REQUIREMENTS:

• Experience of working within a similar role within a Solicitor’s accounts department is desirable.
• Have a good understanding of the accounting system, the banking system and case management systems.
• Able to adapt to changing deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills and telephone manner.
• Full knowledge, experience and understanding of the Solicitors Accounts Rules is desirable.
• Ability to communicate at all levels and across all departments.
• Ability to work independently and as a team.
• High levels of attention to detail.
• Strong Excel and MS Office skills.
• Professional approach
  Company Core Values:
  Aspire: To challenge convention, an entrepreneur with energy for change. To be the best that we can be
  Integrate: Bring together people and systems into a cohesive force
  Innovate: To creatively evolve our working practices, use our revenue and resources in a virtuous cycle of improving our people, systems and growth
  Commit: To delivering excellent client experience and working with integrity, investing in long term relationships, creating a strong market position and delivering sustained commercial advantag

• Uploading, reviewing and approving invoices submitted in Chrome River and ensuring all coding is correct
• Communicating with staff & suppliers responding to any queries
• Processing and paying referral fees
• Approving office payment requests (disbursements)
• Reconcile Counsel Fees as per what is posted to the ledger
• Ability to read vendor and client ledgers
• Monitoring disbursements, posting to specific matters on the portal and processing payments
• Answering the telephone, with queries from the wider firm and external vendors/ clients
• Ensuring all emails in the various AP mailboxes are responded to and deal with timely, with a max turnaround time of 48 hours
• Ensuring the payment cycle runs smoothly and effectively for both disbursement and overhead invoices
• Processing payment of Paid When Paid within 48 hours and Legal Aid Agency within 14 daysbof receiving funds
• Processing CHAPS, BACS, FastPay and international payment transactions
• Paying the bulk overhead invoices on a two-weekly basis
• Answering the telephone and taking client card payments
• Processing compensation or complaint payments
• Set Up new vendors on Elite 3E
• Ensuring that all statutory regulations are complied with including SARs
• Assisting with audit queries in relation to Account Payable