Legal Aid (ESSENTIAL) Finance Assistant - Remote
Your tasks
A specialist legal practice is looking to recruit a Finance Assistant on a fixed-term contract to support the finance team with a focused project to clear down the debtor ledger and reduce outstanding balances.
This is a hands-on opportunity for someone with previous accounts experience who is confident dealing with outstanding invoices, reconciling accounts and following up on aged debt. You’ll work closely with the existing finance team to investigate discrepancies, resolve queries and help improve cash collection.
What's on Offer?
- Competitive salary, dependent on experience.
- Fixed-term contract.
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements or fully remote if preferable
- Supportive working environment.
- An opportunity to make a tangible impact by improving debtor balances and cash collection.
Requirements
The Role
- Review the existing debtor ledger and identify overdue outstanding balances.
- Contact clients and relevant third parties to follow up on unpaid invoices and outstanding payments.
- Investigate aged debt and resolve discrepancies preventing payment.
- Reconcile customer accounts and allocate payments accurately.
- Liaise with internal teams to resolve billing queries and obtain supporting documentation.
- Follow up on outstanding legal aid payments and recoveries where applicable.
- Maintain accurate records of customer communications, payment promises and actions taken.
- Monitor aged debt reports and provide regular updates on progress.
- Escalate disputed or long-outstanding balances where necessary.
- Support the wider finance team with sales ledger administration and general accounts duties.
What we offer
About You
- Previous experience in a Finance Assistant, Sales Ledger, Credit Control or Accounts Receivable role.
- Confident reviewing debtor ledgers and working through aged debt.
- Comfortable contacting clients and third parties to chase outstanding payments professionally.
- Good reconciliation skills with the ability to investigate and resolve account discrepancies.
- Strong Excel skills and experience using accounting software.
- Highly organised, methodical and able to prioritise workloads effectively.
- Persistent and proactive, with a focus on resolving queries and achieving results.
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to work to deadlines.
- Previous experience within a law firm or legal aid environment would be advantageous but is not essential.
How to apply
This role would suit someone who enjoys working through a backlog, investigating outstanding balances and seeing the results of their work. Previous debtors, credit control or sales ledger experience is key.
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Finance Assistant - Legal Aid - Debtor Ledger - FTC - London or Brighton / Remote