Accountant

Accounts Manager

Chapman’s List Barristers Pty Ltd

This is a rare and exciting opportunity for an experienced accountant or accounts clerk to join a barristers’ clerking service. We are seeking an experienced ‘all-rounder’ to provide professional services for our established list of counsel. 

About the Role:

Based in the Melbourne CBD and reporting to the Principal Clerk, this role is suited to an experienced accountant or accounts clerk.

Duties of this role will include:

• Managing a Clerk’s Trust Account
• Month end reconciliations, statutory deposits and transfers of funds to the clearing account
• Managing a Barristers clearing account
• Reconciliation of transaction accounts
• Processing daily financial transactions including allocation of EFT payments, credit card and cheque payments
• Generating invoices, statements of account, end of month reports and other billing documentation
• Supervision and management of aged debt
• Accounts payable including management of corporate telephone accounts
• Liaising with external stakeholders including accountants and auditors
• Provision of customer service to barristers and solicitors
• Other accounting/administrative duties as directed by the Principal Clerk

About you:

• Relevant tertiary qualification
• Demonstrated experience in a similar role
• You have worked in the legal or professional services field at either a barristers’ clerks office, a law firm or an accounting or professional service business
• Proven comprehensive knowledge of general legal accounting principles as well as financial office systems and procedures
• Experience with MYOB or equivalent
• Experience with legal accounting software
• Experience with management of a trust account
• Exceptional communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to manage tight deadlines and to prioritise tasks appropriately
• Personable and work well in a small team environment

About the Company:

Chapman’s List Barristers is a Barristers’ Clerking Service that represents 120 barristers across all areas of the law. The List was founded in 1980 by Ric Howells and was known as Howells’ List until 2021 when the List re-branded as Chapman’s List Barristers. We are located in Owen Dixon Chambers in the Melbourne CBD and our team takes pride in the service that we provide to our members and to our clients.

We will offer a highly competitive salary package that will be commensurate with your level of experience. 

Applicants are asked to send their written applications and CV to chris.chapman@vicbar.com.au