Finance Assistant

The Finance Assistant will work within a Finance team of eleven and will initially be involved with aspects of general office and client accounting. They will report to the Finance Supervisor.

The job will consist of the following tasks:

• Bank Reconciliations - daily and monthly
• Logging incoming cheques and preparing paperwork for banking
• Processing cheques for both office and client bank accounts
• Processing client and office bank payments
• Processing invoices
• Monitoring bank transactions and posting transactions to the bank account and matter ledgers
• Ensure SRA compliance is adhered to through the correct movement of office and client funds
• General ad-hoc support to legal departments
• Processing monthly expenses
• Managing and processing corporate cards

Qualifications and Experience

• Previous experience in a similar role within a professional services environment is essential
• 3E Practice Management System experience would be ideal, but not essential
• A minimum of 5 GCSEs (or equivalent) including English and maths GCSE at Grade C/4 and above
• Knowledge and experience of using Outlook, Word & Excel
• Good numerical skills
• Excellent English and grammar
• Proven ability to learn new IT systems, internal processes and procedures

Personal attributes

• Resilient and calm with a confident and professional demeanour
• Good interpersonal and communication skills are essential
• Proven ability to demonstrate effective time management skills and the ability to prioritise a varied workload appropriately
• Proactive and self-motivated, demonstrating the ability to use initiative
• Self-driven to learn and develop knowledge and understanding of processes and procedures
• Proven ability to be a team player and work independently
• Excellent organisation and administration skills
• Proven experience of being adapt to cultural requirements and to embrace ambiguity and flexibility.
• Excellent accuracy and attention to detail