Bank Reconciliation Assistant

Position Overview

As a Bank Reconciliation Assistant, you’ll be part of the team responsible for the daily reconciliation of the numerous bank accounts held by Irwin Mitchell. You will ensure all bank reconciliations are carried out in line with Manager instructions and SRA Accounts Rules, firm’s policy and agreed Service Level Agreements (SLA’s). Your role will also require you to investigate and identify unreferenced funds received into the firm’s bank accounts, along with accurate record keeping on account items.

• Ensuring daily high volume bank reconciliations are performed accurately, within regulated and agreed SLA’s, and that accurate record keeping is in place.
• Assisting in maintaining up to date and accurate cash management processes to ensure adequate business account funding.
• Reconciliation, investigation and active involvement in the administration of the firm’s unidentified receipts and suspense accounts.
• Processing returned unpaid cheques and out of date cheques and relevant notifications.
• Opening and closing designated deposit accounts and performing monthly reconciliations.
• Liaising with banks and the firm’s auditors during the Solicitors Accounts Rules audit and organise file samples.
• Reconciliation of petty cash.

• Understanding the roles of colleagues in all areas of Financial Operations, recognising the end to end processing of transactions to be able to work flexibly and deal with, or refer queries in a timely manner.
• An understanding of general book keeping principals, and the purpose of bank reconciliation reporting.
• Experience in high volume, high value multi bank account environment.
• Operation of a large volume automated bank reconciliation package.
• Experience of working in an externally regulated environment.
• A keen attention to detail, and ability to spot any errors or anomalies in transactions.
• Good communication skills, both written and telephone.

• 25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays – you can buy up to 35hrs of extra holiday.
• Generous and flexible pension schemes.
• Volunteering days – two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid).
• Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.
• Wide range of well‑being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace, including a Flexible by Choice programme that offers hybrid working options subject to role, team and client requirements.

As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group’s onboarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity, thereby protecting the interests of the Group, colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders. We carry out pre‑employment screening to establish your eligibility to work in the UK, and conduct criminal record and financial checks with our trusted third parties.

The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.

Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.