Accounts Coordinator

A top US Law Firm is looking to hire an Account Coordinator for their close knit London based offiice on a permanent basis.

• Salary of circa £50,000
• Full time office working hours, followed by 4 days / 1 remote upon settling in the position
• Offices located close to Chancery Lane station and City Thameslink station

This role will be suitable for an Legal Cashier / Accounts Coordinator with minimum 4 years experience within a law firm’s accounts department handling Client Account, Accounts Payable, Professional Disbursements, Expenses, and Billing duties.

Accounts Coordinator Responsibilities include:

• Oversee the purchase ledger function; opening new suppliers, ensuring all invoices and expenses have been coded and authorised
• Preparation of supplier payment runs, ensuring all invoices are paid in accordance with the supplier’s payment terms
• Ensure all supplier statements are fully reconciled against the purchase ledger
• Deal with queries from suppliers including replying to chasing letters and phone calls
• Daily monitoring of the firm's client and office bank accounts
• Reviewing of office receipts and payments to ensure SAR compliance
• Posting of all daily office bank transactions
• Responsible for drafting bills and follow up with Partners to investigate outstanding WIP
• Assisting with credit control duties; sending statements and copy bills to clients and partners
• Upkeep of the London office accounts filing to include regular archiving of redundant files
• Preparation of the monthly personal account bills to include approval and posting in time for payroll processing

Accounts Assistant Requirements;

• Current legal cashier experience running multiple client account ledgers
• Confident knowledge of SRA Accounts Rules and VAT for solicitors
• Working knowledge of Elite 3E and Chrome River preferred
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, in particular Excel, preferably at intermediate/advanced level
• Ability to work unsupervised, handle multiple priorities and work well under pressure