Accounts Assistant

**HK Law **is a well-established and growing South Coast legal firm providing professional legal services direct to clients from offices across the region. We are known for our strong connections with the communities in which we are based and offer our employees a supportive and friendly environment in which to work.

We are seeking a super-efficient full time Accounts Assistant to join our Finance team based at our Swanage office.

**The role**
The role will entail carrying out the following tasks in a timely and efficient manner to ensure the highest level of service:

- Accessing the firm's bank accounts online, checking for new transactions and completing paperwork as required
- Drawing cheques and sending payments online
- Dealing with Overseas Currency Transactions
- Daily posting of all financial transactions to include bank receipts, cheques, CHAPS, faster payments, purchase ledger payments and transfers using the SOS Practice Management accounting system
- Checking and paying counsel fees etc as appropriate, when bills are paid
- Checking authorisation, coding, and posting supplier invoices.
- Paying suppliers each month
- Liaising with suppliers on accounts queries as necessary
- Checking supplier statements against purchase ledger records
- Housekeeping including writing off disbursement and time balances
- Filing of all related finance paperwork
- Accurate and timely recording of all banking and disbursement transactions
- Reviewing and processing of expense claims
- Assisting with Bill processing (checking, numbering and posting bills).
- Interest calculations on client money
- Reconciling bank, petty cash and general ledgers

**About you**
You should have a minimum of circa two year’s recent accounts experience, gained within a fast paced professional environment, preferably within Legal Practice, although this is not essential as training can be given.

**What we can offer you**
You will be joining a fun and enthusiastic team who enjoy doing a great job for their clients. where training and career development is encouraged and we offer a range of competitive benefits:

- A competitive salary package
- 33.5 days holiday per year (includes Bank Hols)
- Buy and Sell Holiday Scheme
- Employee health cash plan (cash back on dentist and optician bills etc.)
- Cycle Scheme
- Discounted legal fees
- Pension scheme
- Sponsorship of qualifications
- Fully paid for social events several times a year

**Other info**:

- Hours:_ Full time, Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm with 1 hour lunch (35 hours per week)
- Salary: £22,000 - _ £25,000 p/a ( salary will depend on skills, experience and qualification level)
Work location: Office based. Due to to the nature of work and client confidentiality, this role is not able to be worked remotely.

**For further information **including the full job description and job specification please go to the firm’s vacancies page on hklaw.uk
- **NO AGENCIES PLEASE**_

**Salary**: £22,000.00-£25,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- Life insurance
- Sick pay

Application question(s):

- Are you AAT qualified or part qualified/ currently studying?
- Are you able to easily commute to Swanage? (NB. This role is office based)

**Experience**:

- Accounts Admin: 2 years (required)

Work Location: In person