The Role
Supports the Settlement Agreement Unit by processing invoices, payments, and receipts; assisting with credit control, reconciliations, and financial reporting; maintaining accurate records and administrative data; responding to stakeholder enquiries; and providing file management, correspondence, and general office support.
Summary Generated by Built In
We are looking for a Finance Administrator to join our busy and successful Settlement Agreement Unit in Liverpool.
This role primarily focuses on supporting the financial administration of the team while also providing general administrative support to ensure the smooth running of the unit. Working alongside legal and non-legal colleagues, you will play a key role in maintaining efficient financial and administrative processes.
We are open to full time or part time/ job share applicants.
What the role involves..
- Processing invoices, payments and receipts.
- Supporting credit control and maintaining accurate financial records
- Managing and updating financial and administrative data.
- Producing reports and assist with reconciliation activities
- Responding to enquiries from internal and external stakeholders
- Supporting file management, correspondence and general office administration.
- Providing cover and assistance with wider administrative tasks where required.
Who we are looking for..
You're an experienced administrator with excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills. You're confident working with financial information, managing data accurately and communicating effectively with colleagues and stakeholders.
The ideal candidate will be proactive, adaptable, IT literate and able to prioritise competing demands in a busy environment. Previous finance administration experience would be advantageous.
What we offer you...
- Contributory pension scheme
- Permanent health insurance
- Healthcare Cash Plan (MediCash)
- Life assurance
- 23 days annual leave (in addition to bank holidays)
- Additional leave over Christmas during office shutdown
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Cycle to work scheme
- Subsidised sports and social club
- Annual travel and parking loans
- Financial assistance for professional development
Sound good? Apply today!
About
For 100 years, leading social justice law firm, Thompsons Solicitors, has been fighting for the rights of the injured and mistreated and changing lives for the better. Since 1921, we have stood shoulder-to-shoulder with trade unions to implement key legal reforms and give a voice to those who might otherwise have been disadvantaged and marginalised.Thompsons ran:• the case that established the right for injured workers to be compensated in 1937• the first asbestos case that was successful in the House of Lords in 1972• the first equal pay for equal value claim in the UK (1988) and later in Europe (1993)• the case against UK construction companies for blacklisting union members in 2016• hundreds of cases on behalf of women who received negligent treatment at the hands of disgraced breast surgeon, Ian Paterson (2017) and behalf of those injured by mesh (2019).Today, Thompsons employs 800 staff who work at 18 offices right across the UK. Key areas of legal specialism include: personal injury, serious injury, asbestos diseases, medical negligence, road traffic accidents, accidents at work, industrial diseases and trade union law. As a point of principle, the firm has never worked for employers or insurers.Over the last 100 years, we have consistently won the cases that have advanced the law for working people, but, as long as there are employers who put profit before the safety and rights of their workforce, there is always more to do. We continue to expose injustice, holding those responsible to account and campaigning for positive change. We want to hear from anyone who is keen to progress a legal career with a firm that won’t let up in its quest for fairness. Visit www.thompsons.law or call 0800 0 224 224 Thompsons Solicitors is a trading name of Thompsons Solicitors LLP.
Skills Required
- Excellent attention to detail
- Strong organisational skills
- Confidence working with financial information
- Accurate data management and record keeping
- Effective communication with colleagues and stakeholders
- Proactive and adaptable approach
- IT literacy
- Ability to prioritise competing demands
- Previous finance administration experience
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The Company
What We Do
Thompsons Solicitors is a prominent UK law firm established in 1921, specializing in personal injury, employment rights, and trade union law. With 18 offices across the UK, the firm exclusively represents injured or mistreated individuals and trade union members, never acting for employers or insurance companies. They are dedicated to social justice, campaigning for legal reforms, and securing compensation for clients in cases involving workplace accidents, asbestos diseases, and medical negligence.
