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SalaryAccounts Assistant
Job type: Permanent, full-time, hybrid working available after probation period
Location: Bournemouth
My client, one of the South’s leading law firms, is looking to recruit an Accounts Assistant for their busy Finance team based in the Bournemouth office.
Key responsibilities will include:
Purchase ledger
• Posting supplier invoices and employee expenses claims
• Paying suppliers by way of weekly payment run or ad hoc payment
• Reconciliation of supplier statements and dealing with supplier queries
• Review of outstanding invoices on the ledger to ensure payments are made in accordance with payment terms
• Processing and reconciling all firm’s credit card entries
• Processing Property search invoices
Sales ledger
• To provide assistance to our Revenue Controllers with credit control tasks and associated duties
• Providing copy bills, statements of account and other information requested by clients
• Chasing clients for payments of debt by letter, telephone or email
• Taking card payments by telephone
• Liaising with fee earning teams to ensure all client queries are dealt with promptly
General duties
• Approval of payments on Bankline
• Cover for Accounts Assistants when required - daily transactions to include money in/out
• Answering phone and email queries
• Assist the Accounts Manager with other Finance related tasks when required such as bank payment queries
SKILLS AND COMPETENCE:
• GCSE or equivalent in English Language and Maths
• Accounts Assistant experience
• Previous experience in professional services / legal environment desirable
• Strong numeric skills
• Ability to relate to others and be a team player is essential
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Efficient with good organisational and time management skills with the ability to prioritise workload and re-schedule as required.
In return, we offer a competitive package including holiday of up to 25 days (with years of service) plus bank holidays, additional day off at Christmas and Birthday, access to Perkbox - an online discounts platform and lots more. We also offer career development.?
