Court of Protection Accounts Assistant

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This is a fantastic opportunity for somebody looking to take their next step into an administrative role within a professional and supportive legal environment. Working as part of a busy law firm, you will be focused on supporting the Court of Protection Accounts function within our Mental Capacity team. Your range of duties will be broad and will primarily focus on accounting.
If you are interested in working for a firm where you can truly develop your career, and have a genuine interest in accounting and finance, then this could be the perfect opportunity. Although we are working remotely at the moment, the role will be based in Plymouth.
Your duties would be as follows:
To work with the Unit Leader and others within the wider Mental Capacity team to offer support to the client base on all matters related to financial functions
To process all payments relating to the current case load in line with agreed terms and conditions and managing any queries that arise
Weekly bank reconciliations to ensure payments are allocated correctly and to report on cash-flow
To open accounts as appropriate in individuals’ names
Filling out forms such as direct debits completion, letters to suppliers and ad hoc data entry.
To ensure appropriate quality service and compliance for all matters in accordance with agreed standard policies
Consistently meet all KPI and targets and any other broader objectives as agreed on a quarterly and annual basis as part of the Team plans
Desired skills
Good Excel and Word skills
Good Maths skills
Excellent attention to detail and accuracy in processing numerical data
Strong organisational skills, and the ability to produce accurate work efficiently.
A good understanding of the importance of court of protection billing and recovery and the impact this has on team billing.
A flexible and enthusiastic approach and the capability to work well and flourish within a team environment
Excellent all-round communication skills including the capability to develop and maintain strong client relationships
Understanding of the importance of knowledge management and sharing
Why Foot Anstey?
Foot Anstey is one of the UK's fastest growing law firms. We believe in helping our clients and people achieve their ambitions, unlocking new and exciting opportunities. Our team of business and legal advisors are motivated by understanding clients' goals and collaborating with them and other advisers to deliver solutions. We are on an exciting journey to become our clients’ most trusted advisor, enabling them to achieve their ambitions. How we do it is just as important as what we do. Our values of collaboration over convention, championing aspiration, being refreshingly human, embracing entrepreneurial spirit and delivering integrated thinking guide the way we act, every day, from the way we operate as a business to how we treat our colleagues and clients.
Over our history we've grown from a high-street firm to a significant regional and national player working with leading brands and individuals predominantly across six key sectors: Retail & Consumer, Financial Services, Energy & Infrastructure, Media & Entertainment, Developers and Private Wealth. Our strategy of gaining market share through meeting clients' needs, investing in and developing high quality talent and using technology and innovation to enhance our services has led to significant growth. We now operate from seven bases: Truro, Plymouth, Exeter, Taunton, Bristol, Southampton and London.
Our people are critical to our success. We help our employees achieve their aspirations through offering meaningful careers with balanced rewards, which have been carefully designed to focus on personal wellbeing. We offer continual opportunities for support and professional development through our Business Skills Academy and Digital Skills Academy. We believe in empowering each other to achieve and strive to create a progressive and inclusive working environment. We are open to discussing flexible working patterns for all of our vacancies.
We appreciate the time and effort it takes to apply for a role. We will acknowledge your application immediately and we will respond within 7 days regardless of outcome. We review applications on a rolling basis and will move to shortlist as soon as possible. Typically we undertake a two interview stage process. Throughout the process you will receive ample information about us and the role.
Creating a diverse and inclusive workplace is essential to delivering our strategy, and we were delighted to be awarded the National Equality Standard in 2018 and to successfully renew this in 2021. That’s why this is right at the heart of our priorities. This goes beyond our policies – it’s something we consider across everything we do, from the make-up of our client teams, encouraging staff to reach their potential, through to our leadership.
‘Powering your ambition’ is the statement that summarises what we stand for as a firm. It means that we aim to support our clients and our people to achieve their goals, regardless of background, gender, race, beliefs, sexuality or other non-work related factors. We champion aspiration and encourage it in everyone that works with us. As such we actively encourage applications from all suitably qualified people, regardless of any characteristics protected by law. If you apply for this role you are encouraged to answer how diversity and social mobility monitoring questions. The answers you provide will remain entirely anonymous and confidential and will in no way impact your application.
If you have any questions about the role or your application, then please contact Sophie Russell on ****
Good luck!
Foot Anstey. Powering Your Ambition.

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