Link Personnel are hiring an Accounts Assistant on behalf of our Client, an International Law Firm in Dublin 4.  The successful candidate will join their Finance team on a full-time, hybrid basis with the opportunity for flexible working hours.  The role is for a 12 month contract, starting January 2025, and would ideally suit someone who has experience in a similar role and can hit the ground running.

Reporting to the Finance Manager, the Accounts department support the day to day running of the practice in Dublin, and also work closely with the wider finance team largely based in the UK. The Accounts Assistant will be responsible for a variety of tasks for the lawyers and support staff, including logging supplier invoices, applying cash, opening and closing matters, reviewing billing rates, generating bills for clients, scanning and filing documents, and any other ad-hoc requests that may take place during the normal course of business.

Call Orla on 01 8456312

Salary:  to €42k

Benefits:  Pension, Healthcare, Bonus, Hybrid working, Flexible working hours, 25 day AL,

The Role:

• Accounts Payable: ensure all payments, disbursements and invoices are logged accurately and in a timely manner
• Assist with ensuring all payments in/out are recorded accurately and office and client bank accounts are reconciled on a regular basis
• Ensure all matters and rates are set up and/or amended accurately and on time and deal with general queries on matters
• Client Billing: raise and amend invoices / credit notes and deal with various billing queries
• Assist with the processing of accounting cost uploads, mainly for billing readiness
• Assist with the analysis of variances: preparation of analysis of costs as part of the month-end close processes

The Candidate:

• Experience in a similar role is essential, ideally within a Legal or Professional Services environment.
• Experience with Chrome River and/or 3E / or similar legal accounting systems would be an advantage and is highly desirable, but not essential as full training will be given.
• Lateral thinker with the ability to generate creative solutions to complex problems
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to manage high work-loads.
• A team player but able to use own initiative.
• IT literate with ability to pick up new systems quickly. Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel is essential.
• Flexible with a positive ‘can do’ attitude.
• Good level of numeracy

If this Accounts Assistant role sounds like you call Orla on 01 8456312 for details.

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