Legal Cashier

Job description
My client is a city law firm with c100 staff. They are a young and dynamic practice that is growing. They work in a number of different practice areas including; Employment, Dispute Resolution, Real Estate and Intellectual Property.

They are now looking to hire a Legal Cashier on a 12-month contract. The successful candidate will be working with the Cashier Supervisor and Assistant Cashier. Primarily responsible for all routine cashiering tasks with an emphasis on the office account. Provides cover for the Cashier Supervisor and Assistant Cashier in their absence.

Responsibilities
• Daily Office Account bank reconciliations (and Client Account bank reconciliations when the Cashier Supervisor absent).
• Daily review of the Office and Client accounts online and making the relevant postings into 3E inc daily takeovers from client to office.
• Processing all anticipated disbursement invoices and, if necessary, purchasing the currency from Western Union.
• Processing CHAPS payments.
• Producing the weekly client balance and compliance reports in the absence of the Cashier Supervisor.
• Always ensuring compliance with the SRA Rules, liaising with the other cashiering staff as required. Reporting breaches and potential breaches to the Cashier Supervisor in a timely manner.
• Answering queries from partners, fee earners and legal assistants.
• Covering for the Cashier Supervisor and Assistant Cashier during annual leave or other absence.
• Reviewing and posting of all bills and credit notes with 24 hours of receipt.
• Transfers of time and disbursements between matters.
• Editing and reversal of timesheets as necessary.
• Ad-hoc duties as required by the Cashier Supervisor and Financial Controller.

Candidate Profile
• Detailed knowledge of the Solicitors Accounts Rules.
• Experience of working in a legal environment in a cashiering role.
• Working knowledge of accounting principles.
• Working knowledge of 3E and strong Excel skills

Important Notice

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Career Legal is a Recruitment Agency and is advertising this vacancy on behalf of one of its Clients.