Finance Assistant

Finance Assistant This international US law firm is looking to welcome a Finance Assistant to its London office. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a collaborative finance team, taking on a varied, all-round role with exposure to a broad range of day-to-day transactional and operational finance duties. What’s On Offer: • Salary £45,000 + superb employee benefits • Perm / Full time • Hybrid working - 4 days office / 1 remote • Liverpool Street / City of London Finance Assistant – What You’ll Be Doing: • Support the day-to-day finance function, including data entry, invoice processing, and maintaining accurate financial records • Provide end-to-end billing support, including preparing client bills, managing time entries and transfers, editing narratives, and ensuring compliance with client billing guidelines • Process accounts payable and receivable, including third-party vendor invoices, reconciliations, monitoring outstanding payments, and maintaining related Excel trackers • Prepare and process employee expenses in line with firm policies • Produce financial reports, analytics, and Excel-based documentation, including WIP and time summary reports, to support the Legal Support Team • Work closely with legal teams to resolve billing queries and discrepancies, providing responsive finance support • Reconcile the IPO account, process IPO invoices, and maintain associated records • Support Client Account transactions in accordance with SRA Accounts Rules, firm policies, and internal financial controls • Provide general administrative support to the finance team, including filing, archiving, and document management Finance Assistant – What We’re Looking For: • Good knowledge of SRA guidelines • Strong knowledge of legal accounting software • Advanced Microsoft Office Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint knowledge • Excellent IT and IT troubleshooting skills, also able to comfortably pick up new systems with a logical approach • Time management and organisation skills, and the ability to simultaneously manage multiple deadlines