Legal Cashier

I'm currently supporting a well-established global law firm with the appointment of an experienced Legal Cashier to join a busy cashiering team. This is a strong opportunity for someone detail-focused to contribute to accurate, efficient and compliant legal finance operations in a fast-paced environment.

Working closely with partners, fee earners and colleagues across Finance, the successful candidate will support day-to-day legal cashiering activity while maintaining high standards of service, accuracy and compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Respond to internal queries professionally, providing a high-quality service to partners, fee earners and colleagues across the firm.
• Maintain cash flow forecast balances across office and client bank accounts.
• Complete daily bank reconciliations for office and client accounts, including the reconciliation and posting of official fees.
• Post multi-currency supplier disbursement invoices accurately and efficiently.
• Manage the cancellation of outdated office and client account cheques, including related follow-up procedures.
• Support senior legal cashiering colleagues with client account transactions, including manual deposit interest calculations and postings.
• Allocate daily cash receipts across office and client accounts in multiple currencies, ensuring full compliance with Solicitors Accounts Rules and internal policies.
• Post partner drawings and distributions, including preparation and upload of bank payment files.
• Prepare month-end bank reconciliation summaries across office and client accounts.
• Post and balance supplier invoices relating to legal disbursements.

About You

• Highly organised, with the ability to manage deadlines, competing priorities and a busy workload.
• A proactive, service-focused mindset and the ability to work well as part of a collaborative Finance team.
• Confident Excel skills, alongside a strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong attention to detail, with a consistent, accurate and methodical approach to work.
• Previous experience working within a legal cashiering, accounts or law firm finance environment is desirable.
• Good working knowledge of Solicitors Accounts Rules, compliance requirements and internal financial controls.

Excellent communication skills, with the ability to liaise effectively with partners, fee earners and Finance colleagues.

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