Knights is the UK's largest legal and professional services business outside of London. We have grown from 2 offices to over 30 in the past decade, building a reputation for being a premium law firm, with regional expertise combined with national capability.
Our business model and culture remain a clear differentiator from many legal services businesses, enabling us to recruit individuals who wish to work in a modern professional services business that invests in training, technology, quality of life and premium work spaces.
Our premium service to clients is defined by speed, access and communication. These three pillars guide our actions, both internally and externally and form the foundation of our clients' experience.
Key responsibilities:
You will be responsible for processing monies in and out of our client accounts in a high volume transactional finance environment, ensuring funds are accurately posted, allocate and reconciled in compliance with company policy and Solicitors Accounts Rules.
* Processing numerous financial transactions.
* Posting payments/receipts and transfers in a timely and accurate manner.
* Setting up Cheques, BACS and TT payments.
* Allocating funds received into the bank Account.
* Use of online banking for electronic payments.
* Ensuring that all client account payments are compliant with company policy.
* Dealing with fee earner queries and helping to resolve issues.
* Ensuring compliance with the Solicitors Accounts Rules.
What you will bring to the role
* Strong communication and documentation abilities requiring excellent written and verbal communication.
* High standards of attention to detail.
* Ability to process in high volumes.
* Computer literate and be familiar with Microsoft applications – Excel, Outlook and Word. Familiarity with Pivot tables and Look-ups is a bonus.
* Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build good working relationships as part of a busy, fast paced team and to work on your own initiative.
* Eager to learn the specifics of the role and the systems we use.
* Good organisational/time management skills.
* Ability to work to tight deadlines.
What does Knights offer?
* You'll be joining one of the fastest growing legal services businesses where only you will limit how far and how fast you can go.
* You will be part of a One Team culture that encourages people to work collaboratively.
* We strive to deliver the best service possible for clients within a collegiate, team-based environment.
* Knights is constantly investing in our employees, with new offices and 11 refurbishments in the past 2 years providing a premium work environment and facilities.
* We have an excellent training and induction program for all new starters; an engaging on-site training team will give you the support and knowledge to succeed in your role.
* Great work-life balance with employee wellbeing and healthcare benefits.
* Expansive benefits package includes birthday gift vouchers, fully paid monthly volunteering time, travel to work schemes, retailer discounts platform, healthcare, eyecare and dental, life assurance, discounted legal fees, pension, share incentive plan.