Legal Cashier

My client is a UK based Law Firm and are looking for a Legal Cashier to join their small but busy finance team. You must have an excellent understanding in legal cashiering and experience working in a dynamic law firm. If you thrive on new challenges, this could be the role for you!

Key responsibilities:

• Dealing with client/office account receipts, petty cash distribution and reconciliation
• Assisting with client/office payments through Bankline
• Dealing with transfers of funds between accounts and matters
• Providing covering support, maintaining the accounts payable system for firm suppliers and subsequent weekly payment runs to vendors
• Posting various journals e.g. courier invoices
• Filing rent deposit statements
• Processing Land Registry payments
• Assisting with staff/partners expenses and payments
• Helping to keep Finance Department filing up to date (electronic/paper)
• Assisting with other ad-hoc tasks as required including:
• Chasing lawyers to clear time recorded under 'miscellaneous' category
• Updating department reports for starters/leavers
• Preparing spreadsheets
• Reviewing residual balances on client account

Key requirements:

• Detailed knowledge of the SRA Accounts Rules
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent organisational and administrative skills
• Good numeracy skills
• Ability to priorities and work under pressure to tight individual and team deadlines
• Flexible and professional approach
• Good team player
• Proven ability to deal with confidential matters
• Self-motivated and a willingness to learn and expand knowledge and skills
• Flexibility towards new technologies and changes in working practices
• Good computer skills - knowledge of Aderant or Elite systems would be desirable and competent in Microsoft Office including Excel and Word