Location: London
Contract: Temporary (3-months initial)
Rate: £27.00 per hour umbrella // £24.29 per hour PAYE Inclusive // £21.67 per hour PAYE exclusive
Start Date: ASAP
*Hybrid Working*
Contact: greg.waite@servicecare.org.uk
Job Description
Service Care Solutions are currently recruiting on behalf of a Local Authority in London for a Legal and Finance Administration Officer to join the team on a temporary basis. The postholder will assist the Business Support Officer and Principal Lawyer Constitution, Governance and Finance for Legal Services in the provision of a comprehensive professional finance service that fulfils corporate and operational requirements.
Main Responsibilities
- Lead with all aspects of financial reports, journals, statement and external audit requests.
- Lead on the collation and reporting on income and expenditure, including spend on barristers and experts, including external solicitors.
- Train and oversee new members of staff as part of their onboarding.
- Assist in Revenue and Capital salary forecast outturns for Legal Services.
- Deal with payment of all invoices and associated financial records of transactions and resolve variances.
- Lead on and resolve, queries from third parties, Chambers, Solicitors, Experts and all other Legal Suppliers.
- Deal with financial control and reconciliation of accounts from Oracle.
- Assist with half year, year end accruals and month end, quarter end financial reports.
- Provide expertise in respect of Oracle systems, IKEN and court bundling system to all fee earners.
- Part-Qualified Accountant or AAT Qualified with relevant experience
- Significant experience of working in local government legal and finance sector or similar relevant experience.
- Experience of providing financial reports for the service
- Detailed experience of independently using financial functions such as GL, salary statement reconciliation or similar systems
- Great communication skills with the ability to work well on own initiative as well as part of a team
Service Care Solutions also offers a £250 referral bonus! So, if you know of anyone who would be perfect for this position and they are placed into work, you will receive £250 for the referral once their probationary period has been completed.
