Accounts Assistant

Location
Camden
Salary
£21K - £22K per annum
Posted
15 Feb 2018
Closes
22 Feb 2018
Ref
None
Job Title
Accounts Assistant
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
An exciting opportunity has come up for a Accounts Assistant with 0 - 2 years experience in the Legal & Law Firms sector, working in the Camden area.

As Accounts Assistant you will primarily assist the Accounts Manager to ensure that all accounting items are handled in an efficient and timely manner for our specialist law firm, for both the office and client accounts.

Under the supervision and direction of the accounts manager to assist in managing the sales and purchase ledgers; keeping the cash book up to date, and reconciliation of bank accounts and company cards/petty cash. You may also get involved in answering client and supplier queries from time to time, and other administrative duties. Finally, you'll be expected to contribute to the overall effective processes to ensure efficiency and continuity; and to promote the company image.

Previous experience working in an Accounts department is necessary, previous experience in a law or other professional services firm a plus, and knowledge of Sage Line 50 is a plus. You're a real team player and willing to muck in, with a strong eye for detail and excellent Excel skills.

Tasks include:
- Answer clients’ / suppliers’ queries and other ad-hoc administrative duties
- Posting to the nominal ledger plus nominal, sales and purchase journals
- Analyse and post Credit Card accounts
- Reconciliation of petty cash and staff expenses, and various bank accounts
- Bank cheques and handle manual cheque payments
- Record receipts and payments (including bank transfers) to the various ledgers and bank accounts
- Handling the fortnightly payment run for payment of supplier invoices, and other additional payments when required
- Maintain and update Purchase Ledger by inputting suppliers’ invoices
- Produce fee invoices as and when required and produce monthly and quarterly rent invoices
- Input of sales invoices, and maintain and update Sales Ledger

This permanent, full-time contract is a great opportunity for the right candidate. The role has a competitive salary of £21K - £22K per annum.

The suitable candidate should have experience and/or knowledge with cheque processing, advanced excel, attention to detail, payment processing, account reconciliation, accounts receivable, accounts payable, data entry and invoicing.

For more details, click on the link and if you're interested, please apply via the link provided; only applications via the Jump.Work platform will be considered for this role. As this role will be starting ASAP, do not wait to apply as it's likely the role will go fast!