Finance Assistant

Job Description

This international US law firm is looking to welcome a Finance Assistant to its London office. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a collaborative finance team, taking on a varied, all-round role with exposure to a broad range of day-to-day transactional and operational finance duties.

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What’s On Offer:

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• Salary circa £45,000 + superb employee benefits

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• Perm / Full time

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• Hybrid working – 4 days office / 1 remote

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• Liverpool Street / City of London

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Finance Assistant – What You’ll Be Doing:

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• Support the day-to-day finance function, including data entry, invoice processing, and maintaining accurate financial records

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• Provide end-to-end billing support, including preparing client bills, managing time entries and transfers, editing narratives, and ensuring compliance with client billing guidelines

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• Process accounts payable and receivable, including third-party vendor invoices, reconciliations, monitoring outstanding payments, and maintaining related Excel trackers

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• Prepare and process employee expenses in line with firm policies

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• Produce financial reports, analytics, and Excel-based documentation, including WIP and time summary reports, to support the Legal Support Team

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• Work closely with legal teams to resolve billing queries and discrepancies, providing responsive finance support

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• Reconcile the IPO account, process IPO invoices, and maintain associated records

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• Support Client Account transactions in accordance with SRA Accounts Rules, firm policies, and internal financial controls

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• Provide general administrative support to the finance team, including filing, archiving, and document management

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Finance Assistant – What We’re Looking For:

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• Minimum 12 month current legal accounts experience in a city law firm is essential

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• Good knowledge of SRA guidelines

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• Strong knowledge of legal accounting software

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• Advanced Microsoft Office Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint knowledge

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• Excellent IT and IT troubleshooting skills, also able to comfortably pick up new systems with a logical approach

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• Time management and organisation skills, and the ability to simultaneously manage multiple deadlines

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