Finance Assistant

1 month ago

Chichester, United Kingdom Legado Recruitment Full time
This role will be very varied, training will be provided as required on top of your existing experience. You will be working in the office Monday to Friday.

You will be expected to assist with all aspects of the cashiering function.

Duties:
  • Make sure all financial transactions are correctly posted in accordance with the SRA Accounts Rules and the FCA rules for authorised professional firms.
    Office/Nominal Account
    • To ensure office money is properly identified and correctly allocated to the office or nominal ledger.
    • To prepare all office cheques (i.e., office and nominal ledger), ensuring that requests for funds are appropriately authorised and anticipated disbursements converted as appropriate.
    • To post disbursement invoices to the clients’ ledgers daily.
    • To process all supplier invoices; ensuring that the nominal coding is correct, the invoice is properly approved for payment and payment is made in accordance with supplier terms. To reconcile supplier invoices with statements and resolve any queries arising.
    • To process and pay staff expenses claims.
    • To input petty cash payments onto the system monthly and raise the requisite cheques to maintain the float in each office.
    • To analyse credit card expenditure and process accordingly.
      Client Account
      • To process or release CHAPS payments (telegraphic transfers), foreign payments and BACS payments with associated authentication procedures and in accordance with the firm’s procedures.
      • To assist in ensuring all incoming funds are properly identified and allocated to client ledgers, including credit card receipts.
      • To prepare client cheques, ensuring that requests for funds are appropriately authorised.
      • To process client related disbursements and recoverable expenses and generate payments as required.
      • To assist with processing bills, ensuring time recorded, disbursements and recoverable expenses are correctly allocated and VAT correctly calculated.
      • To archive client ledgers in accordance with fee earner instructions, ensuring either that all balances are clear or that partner approval has been obtained for write offs (if required).
      • To carry out daily transaction processing and support other team members as necessary to ensure there are no back logs and processing is reliable and complete.
        Required skills and experience
      • Previous experience working in an accounts department desirable (you do not need ot be studying towards AAT)
    • High attention to detail and accuracy
  • Able to prioritise work and cope well in periods of high volume.
Confident and articulateIT literate, with good Excel and Word skills
The ideal candidate will be numerate, pro-active, and enthusiastic, who is personable and professional in their approach to work.

A competitive salary is on offer commensurate with experience and ability. Financial assistance with parking cost's is also offered if needed.

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