Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: Oct 30, 2025
Overview
The Maples Group is a standard bearer in financial and legal services, trusted by many of the world’s largest hedge fund managers, private equity firms and international corporations.
Our distinction flows from our carefully curated team: 2,500+ professionals characterised by tenacity, ethics and exacting excellence. We hire smart and sharpen smarter, arming talent with best-in-class resources and skills. Operating in key financial centres across the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, our international presence offers a unique springboard for career development and cross-cultural immersion. Our side-by-side financial and legal services are similarly ripe for interdisciplinary learning and growth.
The Maples Group looks to add a London-based Accounts Assistant to our team and invites eager and qualified candidates to apply. We are committed to diversity, inclusion and equality of opportunity as we attract, retain and develop world-class talent.
Who We Seek
Our merit-based culture suits professionals in pursuit of boundless careers and lives. Beyond their acumen, team members are collaborative and conscientious, bringing a healthy sense of drive and purpose to each interaction and to all aspects of their work.
About the Role
The Accounts Assistant is part of a team of eight, reporting to the Finance Manager and supports the London-based accounting team headed by the Financial Controller. The role works closely with the three Senior Accounts Assistants on the team and supports both our London and Jersey offices. Primary responsibilities include:
* Production and checking of client invoices
* Posting various client related search fees
* Checking and coding accounts payable invoices
* Intercompany recharge invoices - both payable and receivable – to include balance agreements and settlements
* Assembling receipts, narratives and coding for corporate credit card statements
* Reporting of timekeeper statistics through weekly and monthly reports
* Various ad-hoc accounting tasks to assist the lawyers, Finance Manager and Financial Controller
Experience
What You Bring
In addition to indisputably high ethical standards and autonomy, the ideal candidate possesses the following:
* 2-3 years of experience in a similar role
* Excellent organisation and communication skills
* Competent in MS Office Excel and Word
* The ability to interact and engage effectively and credibly with busy individuals
* A pro-active customer centric attitude with the ability to meet tight deadlines
* Ability to use own initiative and be self-motivated
* An ability to be adaptable and agile to different tasks
Benefits & Rewards
The most enduring professional relationships are reciprocal relationships. The Maples Group prioritises employee health and wellbeing. Depending on your location, we offer a range of benefits, including:
* Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental and optical)
* Competitive vacation packages
* Educational assistance and professional development programmes
* Savings or pension plan
* Life insurance
* Travel insurance
* Global mental wellness programme
* Sports clubs and social events
About Maples Group
Over five decades, the Maples Group has grown from modest beginnings into one of the worlds preeminent professional services firms, offering specialised fiduciary, fund administration, regulatory and compliance, entity formation and management and legal services on the laws of the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Ireland, Jersey and Luxembourg.
Maples’ standard policy to undertake various background screening checks, including criminal records checks, on all applicants to whom a conditional job offer is made. Maples will only ask applicants to disclose a past criminal conviction when a conditional job offer is made. If you have a criminal record it does not mean that your job offer will be automatically withdrawn. Maples will make all job offer decisions on a case by case basis and will take a number of factors into account, such as the role that you are applying for and the nature and circumstances of the past offence. You will have the opportunity to discuss the matter with Maples before a decision is made.
Disclaimer: All personal information collected during the application process will be used for recruitment-related purposes only. Please refer to our Job Applicant Privacy Notice at maples.com/privacy for details on how we handle personal information relating to job applicants.
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