Senior Accounts Assistant

Davies Group; London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services firm in legal services is seeking a Senior Accounts Assistant to join their Finance team in London. This hybrid role involves managing transactional accounts, conducting reconciliations, and supporting various financial activities. The firm offers a supportive culture with opportunities for progression.

Qualifications

• AAT Level 2 qualification required.
• Strong Excel skills essential.
• Excellent communication skills needed.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily processing of transactional accounts.
• Conduct bank reconciliations and maintain cash collection spreadsheets.
• Support Accounts Lead in managing control accounts.

Skills

Excel

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

AAT Level 2 qualification

Job description

Senior Accounts Assistant – Hybrid

My client, a leading professional services firm specializing in legal services, is seeking a Senior Accounts Assistant to join its Finance team. With approximately 250 employees across offices in the UK and Europe, they are renowned globally for their stability, reputation, and expertise.

They offer a supportive, open, and friendly partnership culture, with excellent opportunities for progression and development.

About the role:

Reporting primarily to the Accounts Lead, and with additional reporting lines to the management accounting team and Financial Controller, you’ll be instrumental in supporting our finance function. This involves managing the daily processing of transactional accounts. A solid grasp of double-entry principles and familiarity with document management systems are key for this role.

Sales Ledger Activities:

• Processing cash receipts and allocating them to sales invoices.
• Conducting bank reconciliations.
• Maintaining cash collection spreadsheets and sending out daily email notifications.

Deposit Accounts:

• Managing the electronic inbox for deposit account deductions.
• Matching and processing official fee charges as needed.
• Following up on queries with fee earners and secretaries.
• Handling official fee write-offs from our system when necessary.
• Preparing top-up payment listings and arranging payments.
• Keeping Management Accountants and the Head of Finance updated on progress.

Purchase Ledger Activities:

• Coding and processing chargeable and non-chargeable invoices on our accounting systems (some French language processing may be involved, but isn’t required).
• Assisting with various payment runs as directed.
• Supporting the authorization of manual cheques and electronic payments.
• Helping team members with supplier statement reconciliations.
• Performing administrative duties, such as distributing cheques, managing banking instructions, and filing paperwork (mostly soft copies into our document management system).

Accounts Control Procedures:

• Conducting petty cash counts.
• Posting journals as instructed by Management Accountants or the Head of Finance.
• Supporting the Accounts Lead in managing control accounts and other account reconciliations.

About you

• AAT Level 2 qualification
• Strong Excel skills
• A keen eye for detail
• The ability to work effectively under pressure
• Excellent communication skills, comfortable liaising confidently with fee earners and all other firm members.
• A flexible attitude and a willingness to help others in the department.
• A desire to learn, share knowledge, and collaborate within a team.