Legal Accounts Assistant
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Location:
Newcastle upon Tyne
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Sector:
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Job type:
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Salary:
Negotiable
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Contact:
Monique
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Contact email:
monique.mulholland@brookstreet.co.uk
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Job ref:
NWC/483710_1649083774
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Published:
almost 2 years ago
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Expiry date:
20/05/2022
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Startdate:
ASAP
Job Description
Do you have a strong accounts background? and would like to be trained in a different area? are you looking for a career change within accounts?
Brook Street are supporting a law firm based in the North East who are looking to recruit a legal accounts assistant, you will be trained in the following areas;
- Knowledge of Solicitor Account Rules
- Processing Legal Aid payments
- Processing land registry, court fee, and other ad-hoc matter related statements
- Dealing with fee earner queries and requests
You must have experience in the following;
- Processing TT/CHAPs, BACS & Faster payments via electronic banking
- Posting bills
- Checking completion statements
- Posting and printing cheques
- Preparing banking
- Inter account transfers
Additional duties will include:
- Residual Client account balances
- Supplier invoices and payments
- Company expenses claims
- Assisting with month end reports
- Issuing Petty Cash
- Ability to prioritise workload
- Attention to detail & strong numeracy skills
- Maintaining effective communications with clients and colleagues
- Excellent IT skills
Advantagous not essetntial
- Experience working as a Legal Cashier
- Knowledge of SRA Accounts Rules and VAT rules
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