Legal Accounts Administrator

The Company:

Our client is a successful and growing legal firm with a head office based in Bristol and other offices based around the South West and Wales. Their clients include those local to the South West and Wales, UK national clients and international clients. They are proud of their highly experienced and knowledgeable lawyers.

The Job:

Our client is seeking a Legal Accounts Administrator. This is a full time role based in their Clifton office and is 100% office based. Reporting into their Accounts Manager and working in a small but busy team, this role is perfect for someone with an interest in working in an office based administration role with a focus on revenue and finance. Training will be provided.

The key responsibilities for this role will be:

• Setting up payments on the banking system
• Ledger postings for receipts, payments, transfers, journals and bills
• Daily bank reconciliations
• Banking of cheques
• Stopping cheques
• Review of ledgers to ensure that balances are dealt with in a timely way
• Liaising with solicitors and support staff in relation to accounting transactions, ensuring that Solicitors’ Rules are fully adhered to
• Dealing with telephone and email queries from within the business
• Covering Reception when required, taking calls from clients and suppliers and transferring them to the appropriate contact

The Person:

For this role our client is seeking someone who willing to learn and committed to work in an office based administration role where you will have a good eye for detail and able to produce accurate work often with a deadline. Full training will be provided and they are looking for someone who is self-motivated, bright and willing to learn. You will need to be computer literate, have attention to detail and be a good team player. They are looking for someone who is friendly and professional with excellent communication skills

The Benefits:

20 days plus bank holidays and car parking

The Location:

Clifton, Bristol (office based)

The Hours:

Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm (with 1 hour for lunch)