Legal Cashier

Our client is seeking an ambitious and proactive Legal Cashier, to join their close-knit, friendly, accounts team. This role is a full time and is office based.\n\nThe role:\n\n * Reconciliation of the firms bank accounts on a daily basis;\n\n * Dealing with incoming monies via Internet Banking; ensuring funds are investigated and allocated promptly in accordance with the Firm’s policies;\n\n * Dealing with payments out of the firm’s accounts by either electronic payment or cheque payment, in accordance with the firm’s policies, and in line with the SARs;\n\n * Checking and Processing bills;\n\n * Checking client balances and working with fee earners to clear following completion, ensuring balances are returned promptly;\n\n * Transferring costs and disbursements;\n\n * Liaising with clients by phone to take card payments\n\n * Providing support to fee-earners/secretaries on all financial matters and assisting with queries as they arise either by email, phone or zoom\n\n * Reporting any breaches promptly to the Senior Accounts Manager and ensuring they are remedied upon discovery;\n\n * Ensuring all incoming cheques received, are logged, and postings requested where required; and\n\n * To undertake any other reasonable duties, as requested.\n\nRequirements:\n\n * Knowledge of client accounting system including reconciliation to bank accounts\n\n * Desirable to have knowledge of SRA rules and regulations relating to client accounts\n\n * Calm under pressure, team player, flexible and adaptable to changing demands in workload\n\n * Excellent communication skills\n\n * Motivated, pro-active and highly organised, with good attention to detail\n\n * Excellent time management skills\n\n * Friendly, confident, polite, customer service orientated\n\nDue to the large number of responses we receive it is not always possible to respond to every application straight away. Should your skills and experience be a match for this role, or any other vacancy we may have, we will normally contact you within 72 hours of receiving your application.