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Accounts Assistant

Employer
Simpson Judge
Location
Allington, Chippenham, United Kingdom
Salary
Competitive Salary
Closing date
Sep 9, 2024

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Job Role
Accounts Assistant
Sector
Finance
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Our prestigious and award winning client is looking for a talented accounts assistant to join the fold in their already successful and long standing team. If you have the below experience and want to obtain some fantastic benefits to boot apply today

Typical Activities:

* Day to day online client banking.
* All stages of conveyancing completions from checking completion packs to managing the
completion transactions.
* Transaction postings to client ledgers including disbursements, costs, fees, and monies in and out.
* Dealing with client credit/debit card transactions, cheques, and cash.
* Maintaining client ledgers.
* Generating monthly reports for costs paid and matter returns.
* Helping the team to achieve daily deadlines.
ESSENTIAL AND DESIRABLE SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential:
* A high level of attention to detail, data entry and typing at speed.
* To work well within a close-knit team and support all departments within the Firm.
* The ability to remain calm, polite, and focused when dealing with clients and our employees.
* Good IT skills with Microsoft packages.
* To manage own workload and demonstrate ownership of same.
* Excellent communication skills
Desirable:
* Experience of using software specific to Law firms, or equivalent.
* Experience in a book-keeping environment.
* Experience in handling client monies.
* Knowledge of SRA rules.
* Accounts experience or a willingness to learn as accounts training can be provided for the right
candidate.

*Discretionary bonus scheme - available to legal and support staff dependent upon achievement of objectives.
*Generous holiday entitlement - for full time working you will get 25 days plus bank holidays plus your birthday off and additional discretionary closure days over the Christmas period.
*Pension - automatic enrolment into a Workplace Pension Scheme once you have worked with us for 3 months.
*Death in Service Scheme - available to all fee earners.
*Private Medical Insurance - available to Senior Associates, Heads of Department and Managers
*Medicash - healthcare cash plan available after a qualifying period
*Parking - either on-site parking or parking permits if you live outside the local area
*Agile Working - opportunities to work flexibly dependant on role, supporting work life balance
*Social events and fun days - we know how to enjoy ourselves, look at our photos!
*Professional body membership - we will pay for this
Social Events - firm funded social events
*Support for study and qualifications
*Involvement and support for our nominated local charities and events
*Length of Service & significant birthdays recognition scheme
*Career Structure and regular Performance and Development reviews - to support our staff performance and aspirations
*Employee Refer a friend scheme - a generous reward if you refer a friend that we then employ (payable after a 6-month probation period has been successfully completed)
*Lexcel and CQS - we are a Lexcel and CQS accredited firm.
*Discounted legal fees - for all employees

Please apply

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