Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for an Accounts Assistant to join our Finance team on a permanent basis in Bristol. Our Accounts Assistants are a key part of our Finance operation, linking the central finance team to our legal teams. You will be part of a friendly, hardworking team who together maintain the integrity of the firm\'s financial transactional data and ensure activities are carried out in accordance with internal and external compliance requirements. Your responsibilities will be varied with a focus on delivering timely and accurate transactional work and maintaining open lines of communication and a positive relationship between the firm, its suppliers and legal teams. On a day to day basis you will be checking, posting and reconciling high volumes of supplier invoices, credit notes, statements and lots more. This is a great opportunity for someone with a keen interest in Accounts to develop their skillset alongside our wider team to deliver a seamless and efficient accounts service to the firm. What we\'re looking for:

• Excellent attention to detail
• Experience within a transactional accounts role (ideally with exposure in a legal environment)
• Experience working as part of a team to deliver a high quality service.
• Demonstrable problem solving and analytical skills with the ability to find the cause of an issue.
• Previous experience and confidence is using Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.

About Burges Salmon Our six core values \xe2\x80\x93 Ambition, Collaboration, Commitment, Fairness, Quality and Respect - are at the heart of everything we do and help to shape our unique culture. As well as high quality work and exciting development opportunities, we offer our people a professional, friendly and sociable working environment with a real sense of community. A full overview of all the benefits of working at Burges Salmon can be found on the \xe2\x80\x98working at Burges Salmon\' section of our careers page. We are delighted to have been named RollOnFriday\'s \'Best Law Firm to Work At\' 2023, for the second year in a row, and also named as one of The Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2023 for the second year running. Our commitment to excellence has recently been recognised by the IIP, which awarded us Platinum certification for investment in people. It\'s important to us that our organisation represents the diverse community in which we operate and we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and identities. As a Disability Confident Leader we will provide a fully accessible recruitment process and offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job. We\'re committed to finding the right person for this role and are open to discussing flexible working, full time or part time working patterns. If you have any questions regarding the role or the interview process please contact Jenna Hazel (Resourcing Business Partner) at Jenna.Hazel@burges-salmon.com This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. If you are interested in applying, please submit an application as soon as you can INDBS


Benefits
Competitive Salary 25 days annual leave 2 paid days leave volunteering Pension and life assurance Private medical insurance Parental leave Flexible working Personal/Professional development Cycle to work Social club