Accounts Assistant

Salary: £27,600 – £31,200 per year

Accounts Assistant

Our client based in Braintree are recruiting for an experienced accounts assistant to join their accounts team. This is a fabulous opportunity for an accounts assistant who would like to become a legal cashier our client is offering full training.

The Role

* To provide an efficient accounts and cashiering service to the partners and staff including compliance with regulatory bodies in accordance with Solicitors Accounts Rules

* Responsible for daily banking,production of cheques

* Processing CHAPS & BAC transfers

* Processing bills including, checking disbursements and expenses are correct and accounted for and calculations and additions are correct

* Raising client and office cheques

* Controlling petty cash transactions

* Dealing with same day electronic transfers in and out of the bank

* Daily posting and reconciling of HM Land Registry and other invoices regarding search fees and monthly reconciliations of companies house

* Processing credit card payments over the telephone and in person

* Daily and monthly bank reconciliation of the main client/office /VAT and Tax accounts

* Completion and processing of the firms VAT returns

* Ordering local searches and company searches over the internet

* Ensuring fee earners and support staff comply with both the firms internal regulations and SAR rules

The Candidate

* The ideal candidate will possess a minimum of 2 years recent accounts experience

* Including Sales and Purchase ledger, Bank reconciliation

* You will have processed BAC transfers

* Experience with petty cash is desirable

* Strong IT skills including Word, Excel

* Good communication skills,as you will be taking payments both over the telephone and face to face

* Full training provided

* Hours: 9am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday

* 22 days holiday per annum plus bank holidays. In addition ex-gratia paid holiday at Christmas.

If you feel this is the right opportunity for you, please contact Julie Sheridan at JS Legal Recruitment Ltd quoting reference JSL2120 now your cv or call for a confidential discussion. For more information on other vacancies JS Legal Recruitment Ltd are handling please apply.

All successful applications will be responded to within 5 working days. If you have not been contacted within this timescale your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.