Accounts Assistant - Leading Law Firm! Hybrid

ROLE: Accounts Assistant

CONTRACT: Permanent

HOURS: Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm

START: ASAP - October

SALARY: 28,000- 32,000pa

LOCATION: Emsworth

PERKS: Hybrid working 25 days holiday + BHs, parking ticket loan,

ABOUT THE ROLE:

The role plays an important part in keeping the firm's finances running smoothly, helping to manage client funds, maintain accurate financial and VAT records, and ensuring any queries or discrepancies are resolved quickly and effectively. You'll support audits and compliance processes, helping the team meet regulatory requirements with confidence and accuracy.

Key Responsibilities:

• Process client and office transactions, ensuring payments and receipts are accurately recorded and allocated.
• Manage payment processing, including bank transfers, cheques, credit card transactions, and supplier payments.
• Allocate receipts against invoices and monitor outstanding balances.
• Maintain accurate client and office account records, ensuring compliance with SRA Accounts Rules and regulatory requirements.
• Handle daily banking activities, account reconciliations, and transfers between client and deposit accounts.
• Prepare VAT records and support audits, financial checks, and regulatory reporting.
• Investigate and resolve financial discrepancies while liaising with banks and external organisations on account-related matters.

About You

• Previous experience in a Finance Assistant, Accounts Assistant, Legal Cashier, Finance Administrator, or similar finance-based role.
• Strong knowledge of processing payments, receipts, reconciliations, and financial transactions.
• Experience maintaining accurate financial records and handling high volumes of data with excellent attention to detail.
• Understanding of accounting procedures, banking processes, and VAT administration.
• Experience identifying and resolving discrepancies within financial records.
• Confident using finance software and Microsoft Excel to manage and analyse financial information

Contact our team today to hear more about this or other opportunities. Office Angels South Coast Team - (phone number removed) or email your CV to (url removed).

Office Angels acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Office Angels UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

By applying for this role your details will be submitted to Office Angels. Our Candidate Privacy Information Statement explaining how we will use your information is available on our website.

Office Angels is an employment agency and business. We are an equal-opportunities employer who puts expertise, energy and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, abilities and more. By showcasing talents, skills and unique experiences in an inclusive environment, we help individuals thrive. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.

Office Angels acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Office Angels UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

By applying for this role your details will be submitted to Office Angels. Our Candidate Privacy Information Statement explaining how we will use your information is available on our website.