Accounts Assistant
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Position Overview & Specifications
Overview
This exciting position offers an excellent opportunity to work within our Finance department. Working with the Head of Finance, your role will include but is not limited to, assisting with the monthly, quarterly and year end reporting process, posting supplier invoices and acquiring approval for payment with the appropriate authorities, creating weekly payment runs for suppliers and staff expenses, and controlling the company credit card process.
Information
Start Date
ASAP
Salary
Competitive
Location
Colchester
Benefits
An exceptional benefits package is available, including but not limited to; generous holiday entitlement, salary exchange pension scheme, life assurance, income protection, health cash plan and employee assistance programme, plus the possibility of flexible working.
Job Specification
Ellisons Solicitors is a top 200 UK firm, and one of the region’s oldest, most established and fastest growing firms, with a team of almost 250 colleagues, including 27 partners. We have six offices located across Essex and Suffolk and we are a member of the Alliott Global Alliance (a worldwide alliance of independent professional firms).
About the role:
This exciting position offers an excellent opportunity to work within our Finance department. Working with the Head of Finance, your role will include but is not limited to, assisting with the monthly, quarterly and year end reporting process, posting supplier invoices and acquiring approval for payment with the appropriate authorities, creating weekly payment runs for suppliers and staff expenses, and controlling the company credit card process.
About you:
The successful candidate will ideally have experience in a similar role and be a self- motivated individual who is flexible and well organised, ensuring an excellent standard of customer service is achieved. Strong analytical and numeracy skills along with an aptitude for working with data and software packages is essential, along with accuracy, attention to detail and excellent communication skills being a must.
This is a fantastic opportunity to either start or progress your career with a highly successful, friendly Firm where colleagues and clients come first.
If you are interested in this opportunity and keen to bring your skills and experience to Ellisons, please apply below.
Ellisons is an Equal Opportunities employer.
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
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