Job Description

Finance Executive

We are looking for a

Finance Executive

who is eager to progress and embrace an exciting new challenge within a growing firm. Do you have the skills and experience to add value to our business? If so we want to hear from you.

About Us

MOV8 is a cutting-edge legal firm that is disrupting the market through innovation and technology. With over 50 staff working from our Edinburgh Head Office and Glasgow City Centre office, and 5-Star rated customer service, MOV8 aims to be the largest and best private client solicitor and estate agency firm in Scotland by 2025.

MOV8 is a vibrant and exciting company, committed to diversity in the workplace and to making a positive difference in the community around us through our corporate social responsibility program.

The Role

The Finance Executive will be part of our Finance Team, reporting to our Commercial Director to ensure the efficient and smooth running of the finance function within MOV8. Working alongside an external cashroom company that sets up payments and performs all of our cashroom and bookkeeping postings, this varied role encompasses a wide range s of finance and billing within a legal firm.

The role involves extensive client contact including payment checking, preparing ledgers and file auditing so you must have excellent attention to detail, customer service and sales skills. You will require to know our product and price list inside and out in order to produce accurate and detailed cash accounts and invoices for our busy legal and estate agency departments.

Responsibilities

Checking cash accounts and ledger entries as well as populating matter ledgers both proactively and upon the request of conveyancing department Fee Earners Pre-settlement checks of all cash accounts and invoices in advance of settlement per internal service level agreements in place at that time Checking the accuracy of payments set up on the Client Bank by external cashroom company per Fee Earner instructions File Auditing Liaising with external partners, including external cashroom company when accounts queries are raised by internal team members including the Managing Director Dealing with billing queries from clients Credit control

Requirements

Essential

:Previous finance or accounts experience; Excellent numeracy skills; Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines; Outstanding attention to detail; A positive attitude and great team working skills; Experience of legal and general accounting software systems. Ability to communicate at senior level and liaise with all parties both internally and externally.

Desirable:

SOLAS qualification; Experience as a Legal Cashier Knowledge of Solicitors Accounts Rules Breadth of general accounting experience; Ability to produce accounts related documents and related information; Experience of dealing with a high volume of conveyancing transactions within a cashroom; Experience of using Xero.

Remuneration

Starting salary is between 25,000 to 35,000 per annum depending on experience.

Note to Recruitment Agencies

Please note that, as a company, MOV8 Real Estate and Solicitors does not recognise the submission of unsolicited CVs and does not respond to unsolicited communications from recruitment companies. We will only review CVs sent by individual candidates in application for an advertised post.

Any CVs or details submitted by recruitment companies will be viewed as the property of MOV8 Real Estate. We may research, directly contact or engage the candidate directly or through another company, without creating any contract between you or your company and MOV8 Real Estate and Solicitors, without any consideration due to you or your company.