Finance Assistant
- Recruiter
- L.R. Legal Recruitment Ltd
- Location
- Colchester
- Salary
- 22000.00 - 24000.00 GBP Annual
- Posted
- 20 Oct 2020
- Closes
- 29 Oct 2020
- Sectors
- Banking & Financial Services
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Finance Assistant
GBP22k - GBP24k
Colchester, Essex
Our client has been based in the City of London for over 150 years, they also have offices in Leeds and Colchester. They would describe themselves as a full-service law firm with specialists in Corporate/Commercial, Civil Litigation, Housing, Employment, Real Estate, Projects and Property Development.
The role
They have an opening for a Finance Assistant to assist the department with all aspects of accounts administration, including all aspects of legal cashiering.
Main responsibilities:
- Residual Balance administration and general finance assistance for the Real Estate and Projects Department
- Reconciliation of client matters for both office and client ledgers
- Office and client account banking and processing
- Process client and office account payments by BACS/CHAPS
- Archiving of ledger files
What they are looking for
- At least 12 months experience achieved within a legal accounts working environment
- Previous experience of residual balance reconciliation and experience of all aspects of commercial conveyancing accounting is essential
- Minimum of 5 A-C grades at GCSE or equivalent including grade B in English Language, Literature and Maths
- A high attention to detail to produce work/documentation, which is consistently of a high standard
- Good IT Skills (competent in Excel and Word)
- Good time management skills with the ability to prioritise workload
- Has a flexible approach to ensure all deadlines are met
- Must be able to work as part of a team and possess excellent communication skills both written and verbal
PLEASE DO NOT APPLY UNLESS YOU HAVE THE REQUIRED RESIDUAL BALANCE EXPERIENCE WITHIN A LEGAL ENVIRONMENT
For more information about this Finance Assistant role please contacts Alison Banks at LR Legal Recruitment or to apply please do so within.
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