Finance Officer

Senior Recruitment Consultant | Accountancy & Finance | AJ Chambers | Essex

Accounts Assistant - Essex - £30,000 per annum - Law Firm

• Essex (could be based at various sites)
• £30,000 per annum full time equivalent
• Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm with 1 hour for lunch
• Parking onsite
• 20 days annual leave, plus Christmas shut down which isn't taken from holiday allowance

A well established property specialist law firm with multiple sites across Essex (Southend to Basildon area) is seeking a Legal Cashier to assist their busy team.

No property experience required; however, you will need to have worked in an accounts role within a legal setting, as previous experience as a Legal Cashier would be preferable.

If you are interested in being considered, please apply ASAP to avoid disappointment.

Responsibilities:

• Understanding and completing bank reconciliations
• Post transactions, journal transfers, credits, debits, and enter the description of the payment
• Deal with telephone queries from staff and clients as well as analysing and liaising with them regarding balances
• Checking and carrying out completion statements as well as invoice and completion tasks
• Post and set up completions
• Preparing and arranging for appropriate letters/emails and documents to be sent out regarding credit control
• Investigating and reporting on dormant balances
• Good knowledge and understanding of the CLC and SRA Accounts code/rules
• Petty cash management
• Run different reports within our digital systems
• Setting up payments, monitoring daily credits & debits for all bank accounts
• Dealing with cheques or cash received, completing a banking slip and successfully paying in
• Ensuring payments are made in a timely manner following completion

Seniority Level

Associate

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Function

Accounting/Auditing

Industries

Legal Services