Senior Finance Officer
Pinsent Masons
- Johannesburg, Gauteng
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Liaison with the firm's bankers in relation to bank account maintenance (new accounts, closed accounts) and transaction processing.
- Review of client account balances on a regular basis to ensure compliance with Law society rules.
- Management of designated deposit accounts, joint accounts and of controlled trusts
- Ensuring compliance with Law Society regulations
- Liaise with auditors to plan for quarterly tax/VAT returns and annual audit.
- Preparing and filing any Vat return and BIK returns
- Induction for new staff members
- Supporting the tax teams with any local tax filings
- Correct allocation of expenses to budget holders
- Input of all invoices with particular attention being given to narratives (for analysis and reporting purposes)
- Ensure prompt payment of disbursements in accordance with the Solicitors Accounts Rules
- Maintenance of all static data (supplier addresses, payment terms, etc.)
- Reconciliation of supplier statements
- Processing of payment schedules
- Dealing with Travel Accounts, checking and authorising supplier invoices, uploading theses to the purchase ledger system and arranging payment
- Processing of payment schedules weekly and arranging BACS to suppliers or staff for invoices and expenses which are due for payment, making sure that ledgers reconcile.
- Support the credit control team with managing overdue debts.
- Dealing with Partner, Lawyer and Client queries.
- Ensuring queries raised by Clients are dealt with promptly and efficiently.
- Meeting deadlines and monthly cash targets
- Ensure the Firm's billing and credit note procedure is strictly adhered to and that all necessary authorities are obtained;
- Ensure all recorded time is captured at time of billing;
- Lawyer liaison on Aderant and CD queries;
- Ensure compliance with Solicitors Accounts Rules (SAR) and with VAT regulations in relation to output tax