£ 35000 Per year
Accounts Assistant
Permanent,Full-time
Job Description
- Identifying receipts daily;
- Acknowledging receipt of funds; and
- Allocating receipt of funds to Case Accounts in the Client Ledger.
- Being the primary contact for the cases;
- Closing cases and making sure financials are in order;
- Reconciling individual case accounts with financial summaries; and
- Producing sales billing to clients, created from analysis of staff time-based ledgers.
- Weekly Client Ledger Payment Run for International Payments (and assisting with the UK when possible)
- Checking that fee notes are accurate and reflect agreed terms;
- Ensuring sufficient funds are available in relation to the case;
- Co-coordinating foreign exchange transactions for international payments (UK only);
- Creating payments via online banking (UK only);
- Batching the payment run (UK only); and
- Recording the payment run in the Client Ledger system.
- Liaising directly with the bank to deal with any queries that arise;
- Responding to general accounts queries by email and telephone, as well as liaising with Arbitrators and Clerks; and
- Any other ad hoc tasks as required.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Excellent financial literacy
- Excellent attention to detail
- Some experience- this is a more junior role so 1-2 years’ experience would be fine but we will also consider more experienced candidates if necessary
- Professional presentation
- Experience in a legal or other professional environment;
- Good written English and telephone manner;
- Have strong numeracy and financial literacy skills;
- Be alert to potential risk and compliance issues at an early stage; have excellent attention to detail;
- Possess strong time management and administrative skills;
- Be punctual and meet deadlines consistently;
- Be able to work well under pressure, proactively priorities tasks, multi-task and be reliable;
- Be a self-motivated team-player;
- Have an organized approach to work;Ttake responsibility for their own actions and demonstrate drive and enthusiasm in everyday work;
- Achieve planned work and set own performance standards; and
- be able to communicate clearly and effectively with others in the team as well as externally.
Reference no: 107684