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Junior Accountant

Career Legal
Posted 18 days ago, valid for 17 days
Location

London, Greater London EC1R 0WX

Salary

£80,000 - £96,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

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  • A prestigious corporate law firm in London is seeking to hire a Junior Accountant.
  • The role requires relevant professional services experience and a keen interest in pursuing an accounting qualification.
  • Candidates should possess a high level of numeracy, meticulous attention to detail, and proficiency in Excel.
  • The salary for this position is competitive, though not specified in the job description.
  • Applicants should ideally have some prior experience in a similar role, though the exact number of years is not mentioned.

This corporate law firm is one of the best firms in London. They attract clients that includes some of the worlds most successful businesses and well-known high net worth individuals. They currently have around 400 fee earning staff.

They are now looking to hire Junior Accountant. The accounting team sits within the finance department and consists of two accountants. This will be a new role within the accounting team and will report directly to the Financial Controller.

Responsibilities

  • Process and post payments and internal bank transfers.
  • Post general ledger journals.
  • Maintain the fixed asset register.
  • Assist in the preparation of financial management information and reports.
  • Prepare ledger analysis schedules to support PAYE settlement agreement filing and tax computation.
  • Prepare the annual other interest return.
  • Support various legal survey reporting.
  • Support the month end system close.
  • Support projects within the broader finance function.

Candidate Profile

  • Relevant professional services experience preferred.
  • Will be interested in furthering their education and working towards an accounting qualification.
  • High level of numeracy is required together with a good understanding of financial workings.
  • Have meticulous attention to detail and work with accuracy.
  • Highly organised and be able to prioritise multiple tasks.
  • Proficient in Excel.

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.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.