Accounts Assistant – Walsall Office

Enoch Evans LLP; Walsall; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A law firm in Walsall is seeking an experienced Accounts Assistant to join their Finance Team. The role is full time and office-based, requiring 2-3 years of experience in a law firm and knowledge of Solicitors Accounts Rules. Responsibilities include managing client receipts, preparing daily banking, and processing invoices. Candidates should possess excellent communication and organizational abilities, proficiency in Excel, and the capacity to work under pressure. The firm offers a supportive environment and benefits such as a birthday day off.

Benefits

Birthday Day off

Qualifications

• At least 2-3 years of experience in a similar role within a Law Firm.
• Good knowledge of Solicitors Accounts Rules.

Responsibilities

• Taking receipts from clients and issuing receipts.
• Checking payments on HSBCnet and allocating to client ledgers.
• Preparing and taking daily banking to the bank.
• Posting items to ledgers – receipts and payments.
• Completing weekly new matter reports.
• Preparing Priority and BACS payments.
• Processing cheque requests.
• Preparing client ledgers breakdowns.
• Checking and processing clients’ invoices.
• Covering other team members’ duties.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Excellent organizational skills

Proficiency in Excel

Ability to explain financial matters

Ability to work under pressure

Teamwork

Job description

We are looking to recruit an experienced Accounts Assistant to join our Finance Team based at our Head Office in Walsall. This is a full time, office based role with the working hours being Monday to Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm.

You will need to have at least 2-3 years of experience undertaking this role within a Law Firm and have good working knowledge of Solicitors Accounts Rules.

The role will involve carrying out the following duties –

• Taking receipts from clients either on-site or over the telephone and issuing receipts.
• Checking HSBCnet for payments received and allocating to the client ledgers.
• Preparing the daily banking and then taking it to the bank to pay in.
• Posting items to ledgers – receipts and payments.
• Completing weekly new matter reports to the Head of Departments with details of new matters opened for the previous week.
• Preparing Priority and BACS payments on HSBCnet.
• Processing cheque requests through our Case Management System.
• Preparing breakdowns of time and client ledgers in a format that can be sent out to the Clients.
• Checking completion statements, checking and processing clients’ invoices and checking then processing purchase ledger invoices and preparing the payment run.
• General covering of other team members’ duties in the event of absence.
• Any other tasks specified by the Finance Manager or Practice Director.

As a successful Accounts Assistant you will possess the following attributes –

• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• Excellent IT skills with proficiency in Excel
• Able to clearly explain financial matters
• Ability to work as part of a small team
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines

We can offer a supportive and collaborative working environment and benefits including your Birthday Day off.

Please email your CV and covering letter.