Accounting Specialist

Accounting Specialist

12m FTC | London Law Firm | Hybrid 3:2

• 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

• 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