Legal Accounts Clerk Brighton, East Sussex Huntress - Crawley £30,000 - 35,000 - Annum 5 hours ago

Gumtree; Brighton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established legal practice in Brighton is seeking a Legal Accounts Clerk to join their supportive team. The role involves managing financial tasks, ensuring compliance with legal procedures, and providing administrative support. Ideal for candidates with strong numerical skills and legal sector experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in legal aid billing is essential.
• Strong numerical skills and attention to detail are required.

Responsibilities

• Handling incoming calls and emails.
• Managing purchase ledger and staff expenses.
• Processing third-party transactions.

Skills

Numerical Skills

Attention to Detail

Job description

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Legal Accounts Clerk

Full-Time | Permanent

Hove, East Sussex

£30,000 to £35,000 per annum depending on experience

We are working with our client, a well-established and respected legal practice, with an office based in Brighton. They are looking to appoint an experienced Accounts Assistant who is confident in legal aid billing. You will join their friendly and supportive Accounts team, taking on a varied role, putting your legal sector experience into practice, hitting the ground running! This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to join a growing, well established organisation.

Key responsibilities:

Handling incoming calls and emails

Purchase Ledger

Managing staff expenses and petty cash

Entering and managing data within online banking systems

Processing third-party transactions (e.g. Land Registry, HMCTS)

Supporting month-end, quarter-end, and year-end processes

Adhering to anti-money laundering procedures and internal policies

General administrative support within the finance team

This role is ideal for someone with strong numerical skills and an eye for detail. You'll be joining a busy finance team and supporting a range of essential accounting and administrative functions. Apply today if this sounds like the perfect role for you!

Huntress Search Ltd acts as a Recruitment Agency in relation to all Permanent roles and as a Recruitment Business in relation to all Temporary roles.

We practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout.

PLEASE NOTE: We can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK

"Be wary of buyers asking to use 'Gumtree delivery' or 'Payments on Gumtree' because Gumtree doesn't offer these services currently. Requests from Whatsapp or SMS could be scams"

"Only access Gumtree from gumtree.com and do not follow links sent by other users"

"Share photos and ask lots of questions about the items you are buying and selling"

"If an ad or reply sounds too good to be true, it probably is"

"Use the 'Reply to ad' button for your safety and privacy"

"Don't reply to email addresses hidden in text and pictures"

"Trade in person, use PayPal 'paying for an item or service' to transfer money"

"Beware of fake Gumtree, eBay or escrow sites and invoices"