KC Recruitment
Solicitors Accountant
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Legal Bookkeeper
Essex
Excellent salary and opportunity
Our legal client is expanding and now needs an in-house Bookkeeper to manage the firm's busy billings and accounts.
The successful applicant will have been working for a firm of solicitors in a similar role or be doing solicitors' accounts for their clients in a firm of Accountants.
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Requirements
- Manage the firm's financial records
- Have a good knowledge of compliance and regulations like the SRA Accounts Rules
- Handle the daily, weekly, and monthly finance tasks
- Manage client trust accounts (IOLTA/escrow)
- Trust and Operating Accounts
- Bill clients (hourly, contingency, or flat fee)
- Daily reconciliations and reporting functions
- Ensuring all transactions are documented to pass regulatory audits
- Expense Management - Handling accounts payable, receivable
- Payroll
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