Finance Assistant

This international US law firm is looking to welcome a Finance Assistant to its London office. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a collaborative finance team, taking on a varied, all-round role with exposure to a broad range of day-to-day transactional and operational finance duties.

What’s On Offer:

Salary circa £45,000 + superb employee benefits

Perm / Full time

Hybrid working - 4 days office / 1 remote

Liverpool Street / City of London

Finance Assistant – What You’ll Be Doing:

Support the day-to-day finance function, including data entry, invoice processing, and maintaining accurate financial records

Provide end-to-end billing support, including preparing client bills, managing time entries and transfers, editing narratives, and ensuring compliance with client billing guidelines

Process accounts payable and receivable, including third-party vendor invoices, reconciliations, monitoring outstanding payments, and maintaining related Excel trackers

Prepare and process employee expenses in line with firm policies

Produce financial reports, analytics, and Excel-based documentation, including WIP and time summary reports, to support the Legal Support Team

Work closely with legal teams to resolve billing queries and discrepancies, providing responsive finance support

Reconcile the IPO account, process IPO invoices, and maintain associated records

Support Client Account transactions in accordance with SRA Accounts Rules, firm policies, and internal financial controls

Provide general administrative support to the finance team, including filing, archiving, and document management

Finance Assistant – What We’re Looking For:

Minimum 12 month current legal accounts experience in a city law firm is essential

Good knowledge of SRA guidelines

Strong knowledge of legal accounting software

Advanced Microsoft Office Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint knowledge

Excellent IT and IT troubleshooting skills, also able to comfortably pick up new systems with a logical approach

Time management and organisation skills, and the ability...