professional services.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to work to deadlines and maintain compliance with accounting rules.

Responsibilities

• Perform bank reconciliations for client and office accounts.
• Manage trust accounting for client funds and secured lending transactions.
• Process payroll accurately and timely.
• Prepare financial reports for partner review and decision making.
• Support month-end closes and ensure compliance with the SRA Accounts Rules.

Skills

Bank reconciliation

SRA Accounts Rules

Financial reporting

Payroll processing

Month-end close

Trust accounting

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Accounts team as an Accounts Clerk.

You'll be the backbone of our firm's financial operations, ensuring that every transaction, client cost, and fee arrangement is recorded with absolute precision. This role offers genuine visibility across high-value deals and the chance to develop deep knowledge of how law firms manage client relationships through financial stewardship.

Your day-to-day work will center on maintaining our solicitors' accounts in strict compliance with the SRA Accounts Rules, processing client funds in line with institutional banking expectations.

You'll handle bank reconciliations across our client and office accounts, manage trust accounting for secured lending transactions, process payroll with accuracy, and prepare financial reports that inform partner-level decisions.

You'll work closely with our Finance team supporting month-end closes and ensuring our compliance posture remains spotless.