Job Ref: 214073938

Date: 2021-06-28 14:34:58

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Our client has a permanent vacancy for a Legal Accounts Manager to manage the accounts team and to provide services to support the fee earners, Partners and staff.

Role

To comply with all Solicitor Accounts Rules, Lexcel and Money Laundering procedures

To supervise, direct and manage an efficient accounts team to include staffing, training, advice, problem solving, provision of cover and resolution of difficult accounts queries

To ensure correct procedures are followed and compliance with the Solicitors Accounts Rules, accounting standards and COFA requirements

To monitor and authorise purchase ledger

To deliver of monthly management information and year end to include:

Financial & WIP Statistics Report

Board Reports (including cash flow forecasts and profit and loss reports)

Aged debt, Aged WIP, Client balance reports

Contingent WIP reports

Time recording reports

Preparation and monitoring of budgets, to include:

Firm wide expenditure

Apportionment of expenditure to relevant depts.

Comparison to previous year and budget variance

Cash flow forecast and position

Liaising with accountants to ensure all information is provided for annual accounts and ensuring they are signed off within 4 months of year end

Administration of monthly payroll (with HR & Office Manager), ensuring pension contributions are made and all HMRC requirements met including RTI uploads, P60’s, P11d’s & PAYE settlement agreements

Maintaining records of Partner finances to include:

Drawings and tranches

Tax

Capital loans

Cars

Monitor and authorise VAT returns and payments to HMRC

Dealing with Accountants SRA and annual audit

Managing relationship with banks and providing relevant reports as and when required

You will report directly to the Managing Partner and/or Board Members as directed

Requirements

* High degree of computer literacy—able to use Word, Excel and PowerPoint to intermediate/advanced level.

* Ability to develop high level of knowledge of the firm’s case management system

* Excellent understanding of SRA rules

* Excellent organisational and time management skills

* Able to use own initiative

* Proactive, flexible and able to adapt to changing business needs

* Able to communicate with people at all levels within the organisation and build positive working relationships

* Lively, enthusiastic team player with a proactive approach to their work

* Professional and discreet

Due to the large number of responses we receive it is not always possible to respond to every application. We will only contact those candidates short-listed for this role. If you have not heard from us within 7 days please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion. If you wish to apply for further roles please do so. We will retain your details on file and contact you should a suitable vacancy become available

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