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Legal Accounts Assistant
- Type: Temporary, Full-time
- Pay: £14.00 – £20.00 depending on experience
- Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (35 hours per week)
- Location: Milton Keynes (with occasional travel to other office locations as required)
We are seeking a dedicated Legal Accounts Assistant to join our Finance team. This role is ideal for someone with experience in finance within legal or professional services, who thrives in a dynamic environment and is adept at managing multiple financial tasks efficiently.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities:
- Monitor client and office bank accounts for incoming payments.
- Process payments upon request from legal advisors.
- Prepare and send bills to external clients.
- Input purchase ledger invoices onto the accounting software.
- Approve and process staff expenses.
- Handle ad hoc queries via emails from colleagues and suppliers.
- Draft simple correspondence unsupervised.
- Maintain attention to detail and accuracy with numerical data.
- Develop good rapport with all internal and external clients.
- Manage tight deadlines, especially at month-end and financial year-end.
- Produce accounts-related documents and information confidently.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Experience within a Finance department, preferably in legal or professional services.
- Proficiency in Finance software packages and online business banking.
- Strong academic background in Maths and English.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Proficient IT skills, particularly in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
- Confidence in communicating at senior levels and liaising with both internal and external parties.
- Experience with Legal Accounts Software (e.g., "Elite") would be advantageous.
- Familiarity with VAT, SRA Accounts Rules, and reporting and investigating queries is beneficial.
Company: Reed
Location: Milton Keynes
Job Description:
Legal Accounts Assistant
- Type: Temporary, Full-time
- Pay: £14.00 – £20.00 depending on experience
- Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (35 hours per week)
- Location: Milton Keynes (with occasional travel to other office locations as required)
We are seeking a dedicated Legal Accounts Assistant to join our Finance team. This role is ideal for someone with experience in finance within legal or professional services, who thrives in a dynamic environment and is adept at managing multiple financial tasks efficiently.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities:
- Monitor client and office bank accounts for incoming payments.
- Process payments upon request from legal advisors.
- Prepare and send bills to external clients.
- Input purchase ledger invoices onto the accounting software.
- Approve and process staff expenses.
- Handle ad hoc queries via emails from colleagues and suppliers.
- Draft simple correspondence unsupervised.
- Maintain attention to detail and accuracy with numerical data.
- Develop good rapport with all internal and external clients.
- Manage tight deadlines, especially at month-end and financial year-end.
- Produce accounts-related documents and information confidently.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Experience within a Finance department, preferably in legal or professional services.
- Proficiency in Finance software packages and online business banking.
- Strong academic background in Maths and English.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Proficient IT skills, particularly in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
- Confidence in communicating at senior levels and liaising with both internal and external parties.
- Experience with Legal Accounts Software (e.g., “Elite”) would be advantageous.
- Familiarity with VAT, SRA Accounts Rules, and reporting and investigating queries is beneficial.
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Posted: May 22nd, 2026