The central London based boutique law firm is looking to hire an Account Assistant for their small London based office to provide cover on an ongoing temporary basis with the potential to go permanent in the long term.

FTE Salary of up to £45,000

Offices located close to Chancery Lane station station

Full time - 3 days office/ 2 remote

This role will be suitable for an Accounts Assistant with minimum 18 months experience within a law firm’s accounts department who is available to start at short notice.

The Accounts Assistant will support the Senior Cashier and Office Manager with Accounts Payable, Professional Disbursements, Expenses, Client and Office Account and Billing duties.

Accounts Assistant Responsibilities include:

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• Oversee the purchase ledger function; opening new suppliers, ensuring all invoices and expenses have been coded and authorised
• Preparation of supplier payment runs, ensuring all invoices are paid in accordance with the supplier’s payment terms
• Ensure all supplier statements are fully reconciled against the purchase ledger
• Deal with queries from suppliers including replying to chasing letters and phone calls.
• Daily monitoring of the firm's client and office bank accounts
• Reviewing of office receipts and payments to ensure SAR compliance
• Posting of all daily office bank transactions
• Responsible for drafting bills and follow up with Partners to investigate outstanding WIP
• Assisting with credit control duties; sending statements and copy bills to clients and partners
• Upkeep of the London office accounts filing to include regular archiving of redundant files
• Preparation of the monthly personal account bills to include approval and posting in time for payroll processing.

The Accounts Assistant will have;

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• Current law firm accounts payable experience
• Familiar with SRA Accounts Rules and VAT for solicitors
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, in particular Excel, preferably at intermediate/advanced level
• Ability to work unsupervised, handle multiple priorities and work well under pressure

Candidates MUST be available for immediate start.