Accounts Assistant

Where

Kingston Upon Thames

Type

Permanent

Salary

35000 Annual

Accounts Assistant Kingston Office Based £35,000 9am 5:30pm A legal company based in Kingston are on the lookout for an organised and experienced Accounts Assistant to join their team. The accounts team currently consists of an Accounts Manager and Accounts Assistant. The main purpose of an Accounts Assistant is:
  • Dealing with file opening
  • ID and compliance procedures and queries, to include proof and source of funding
  • Full knowledge of anti-money laundering legislation required
  • Dealing with payments out of client account and receipts in
  • Inputting bank payments
  • Reconciling and identifying amounts received
  • Dealing with client to office transfers
  • Dealing with HMLR / Searchflow statements and payments
  • Running credit control procedures on a regular basis
  • Dealing with fee earner queries
  • Providing cover in accounts for absence and holidays
  • File closing
Accounts Assistant Specification:
  • To have experience working with accounts
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • To live local to the Kingston Office
  • Excellent organisation and time management and ability to manage multiple priorities
  • Highly motivated and to have knowledge of Microsoft Excel
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