We are looking for an accounts assistant to join our conveyancing team in Milton Keynes. As a member of the team you will assist the Accounts Manager on sale, purchase, transfer of equity, and re-mortgage transactions. You will need to have excellent organisational and time management skills, be able to work independently and be driven to provide an excellent service to our clients and the team. In return, we will support you in developing your knowledge and progressing your career in law.

• Dealing with client accounting and adhering to SRA accounts code
• Checking bank statements
• Posting monies in and out on client ledger
• Processing BACs and CHAPs payments
• Balancing completion statements
• Dealing with daily completions of sale and purchases transactions
• Submitting stamp duty returns to HMRC/WRX and ensuring payments are made to HMRC/WRA in line with the required time.
• Dealing with queries from other departments within the company
• Dealing with aged balances
• Making payments to third parties
• Reconciliation of accounts and ledger

Skills required:

• Excellent communications skills
• Ability to problem solve
• Exceptional attention to details
• Experience of sale and Purchase ledgers
• Experience in a similar role within a busy accounts department is desirable
• Professional attitude
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Knowledge of the SRA codes
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft word, Excel and outlook