Accounts Manager – Legal Sector
Recruitment Solutions Folkestone Ltd, is now recruiting, for our highly respectable and well know Solicitors in East Kent at their Canterbury Office, for an Accounts Manager AAT qualified or Relevant recent accounts experience gained from within the legal industry and be fully conversant with Solicitors Accounts Rules.
This is a great opportunity to work for a fantastic company and have responsibility for the efficient and accurate day to day running of the Accounts Department. Full Time Monday to Friday 9:00 – 5:00.
About the Role
Maintain an accurate monthly cash flow system and report on a weekly basis to the senior partners the actual cash flow position.
Oversee and check conveyancing completion statements and Oversee NatWest electronic bank transfers and maintenance, along with calculation of client interest and Process credit card statements.
Process Purchase Ledger invoices and payments, oversee bank reconciliations for Office and Clients’ Bank Accounts.
Oversee GPIC Accounts on Videss/Sage. Produce bank reconciliations for Business Bank Accounts and deal with statements along with bank queries.
Work with the Management Accountant with month and year end routines including, Cash flow decisions when forecasting; impact of cash flow on outgoings; client deposit.
Assist the Firm’s Accountants with the annual audit of accounts.
Delegate, motivate and supervise the Accounts team; identifying training needs as required including SAR’s.
Annual archiving of accounts records and update of manual record
About you!
Relevant recent accounts experience gained from within the legal industry
Institute of Legal Cashiers Diploma
Good all round education; both literate and numerate
Applied working knowledge of Solicitors Accounts Rules
Clear verbal and written communication skills.
Team working (flexible and adaptable to the needs of the team)
Uses initiative in dealing with incoming queries
Ability to balance priorities in order to meet sometimes demanding deadlines.
Keen to ensure the needs of the clients are met wherever possible.
Attention to accuracy and detail
Clean and presentable in appearance
Familiarity with practice management system & Excel
Ideally AAT Qualified

Regrettably, we are currently unable to consider any speculative CV’s, please only apply if you fully match the skills and experience required. If you have not had contact from us within 72 hours of your application, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.