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We're always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators. Please speak to a member of our Recruitment and Onboarding team for more information.

Your Role and What You'll Be Doing

As a Bank Reconciliation Assistant, you’ll be a part of the team responsible for the daily reconciliation of the numerous bank accounts held by Irwin Mitchell. You’ll ensure that all bank reconciliations are carried out in line with Manager instructions and SRA Accounts Rules, firm’s policy and agreed Service Level Agreements (SLA’s). Your role will also require you to investigate and identify unreferenced funds received into the firm’s bank accounts, along with accurate record keeping on account items.
Ensuring daily high volume bank reconciliations are performed accurately, within regulated and agreed SLA’s, and that accurate record keeping is in place.
Assisting in maintaining up to date and accurate cash management processes to ensure adequate business account funding.
Reconciliation, investigation and active involvement in the administration of the firm’s unidentified receipts and suspense accounts.
Processing returned unpaid cheques and out of date cheques and relevant notifications.
Opening and closing designated deposit accounts and performing monthly reconciliations
Liaising with banks and the firm’s auditors during the Solicitors Accounts Rules audit and organise file samples.
Reconciliation of petty cash
Understanding the roles of colleagues in all areas of Financial Operations, recognising the end to end processing of transactions to be able to work flexibly and deal with, or refer queries in a timely manner.

About You

An understanding of general book keeping principals, and the purpose of bank reconciliation reporting
Experience in high volume, high value multi bank account environment.
Operation of a large volume automated bank reconciliation package.
Experience of working in an externally regulated environment
A keen attention to detail, and ability to spot any errors or anomalies in transactions
Good communication skills, both written and telephone
If this sounds like you, we’d love to receive your application.

Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You

25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.
Generous and flexible pension schemes.
Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)
Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.
We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported.  This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.
We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!
Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim. 
Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.

Additional Information

As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group’s on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders.
We carry out pre employment screening to establish your eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record and financial checks with our trusted 3rd parties.
The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.
Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.