Accounts Assistant
Permanent,Full-time
Job Description
- Maintaining the cash collections spreadsheet
- Processing cash receipts
- Supporting maintenance of the firm’s deposit accounts
- Managing the electronic inbox relating to notifications of deposit account deductions.
- Responsible for processing official fees/charges as necessary.
- Addressing queries from Fee Earners or Secretaries.
- Attending to write-offs of official fees, where necessary.
- Preparing top-up payment listings and arranging for payment of top-ups.
- Providing regular updates to the Accountant and Head of Finance.
- Supporting purchase ledger services in processing of chargeable and non-chargeable invoices on the firm’s accounting system.
- Attending to a number of the firm’s payment runs.
- Attending to activities in support of authorization of manual cheques and electronic payments.
- Providing support to team members in the reconciliation of supplier statements.
- Administrative duties including distribution of cheques by post, sending of banking instructions by fax and filing of paperwork.
- Attending to bank reconciliation work.
- Attending to petty cash counts.
- Attending to journal postings as directed by the Management Accountant or Head of Finance.
- Supporting the Accounts Supervisor in the housekeeping of control accounts.
- Participating in the month-end-close process on a rotational basis with the Accounts Supervisor, including end-of-day physical close and reporting (this may involve some late working).
- To assist the Head of Finance, Management Accountant or Accounts Supervisor with any project related duties.
- Assisting the Accounts Supervisor or other senior members of the Finance team with any other accounts or administrative duties as directed.
- To provide cover in the absence of other members of the Finance team, where appropriate.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- You will have an AAT qualification. (desirable)
- You will also have excellent Microsoft Excel skills.
- A Level Educated
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