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Accounts Assistant

Bournemouth, England, GBFull-time2026-11-07

Core

Support legal accounting functions including client payments, reconciliations, and bill preparation.

Role type

Accounts Assistant

Builds

Client account payments, reconciled bank accounts, processed receipts, and prepared client bills.

Domain

Legal services / Finance

Required skills

numeracy, attention to detail, organisational skills, prioritisation, Microsoft Office proficiency, accounting systems knowledge

Preferred skills

previous accounts experience, professional services experience, legal environment experience

Responsibilities

Managing client account payments and currency transactions, reconciling client bank accounts, sorting and distributing daily post, handling cheque receipts and petty cash, processing client account receipts, uploading disbursements and running interest calculations, assisting with preparation of client bills, managing time transfers and write-offs, providing holiday and sickness cover

Seniority

Junior, support role