Job Description

A well-established, multi branch law firm are currently looking to recruit a Legal Cashier to join the finance team, working alongside the Accounts Manager to provide an efficient financial service to internal fee earners and clients alike.

Responsibilities:

• Analyzing Client account ledgers, fees and costs
• Maintain Bankline CHAPS/Faster Payments templates for all payees
• Handle all property transactions – checking of completion statements, keying of payments onto Bankline
• Liaising with Fee earners to clear all applicable balances
• Maintaining master spreadsheet showing all client balances
• Reporting balances to Finance Manager
• Contributing to monthly financial bulletins
• Posting of invoices and processing receipts
• Bank reconciliation
• Dealing with out of date office cheques
• Banking and processing of cheques into office/client accounts
• Dealing with incoming and outgoing transfers
• Dealing with petty cash, expenses and foreign drafts

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Institute of Legal Cashiers Diploma desirable. Solid working knowledge of The Solicitor’s Accounting Rules (SAR) essential. Full working knowledge of the conveyancing completions process essential. Experience working within a reputable legal firm. Experience in both office and client accounts, as well as multi-currency cashiering. Solid working knowledge of The Solicitor’s Accounting Rules (SAR) essential. Experience in using practice management systems. Good knowledge of Excel. Organized and accurate, with the ability to deal with a high volume of work autonomously.