The Company My client is a leading mid-sized legal firm based in the CBD of Auckland. The business has been operating for many years, is well established with a broad range of legal service offerings. The business employs around 65 staff and has a down-to-earth culture. The Role The role of Accounts assistant will report to the Finance manager and support the wider finance team mainly looking after the account's payables and receivables and assisting with other ad-hoc accounts duties. Your key responsibilities will include: <ul><li>Daily, weekly, or monthly management and processing of accounts transactions</li><li>Processing certain fee invoices (including proforma invoices for pro bono work).</li><li>Processing accounts receivable write-offs or bad debt entries, or invoice reversal.</li><li>Running Debtor Statements and issuing to authors, or direct to clients, as required.</li><li>Creation of banking payment batches and processing of Firm Bank Account transactions.</li><li>Bank Reconciliations</li><li>Processing supplier invoices and payments (daily as required, weekly, and monthly).</li><li>Supplier statement & Sub-ledger /GL reconciliations.</li><li>Preparation of status reports for Councils and other clients.</li><li>Credit Card payment processing for clients wishing to make payment (if required).</li><li>Credit card statement reconciliations and follow up with card holders.</li><li>Preparation and payment of Partner Disbursements invoices and monthly schedule.</li><li>Reconciliation of Firm Suspense Account and prompt follow up with clients.</li><li>Assist with the preparation of short-term cash flow reporting.</li><li>Running of aged WIP Reports and assist with author billing follow-ups, client billing reconciliations and/or fee analysis, as and when required.</li><li>Assist with annual budgeting exercise and expense inputs.</li><li>Providing assistance to the wider Accounts team as required e.g., ad hoc financial analysis, covering the Trust Accountant role or Credit Controller role</li></ul>Your Profile To be considered for this role, we are looking for a professional person with good communication & interpersonal skills who is confident & able to liaise with the wider finance team, senior partners, and clients.<ul><li>At least 2 years previous experience in a similar role (receivables / payables / cash receipts / cash payments) preferably within a professional services firm or service organisation environment.</li><li>High attention to accuracy & detail.</li></ul>Apply Today Please send your resume in Microsoft Word format by clicking on the apply button or for further information, contact Tanya Beets or Vinze Quines in our Auckland office on 09-915-6700. Reference Number: 06900-0013317833By clicking 'apply', you give your express consent that Robert Half may use your personal information to process your job application and to contact you from time to time for future employment opportunities. For further information on how Robert Half processes your personal information and how to access and correct your information, please read the Robert Half privacy notice: <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://www.roberthalf.co.nz/privacy-statement&data=05|01|[email protected]|2df93a725f1c43601e5308daa1051e08|16532572d5674d678727f12f7bb6aed3|0|0|637999340615419831|Unknown|TWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0=|3000|||&sdata=cIixo6zjvDZ9MDPYy+jEU0wsYA/yRNDEHRQ4pRKx8Eg=&reserved=0">https://www.roberthalf.co.nz/privacy-statement</a>. Please do not submit any sensitive personal data to us in your resume (such as government ID numbers, ethnicity, gender, religion, marital status or trade union membership) as we do not collect your sensitive personal data at this time.<img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/dGFueWEuYmVldHMuNjIyNDEuMTA5MThAcmhpbnouYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">

Auckland CBD, Auckland
remote
Permanent
70000 - 75000 NZD / Yearly
The Company My client is a leading mid-sized legal firm based in the CBD of Auckland. The business has been operating for many years, is well established with a broad range of legal service offerings. The business employs around 65 staff and has a down-to-earth culture. The Role The role of Accounts assistant will report to the Finance manager and support the wider finance team mainly looking after the account's payables and receivables and assisting with other ad-hoc accounts duties. Your key responsibilities will include: <ul><li>Daily, weekly, or monthly management and processing of accounts transactions</li><li>Processing certain fee invoices (including proforma invoices for pro bono work).</li><li>Processing accounts receivable write-offs or bad debt entries, or invoice reversal.</li><li>Running Debtor Statements and issuing to authors, or direct to clients, as required.</li><li>Creation of banking payment batches and processing of Firm Bank Account transactions.</li><li>Bank Reconciliations</li><li>Processing supplier invoices and payments (daily as required, weekly, and monthly).</li><li>Supplier statement & Sub-ledger /GL reconciliations.</li><li>Preparation of status reports for Councils and other clients.</li><li>Credit Card payment processing for clients wishing to make payment (if required).</li><li>Credit card statement reconciliations and follow up with card holders.</li><li>Preparation and payment of Partner Disbursements invoices and monthly schedule.</li><li>Reconciliation of Firm Suspense Account and prompt follow up with clients.</li><li>Assist with the preparation of short-term cash flow reporting.</li><li>Running of aged WIP Reports and assist with author billing follow-ups, client billing reconciliations and/or fee analysis, as and when required.</li><li>Assist with annual budgeting exercise and expense inputs.</li><li>Providing assistance to the wider Accounts team as required e.g., ad hoc financial analysis, covering the Trust Accountant role or Credit Controller role</li></ul>Your Profile To be considered for this role, we are looking for a professional person with good communication & interpersonal skills who is confident & able to liaise with the wider finance team, senior partners, and clients.<ul><li>At least 2 years previous experience in a similar role (receivables / payables / cash receipts / cash payments) preferably within a professional services firm or service organisation environment.</li><li>High attention to accuracy & detail.</li></ul>Apply Today Please send your resume in Microsoft Word format by clicking on the apply button or for further information, contact Tanya Beets or Vinze Quines in our Auckland office on 09-915-6700. Reference Number: 06900-0013317833By clicking 'apply', you give your express consent that Robert Half may use your personal information to process your job application and to contact you from time to time for future employment opportunities. For further information on how Robert Half processes your personal information and how to access and correct your information, please read the Robert Half privacy notice: <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://www.roberthalf.co.nz/privacy-statement&data=05|01|[email protected]|2df93a725f1c43601e5308daa1051e08|16532572d5674d678727f12f7bb6aed3|0|0|637999340615419831|Unknown|TWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0=|3000|||&sdata=cIixo6zjvDZ9MDPYy+jEU0wsYA/yRNDEHRQ4pRKx8Eg=&reserved=0">https://www.roberthalf.co.nz/privacy-statement</a>. Please do not submit any sensitive personal data to us in your resume (such as government ID numbers, ethnicity, gender, religion, marital status or trade union membership) as we do not collect your sensitive personal data at this time.<img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/dGFueWEuYmVldHMuNjIyNDEuMTA5MThAcmhpbnouYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">
2025-10-15T03:52:59Z