FINANCE TEAM COORDINATOR - CAMBRIDGESHIRE

Warning: This vacancy expired on 17th Nov 2008.

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Job Description

Minimum 5 years relevant accounts and supervisory experience. Good experience of Excel, Word and Microsoft Outlook. Good understanding of computerised accounts systems. Experience of processing a high volume of transactions in accordance with best practice. Customer facing experience.Experience of working in finance in a law firm. Used to working in a larger organisation. Used to working as part of a larger team

To ensure that the local finance function operates with the greatest possible efficiency with the resources available in order that the Department can fulfil its function within the firm.
To be a primary link with, and pro-actively support, fee earners and secretaries in their requirements
To ensure that client transactions are processed in accordance with Solicitors Accounts Rules and best accounting practice.
To create an environment that motivates and rewards the local operational finance team.

Main duties and responsibilities
Managing the local members of the finance team
To have an in-depth knowledge of all activities carried out by the team
To distribute work evenly, ensuring that tasks are rotated.
To work with colleagues in other offices to ensure that work is distributed evenly at peak times.
Act as primary link with fee earners and secretaries
To provide timely and accurate responses to queries
To produce reports as required from the accounting system
To attend fee earner team meetings as required
To suggest improvements or alternatives to working practices which will provide easier access to information.
Accounting Operations
To ensure that Solicitors Accounts Rules are strictly complied with.
To ensure that office transactions are processed in accordance with UK GAAP standards.
To be responsible for processing transactions from anywhere in the firm
To ensure the completion of the office and client bank reconciliations on a daily basis, working with colleagues, including the Finance Administrator at month end.
To ensure the members of the Department carry out the following tasks:
(a) Check accounts rendered
(b) Issue and type cheques
(c) Distribute and maintain correct petty cash procedures
(d) Assist and advise all fee earners in correct accounting procedures
(e) Input and maintain correct accounting data on computer systems including direct link to banks
(f) Daily banking of client and office monies
(g) Filing and safe storage of accounting records for the required period
(h) Supply all information required by auditors and assist in their work where necessary
(i) Settlement of authorised creditors' accounts
(j) Ensure that adequate stationery is available within the office
(k) Amend and set up Partners' standing orders and deal with bank queries
(l) Partners' motor expenses - maintenance of proper records and completion of annual returns
(m) Maximise the firm's interest in monies held
(n) Calculate and award interest due to clients on monies held

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