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Accounts Assistant
| Posting date: | 02 September 2024 |
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| Salary: | £22,000 to £24,000 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 October 2024 |
| Location: | Peterborough, Eastern England |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Taylor Rose |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | Aug24#3 |
Summary
Purpose:
Assisting the Accounts Manager to ensure the accounts department runs to a professional standard together and ensuring that the Solicitors Accounts Rules are adhered to in all transactions.
This role involves but is not limited to:
Dealing with deposit accounts
Dealing with bank reconciliation, expenses, nominal postings and other business account entries/duties
Checking and entering bills and disbursements and journals
Posting of credits, debits and transfers to system
Emailing and keeping records of incoming credits to all accounts
Transferring costs between accounts
Checking and maintaining cashflow
Dealing with Counsel’s fees
Liaising with banks
Liaising with third parties
Dealing with general account queries
Liaising with and carrying out tasks with the auditors
Petty Cash
Checking and entry of CHAPS/BACS payments
Dealing with credit/debit card payments
Dealing with allocating funds
Dealing with un-cashed cheques and stopping cheques.
Month end balancing and management reports
Archiving and debt recovery
Opening new files.
Requirements:
Experience of working within a similar role within a Solicitor’s accounts department.
Have a good understanding of the accounting system, the banking system and case management systems.
Full knowledge, experience and understanding of the Solicitors Accounts Rules is required.
Ability to communicate at all levels and across all departments.
Ability to work independently and as a team.
Assisting the Accounts Manager to ensure the accounts department runs to a professional standard together and ensuring that the Solicitors Accounts Rules are adhered to in all transactions.
This role involves but is not limited to:
Dealing with deposit accounts
Dealing with bank reconciliation, expenses, nominal postings and other business account entries/duties
Checking and entering bills and disbursements and journals
Posting of credits, debits and transfers to system
Emailing and keeping records of incoming credits to all accounts
Transferring costs between accounts
Checking and maintaining cashflow
Dealing with Counsel’s fees
Liaising with banks
Liaising with third parties
Dealing with general account queries
Liaising with and carrying out tasks with the auditors
Petty Cash
Checking and entry of CHAPS/BACS payments
Dealing with credit/debit card payments
Dealing with allocating funds
Dealing with un-cashed cheques and stopping cheques.
Month end balancing and management reports
Archiving and debt recovery
Opening new files.
Requirements:
Experience of working within a similar role within a Solicitor’s accounts department.
Have a good understanding of the accounting system, the banking system and case management systems.
Full knowledge, experience and understanding of the Solicitors Accounts Rules is required.
Ability to communicate at all levels and across all departments.
Ability to work independently and as a team.