Our client is a leading top-tier European intellectual property firm, dedicated to protecting and enforcing our clients’ IP rights. For over 130 years they have been applying world-class expertise to take ideas, products, and services further. Their team of over 250 people, including over 40 partners, over 75 qualified attorneys and solicitors, is based in London, Munich and Southampton.
They are now looking for Accounts Assistant on a 15 month FTC, this role involves processing of cash receipt information, reconciliation of trust balances and new client on-boarding
Responsibilities
*Posting and monitoring cash receipts, both sterling and foreign currency
*Matching cash receipts to clients
*Investigating unexpected cash receipts by liaising with internal fee earners
*Posting and monitoring cheques as above
*Opening new client accounts on internal CMS system, checking new client forms have been completed correctly and following strict processes
*Anti-money laundering and other client due diligence checks for new clients
*Banking of cash and cheques received as required
*Providing holiday and sickness cover for the Legal Cashier
*Such other duties as may be required from time to time
*Transfers to and from client accounts as required
*Posting of German Patent office direct debits and liaising with the bank to find additional information as required
*Checking on-line bank balances and transactions on a frequent basis
Candidate Profile
*There is a requirement for candidates to have an SRA qualification or experience.
*Have prior experience of working within a finance role [Essential]
*Have prior experience of processing purchase ledger invoices [Preferred]
*Have prior experience of working with Aderant / CMS [Preferred]
*Have a basic working knowledge of Microsoft Excel
*Exhibit good inter-personal skills to be able to work collaboratively with other members of the finance team, and with fee earners and paralegals from various technical areas
*Demonstrate good time management skills and the ability to work to tight deadlines
Important Notice
It is Career Legal’s policy, as a matter of courtesy, to respond to all applications within three working days. However because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to respond to individual candidates. If we have not contacted, you within three working days your application has been unsuccessful and your details have not been retained. Please apply for any other position that you may see in the future. Thank you.
Career Legal is a Recruitment Agency and is advertising this vacancy on behalf of one of its clients.