account coordinator Bedford, England
Job description
Are you an experienced accounts administrator with experience working in a legal or professional services environment, who is looking for a new and exciting opportunity?
Reporting to our Finance Manager you will support the accounts department to optimise the firms working capital position through professional accounting processes. Our forward thinking and modern way of working in a completely paperless environment allows us to work in the most efficient ways. Allowing you the opportunity to provide outstanding client care in line with our values.
Key duties:
Producing and despatching invoices and to the firm’s clients using an automated billing process
Allocating payments received from clients
Reconciliation of bank and credit card accounts
Posting of accounting entries relating to the office, client, and nominal ledgers
Assisting with credit control procedures where required
Taking payments from clients over the phone
Assisting clients and fee earners with accounting queries
Arranging client refunds
Producing and distributing reports from the practice management system
Who Are We?
We are a fast-growing family law firm. We are innovative, looking to the future and investing in our staff; technology; education; training; and above all the firm’s work-life balance. We encourage individual growth and improvement by providing bespoke training – working in partnership with you – to meet all our common objectives. We will support and encourage you to reach your developmental goals, recognising and rewarding your achievements.
We celebrate our diversity as it enriches our workplace and enables us to connect and communicate with everyone.
We believe investing in our people is essential for personal and professional success. We are proud to hold the silver award with Investors in People, which sets a standard that speaks for itself - every day we continue to work towards achieving Platinum.
Why Join Fullers?
Joining Fullers means receiving a competitive salary, the opportunity to work with a talented team, additionally we have a quarterly bonus which is shared with everyone.
We provide first class in-house training as well as access to extensive external resources so that whatever your experience you have a great opportunity to learn and develop.
Your wellbeing is our success and so we focus on you by providing support, rewards, and recognition, supporting you to succeed and achieve a great work-life balance.
We are passionate about developing the skills needed to be adept in the profession. We are looking for individuals that have the desire to learn with a self-motivated and can-do approach.
We’ll offer the right candidate a competitive salary of circa £25,000, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, the opportunity to work within a friendly and approachable team, as well as the flexibility of occasional home working.
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Ideally, the right candidate will:
- Already held at least one position within a legal or other professional services accounts environment but this is not prerequisite for consideration.
- Proven billing and credit control experience
- Excellent client management.
- Ideally current knowledge of Solicitors Accounts Rules and compliance.
- In the absence of a qualification, sound knowledge of the principles of bookkeeping.
- Has the confidence and ability to demonstrate excellent communication at senior levels and to liaise with all parties both internal and external, including client service skills
- Strong sense of responsibility and respect for confidentiality
- Has a high level of attention to detail and accuracy
- Strong IT skills including Microsoft Office skills particularly Excel and Word.
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to meet deadlines.
- Resilient and committed, remaining composed under pressure.
- Self-motivated with the ability to work well as part of a team and independently
- A quick learner with a strong work ethic
- Clearly demonstrates the firms WE CARE values which are:
- Warm Welcome
- Empathise
- Communicate and connect
- Address all concerns
- Resolve and reassure
- Empower
