Finance Assistant - International Law Firm - Perm - Liv St / City of London

This international City law firm with a samll London office is looking to bring a new Finance Assistant on board to work very closely with the London Finance Manager Partners on all day-to-day transactional and operational finance functions.

• Salary up to £50,000
• Perm / Full time
• Hybrid working – 4 days office / 1 remote
• Liverpool Street / City of London

Reporting directly into the Finance Manager, the Finance Assistant will ensure the coordination and processing of all daily transactional finance functions such as accounts payable, accounts receivable and general cashiering duties using bothe Elite 3E and Chrome River.

Finance Assistant Duties Include;

• Entering invoices into 3E and Chrome River
• Print daily bank statements and enter all payments into system for daily reconciliations to send to overseas based Accounts department
• Carry out transfers and vendor payments to the bank
• Enter Partners expenses and make payments
• Enter Barclaycard credit card expenses and handle statements
• Pay Partner drawings each month (no calculations required)
• Complete inter office transfers each month – (no calculations required)
• Allocate incoming client funds received for bills in line with SRA
• Help with collections in terms of attending meetings; keeping up to date spreadsheet of collections
• Assist with monthly payroll administration for the London office
• Assist with ad hoc projects throughout the year

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a firm and grow with the London office. We are looking for candidates with current strong legal accounting experience, preferably minimum 4 years generalist accounts payable and receivable experience within law firm. Additional candidates should also possess;

• Good knowledge of SRA guidelines
• Strong knowledge of legal accounting software, preferably Elite 3E
• Excellent time management and organisation skills, and the ability to simultaneously manage multiple deadlines
• Ability to solve problems on an immediate basis and work using initiative
• Ability to demonstrate a flexible and hands-on attitude