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Accounts Assistant

Reference JTDGWPET

Location Peterborough

This role involves but is not limited to: 

  • Dealing with deposit accounts
  • Dealing with bank reconciliation, expenses, nominal postings and other business account entries/duties
  • Checking and entering bills and disbursements and journals
  • Posting of credits, debits and transfers to system
  • Emailing and keeping records of incoming credits to all accounts
  • Transferring costs between accounts
  • Checking and maintaining cashflow
  • Dealing with Counsel’s fees
  • Liaising with banks
  • Liaising with third parties
  • Dealing with general account queries
  • Liaising with and carrying out tasks with the auditors
  • Petty Cash
  • Checking and entry of CHAPS/BACS payments
  • Dealing with credit/debit card payments
  • Dealing with allocating funds
  • Dealing with un-cashed cheques and stopping cheques. 
  • Month end balancing and management reports
  • Archiving and debt recovery 
  • Opening new files.

Requirements:

  • Experience of working within a similar role within a Solicitor’s accounts department is desirable.
  • Have a good understanding of the accounting system, the banking system and case management systems.
  • Full knowledge, experience and understanding of the Solicitors Accounts Rules is required.
  • Ability to communicate at all levels and across all departments.
  • Ability to work independently and as a team. 
  • High levels of attention to detail. 
  • Professional approach 

Company Core Values:

Aspire: To challenge convention, an entrepreneur with energy for change. To be the best we can be.

Innovate: To creatively evolve our working practices, use our revenue and resources in a virtuous cycle of improving our people, systems and growth.

Integrate: Bring together people and systems into a cohesive force.

Commit: To work with integrity and invest in long term relationships, creating a strong market position and delivering sustained commercial advantage.


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