Accounting Specialist

Accounting Specialist 12m FTC | London Law Firm | Hybrid 3:2 Main Responsibilities Inbox management - Handling finance inbox enquiries and ensuring accurate, timely responses

Audit support - Assisting with the annual audit and maintaining full SRA Accounts Rules compliance throughout the year Cashflow oversight - Monitoring daily cash balances, managing currency trades and preparing internal cashflow reporting

Bank reconciliations - Completing monthly bank reconciliations and monitoring daily balances

Expense approvals - Managing expense and invoice approvals through Emburse

VAT reporting - Preparing monthly VAT reports for the UK and Germany, and drafting VAT returns for review and submission

Statutory filings - Producing statutory and regulatory statistical returns with accuracy and timely filing

Budget cycle support - Supporting the annual budgeting process, including data gathering, departmental liaison and preparation of schedules

Financial analysis - Completing variance analysis, balance sheet reviews and P&L accuracy checks

Client receipts - Recording and reporting client account receipts

Journal posting - Reviewing and posting journals to ensure accurate financial records

Vendor processing - Processing and maintaining vendor uploads

Team support - Providing support across the team, including oversight of transactional tasks such as payment runs, card and expense processing, invoice entry and intercompany billing Required Skills Legal accounts experience - Strong experience within a legal finance environment

System knowledge - Experience using Aderant and Chrome River would be advantageous

SRA expertise - In‑depth understanding of the Solicitors Accounts Rules Technical proficiency - Advanced Excel and strong Microsoft Office skills Due to the high volume of applications, we are not able to respond to all enquiries. If you have not received a response within 72 hours, please assume you have not been shortlisted at this stage, however thank you for taking the time to apply.