AddressMy Client is a leading and innovative Professional Services Firm in the heart of Sydney CBD.
They are recruiting a Part-time Accountant on a permanent capacity in which you can more or less choose your working pattern.
The Role
Accounting:
- Production of Senior Leadership Reports as required;
- Close month period in system and run month end reports
- Complete bank reconciliations for all bank accounts and credit cards, ensuring all transactions are accounted for; and
- Co-ordination and completion of Solicitor Representation Letters
Billing & Matter Management
- Responsible for matter management for relevant clients including:
- Open new entities and matters;
- Collection of relevant client and contact information;
- Ensure matters are set up correctly;
- Prepare Service Agreements and send to clients;
- Follow-up unsigned and unreturned Service Agreements;
- Revision of estimates as needed;
- Production and circulation of pre-bills;
- Raise invoices for matters and send to clients; and
- Close matters after finalisation;
- Send ETP Information Sheets to individual clients, raise initial invoices, collect relevant contact details, processing payments and sending receipts;
- Raise miscellaneous and manual invoices for events, training, settlement proceeds and as required;
- Manage invoice uploads into multiple client billing management systems
- Attend to invoice adjustments and client invoice queries;
- Ensure all time entries are input and enter Directors daily time;
- Ensure client disbursements in relation to legal and barristers fees are sent to clients for payment and follow up if needed;
- Ensure all relevant travel and miscellaneous expenses are charged to clients accordingly;
- Maintain Special Billing Requests and company Partnership spreadsheets;
- Management of company non-chargeable matters to ensure all time entries are classified correctly;
- Monthly WIP review to ensure balances 30+ days can be explained and/or written off; and
- Training of new staff members in relation to LawMaster matter management and billing.
Debtor Management
- Management of debtors ledger ensuring clients are followed up promptly and all issues are addressed and resolved immediately
- Processing credit card payments;
- Allocation of cash receipts against debtor balances; and
- Produce client reports as requested e.g. weekly WIP reporting, statements.
Accounts Payable Administration
- Entry of supplier invoices and supplier maintenance in LM;
- Entry of all creditor transactions on the bank statement; and
- Reconciliation and entry of Amex and Mastercard expenditure, including charging clients where required and receipt follow-up.
Ad-Hoc
- Travel management and booking for staff as required.
The ideal Candidate:
- At least 5 years practical Accounting experience;
- Legal industry experience highly regarded, same as professional services;
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal. Ability to converse professionally with Executives on a daily basis;
- High attention to detail;
- Exhibit a high level of integrity and discretion when handling sensitive financial information; and
- A commitment to accuracy, a proactive approach to problem-solving, and the ability to meet deadlines are essential qualities seek in our ideal candidate."
How to Apply
For more information or a confidential discussion please call Elliot Hunter at u&u on 02 8245 7*** or email *************@uandu.com quoting reference number 36046.
At u&u Recruitment Partners, we value diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people with disability.
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