The Finance Team plays a key role in supporting the global Partnership as well as working closely with the other support functions. This is a contract position for 10 months to support our day-to-day transactions including, but not limited to, accounts payable, credit control preparation of invoices, reconciliations, billing and other operational tasks undertaken by the Finance team.

Key Responsibilities

A typical day in this role will be:

• Uploading and carrying out reconciliation of bank statements to the practice management system (Aderant)
• Dealing with a range of tasks/enquiries from the Finance helpdesk
• Processing of supplier invoices and staff expenses on the practice management system and preparing BACS payment
• Enter electronic payments for authorisation on our online banking portals
• Preparing cheques for signature and distribution
• Preparing invoices and dealing with billing queries from partners and timekeepers
• Posting and maintaining of records in our practice management system
• Assisting staff with billing runs, including raising invoices and proformas
• Running WIP and debtor reports and any other breakdowns for staff as necessary
• Posting of corporate credit card transactions and reconciliation to statements and receipts
• Assisting the Property team's weekly considerations in relation to property transactions
• Provide absence cover for other members of the Finance team
• Ad hoc project work as required to support the department/firm
• Ensuring finance procedures are followed and updated when required
• Some department filing, scanning, deliveries and the collection of internal documents

Qualifications

• Educated to at least A-Level standard or equivalent, with good academic grades in English and Maths

Knowledge/skills/experience

• A minimum of two years' experience in a similar role, ideally within a professional services firm
• A competent IT user and good understanding of MS Office (particularly Word, Excel and Outlook).
• Prior experiencing using Aderant is beneficial but not essential

Competencies

We would like you to have:

• A positive, enthusiastic and flexible approach
• Be responsible, disciplined, and have a methodical approach to tasks
• Demonstrate an exceptional eye for detail
• Have strong verbal and written communication skills
• Show initiative and common sense
• Have the ability to manage time effectively and prioritise and organise tasks