Finance Assistant

1 week ago

Chesterfield, United Kingdom BRM Solicitors Full time

Key Information

Posted on: 3 February 2025

Department: Finance

Location: Chesterfield (on site)

Reporting to: Chief Cashier

**Finance Assistant**:
**About us**:
BRM offer comprehensive legal services to businesses nationally. As one of the leading law firms in the South Yorkshire and Derbyshire region, we focus on providing bespoke legal advice, working closely together to deliver a professional and personalised service our clients can rely on. Our teams have gained nationwide reputation for efficiency and commerciality.

The strongest client relationships are built from truly understanding their needs and tailoring our approach to allow them to realise their opportunity_ - _and to help us do that, we need a first-class HR Manager.

**The Role**:
The business has enjoyed growth with the expansion of our Sheffield office, and we have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and energetic individual to join our finance team. We work in a busy environment and need an additional member of the team to support our increasing volume of work and be involved in a broad range of duties.

**Duties and responsibilities**:

- To work with fee earners and assist with the collection of aged debt from our clients supported by other members of the team.
- To take payments from clients in the office or by phone issuing receipts as necessary.
- To assist with daily bank reconciliations, investigating any discrepancies and highlighting issues as they arise.
- To support the office and client bank accounts, processing payments, opening and closing accounts as directed.
- Process bills and invoices on the system as directed ensuring accuracy and highlighting any queries as they arise.
- To assist with credit card reconciliations, ensuring the appropriate paperwork is collated and discrepancies are investigated and documented.
- To process electronic payments and obtain timely authorisations from Directors in accordance with requirements. To bank cheques as required.
- To support the team during month end to ensure deadlines are met.
- To undertake general administrative tasks including filing, printing etc.
- Deal with general questions from the wider business ensuring urgent queries are prioritised.
- To undertake other duties as would be reasonably expected from this role.

**Requirements**:
**Technical**:

- Working towards an AAT qualification (desirable).
- Experience of working in a busy professional services business. (desirable).
- Proficient in use of Microsoft packages including Outlook, Word and Excel.
- Good systems knowledge.

**Personal**:

- Strong communications skills with a good understanding of customer service.
- To always be professional and build good working relationships.
- Good team working ethic, reliable and supportive to others.
- Receptive to learning new skills.
- Ability to work to deadlines and under pressure.
- Use of initiative when problem solving demonstrating a logical and consistent approach.
- To work flexibly to meet the needs of the service is essential.

**Benefits**:

- Salary negotiable.
- 23 days holiday plus bank holidays.
- Company pension scheme and paycare.
- Regular social events.

**How to apply**:
If this sounds like a role you would excel in, we want to hear from you.
- Please send your CV and a covering letter to.

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