Finance Assistant - 6 Months FTC
Department: Legal
Employment Type: Fixed Term - Full Time
Location: Bolton
Description
Finance Assistant
Location: Bolton
Position: 6 months Fixed Term
Hours: 35 hours per week 9am-5pm, with 1 unpaid hour for lunch
We are seeking a Finance Assistant to join our team. This is a role where you will support our Legal Cashier Team in the processing of a high volume of transactions both receipted in and paid out and assisting with a variety of administrative tasks associated with the Legal Cashiers team & our Counsel & Expert team. Your attention to detail and organizational skills will be important in ensuring the accuracy of our financial data. You will work to ensure that we can deliver a high standard of support to the business.
This is an office based role in a diverse and happy working environment where full training will be provided.
Key Accountabilities
* Daily BACs cash allocation
* Sorting and Receipting both Physical & Online Post
* Receipting Office Banking
* Processing Bulk Payments
* Processing of Cost Recovery
* Processing of VAT Reversals/other reversals
* Checking & adding Expert Fees to the ledger
* Processing statements to update experts
* Adding new experts onto the system - checking and validating bank details
* Processing of payment runs & Court Fees on a monthly basis
Key Responsibilities
* Data Entry: Accurately enter financial data into accounting systems and databases.
Experience, Skills and Qualifications
Skills Required
* Thorough attention to detail
* The ability to work in shared mailboxes
* Flexibility and open-mindedness
* The ability to deal with large volumes
* Understanding of how to use Microsoft packages
* The ability to work in a fast-paced environment
* The ability to work well with others
* Organisational skills
* The ability to use your own initiative
Software experience
* Sharepoint/ Onedrive
* Teams
* Microsoft Excel
* Outlook
Benefits
* Davies Incentive Plan
* 25 days holiday per year which increases with level of service (opportunity to buy & sell 3 days)
* Simply Health Care Cash Plan
* WeCare – 24/7 online GP, mental health support and virtual wellbeing covering a whole host of topics to do with health, mental health, wellbeing & healthy living and financial & legal wellbeing
* Death In Service – after 1 years’ service
* Pension Contribution based 5% Employee / 3% Employer
* Employee Resource Groups
* Employee Volunteering Programme
* Cycle to Work Scheme
* Tech Scheme
* Season Ticket Loan
* Gym Flex
* Access to Online Discount Sites
* Discounted Gourmet Society Membership
* Discounted Tickets for Merlin Attractions nationwide
* Discounts at local retail outlets
*after successfully completing probation
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