Accounting Specialist

12m FTC | London Law Firm | Hybrid 3:2

Main Responsibilities

• Inbox management – Handling finance inbox enquiries and ensuring accurate, timely responses
• Audit support – Assisting with the annual audit and maintaining full SRA Accounts Rules compliance throughout the year
• Cashflow oversight – Monitoring daily cash balances, managing currency trades and preparing internal cashflow reporting
• Bank reconciliations – Completing monthly bank reconciliations and monitoring daily balances
• Expense approvals – Managing expense and invoice approvals through Emburse
• VAT reporting – Preparing monthly VAT reports for the UK and Germany, and drafting VAT returns for review and submission
• Statutory filings – Producing statutory and regulatory statistical returns with accuracy and timely filing
• Budget cycle support – Supporting the annual budgeting process, including data gathering, departmental liaison and preparation of schedules
• Financial analysis – Completing variance analysis, balance sheet reviews and P&L accuracy checks
• Client receipts – Recording and reporting client account receipts
• Journal posting – Reviewing and posting journals to ensure accurate financial records
• Vendor processing – Processing and maintaining vendor uploads
• Team support – Providing support across the team, including oversight of transactional tasks such as payment runs, card and expense processing, invoice entry and intercompany billing

Required Skills

• Legal accounts experience – Strong experience within a legal finance environment
• System knowledge – Experience using Aderant and Chrome River would be advantageous
• SRA expertise – In-depth understanding of the Solicitors Accounts Rules
• Technical proficiency – Advanced Excel and strong Microsoft Office skills

Due to the high volume of applications, we are not able to respond to all enquiries. If you have not received a response within 72 hours, please assume you have not been shortlisted at this stage, however thank you for taking the time to apply.

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