Law Cost Administrator - Manchester, United Kingdom - Thompsons Solicitors

Description

As a Cost Administrator, you will play a pivotal role in our Finance department, working alongside a team of four dedicated professionals. Your primary responsibility will be to support cost management processes, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and compliance with established procedures.

Application ProcessAs part of our interview process, candidates will be required to complete a 30 minute Excel test, showcasing their advanced Excel knowledge. Additionally, you will have a face-to-face interview with our experienced Cost Team Manager, who will discuss your qualifications, experience, and fit for our team.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in monitoring compliance with financial policies and cash collection procedures, making recommendations for improvements when necessary.
• Prepare court documents for lodging with the court.
• Assist with fixed costs dispute cases.
• Assist with enforcement proceedings to recover clients' damages and costs.
• Maintaining financial records for accuracy and completeness.
• Examine financial documents, invoices, and expense reports to identify discrepancies and rectify them promptly.
• Demonstrate advanced Excel skills.

About You

• Previous experience in a similar role, ideally in a legal or accounting department, is preferred but not essential. Full training will be given.
• Proficiency in advanced Excel functions.
• Exceptional attention to detail and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• A proactive and collaborative mindset.

Benefits

• Contributory pension scheme
• 5 days additional leave over Christmas (Xmas shut down)
• Permanent health insurance
• Life assurance
• 23 days annual leave (in addition to bank holidays)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Cycle to work scheme
• Organised sports and social club
• Annual travel and parking loans
• Financial assistance for professional development

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 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 and behalf of those injured by mesh

Today, Thompsons employs 800 staff who work at 23 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.

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Thompsons Solicitors is a trading name of Thompsons Solicitors LLP.