- Processing cash receipts and allocating them to sales invoices.
- Conducting bank reconciliations.
- Maintaining cash collection spreadsheets and sending out daily email notifications.
- Managing the electronic inbox for deposit account deductions.
- Matching and processing official fee charges as needed.
- Following up on queries with fee earners and secretaries.
- Handling official fee write-offs from our system when necessary.
- Preparing top-up payment listings and arranging payments.
- Keeping Management Accountants and the Head of Finance updated on progress.
- Coding and processing chargeable and non-chargeable invoices on our accounting systems (some French language processing may be involved, but isn't required).
- Assisting with various payment runs as directed.
- Supporting the authorisation of manual cheques and electronic payments.
- Helping team members with supplier statement reconciliations.
- Performing administrative duties, such as distributing cheques, managing banking instructions, and filing paperwork (mostly soft copy into our document management system).
- Conducting petty cash counts.
- Posting journals as instructed by Management Accountants or the Head of Finance.
- Supporting the Accounts Lead in managing control accounts and other account reconciliations.
- AAT Level 2 qualification
- Strong Excel skills
- A keen eye for detail
- The ability to work effectively under pressure
- Excellent communication skills, comfortable liaising confidently with fee earners and all other firm members.
- A flexible attitude and a willingness to help others in the department.
- A desire to learn, share knowledge, and collaborate within a team.