Trusts Account Assistant

Irwin Mitchell

  • Chichester
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 5 hours ago
We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our legal experts are here for you. Whether it’s personal or business, we understand that everyone’s situation is different. But we’re more than just a law firm – we’re a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life’s ups and downs. Working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment.We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.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.Our TeamOur Tax, Trust & Compliance team deals with a wide range of work for its high net worth and global UK clients. As part of a dynamic law firm, we work closely with our lawyer colleagues, helping the firm’s clients with their tax compliance.We are currently recruiting for an exciting opportunity as a Trust Accounts Assistant within our Tax, Trusts and Compliance team based in our Chichester office. Working within a large but friendly team, your role will be to provide administrative support to the department whilst also being an excellent opportunity to learn from the best.Your Role and What You'll Be DoingIn your role as Trust Accounts Assistant, you will demonstrate excellent organisational skills, a keen eye for detail and the ability to work to the highest standards to ensure Irwin Mitchell’s client care remains second-to-none. Working as part of a successful and well-established team, you will contribute to this by providing cost-effective fee earning, accounting and taxation work. Working in a fast-paced, busy office environment, you will work to achieve agreed targets with regards to fee earning as well as the recording of chargeable and non chargeable time.About YouThe successful candidate will have exceptional communication skills enabling you to liaise effectively not only with your team but also the wider business. As Irwin Mitchell prides itself on its client care and offering an ‘Expert Hand, Human Touch’, we will expect you to champion these values through all work you do. With this in mind, you will work to ensure that all client work is completed in a timely manner and that our clients are kept informed at all stages.In return for your hard work, the role on offer presents the successful candidate with a rewarding opportunity to learn in a professional legal environment. Whilst developing your technical expertise on the job, you will also have the chance to undertake professional development to ensure your knowledge is kept up-to-date and relevant.If you are team player with a genuine desire to learn, progress and build your career, we would love to hear from you.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 InformationAs 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.Loading...Close mapLocationChichesterThomas Eggar House, Friary Lane, Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom, PO19 1UFLoading...We're proud of our values, and we're looking for people who share themLoading...Sub-Department:Tax & Trust ComplianceSub-Division:Private Client GroupCompany:IM LLPWorking Hours:Full TimeVacancy Type:Permanent:ChichesterSalary:CompetitiveShare this pageVacancy AlertsCreate an alert subscription based on this vacancyLoading© 2025 Irwin Mitchell LLP is Authorised & Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

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