Details:
- Location: West Midlands Staffordshire Brown Edge
- Date: 4 weeks ago
Description:
Our client is a highly successful solicitors firm based in Stoke on Trent. They are looking for an Accounts Assistant to join their small, friendly team. Ideally, you’ll have experience in the legal sector, however, accounting experience in other industries will also be considered if you have the enthusiasm and drive to learn within a new sector.
Job Description:
Duties for the Accounts Assistant role will include:
Posting of all financial transactions to purchase, nominal and sales ledger
Taking payments from clients over the phone
Answering staff and client queries around ledgers
Monitoring online banking and quickly informing legal staff when client money arrives
Sending monies to clients and other solicitors
Reconciliations of client funds and ledgers
Day-end and monthly reconciliations
Monitoring of financial transactions to ensure compliance with Solicitor's Accounts Rules
Assistance with Anti Money Laundering compliance checks For the Accounts Assistant role, it would be good to see candidates with:
Experience in an Accounts role
The ability to work well in a small team to meet tight deadlines
A friendly, bubbly personality
Experience using Microsoft packages, including basic Excel skills This role is also suitable for candidates with the following experience: Legal Cashier, Legal Accounts Assistant, Accounts Clerk, bank reconciliations
Hours: Monday - Wednesday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Salary: £23,000 - £24,720 pro rata
Brampton Recruitment are an independent Commercial and Accounts & Finance recruitment agency working in partnership with employers spanning Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, Cheshire, and the Greater Manchester region