Legal Cashier - Career Legal : Job Details

Our client is on a sustained upwards trajectory and has doubled in size, both in revenue terms and lawyer numbers since 2015. The firm specialises in media, technology, communications and intellectual property

This is a hands role as the only cashier in the firm, but with support from the wider finance team in periods of increased busyness. Applicants must have legal cashiering experience at a senior level and should be able to demonstrate strong knowledge and understanding of legal cashiering processes and procedures. In this role you will be responsible for providing an excellent legal cashiering service, compliant with SRA Accounts Rules. The successful candidate will be organised, methodical, have the ability to work well under pressure, have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and ability to use their initiative to problem-solve on the job.

Responsibilities

• Process all Client cash receipts and payments in accordance with SAR and firm policies.
• Set up all Client Payments in accordance with instructions received from partners, ready for 2nd and final stage approval from the rest of the finance team.
• Reconcile Client Payment against proposed funds flow statements and ensure individual client ledgers are reconciled.
• Advise on all Client related banking queries including international payments, liaising with our bank contact as appropriate.
• Dealing with any Client residual balances or client overpayments
• Calculating Client interest in line with the firms Interest Policy
• Handling requests for 'payments on account’ from Clients to be held in client for specific purposes, ensuring client ledger is reconciled on application of any funds.
• Managing the breaches register, liaising with the CFO and Deputy CFO.
• Preparing the month end Client 3-way bank rec, with supporting client ledger balances and comments as to what funds relate to, why they are still held and when they are expected to be paid out.
• Main point of contact with the SAR audit, dealing with all queries as requested.
• Process all Office receipts, ensuring correctly allocated and dealing with queries that arise.
• Carrying out client to office, office to client and office to office transfers as required.

Candidate Profile

• Strong knowledge of Solicitor’s Accounts Rules
• Excellent communication skills and ability to liaise effectively at all levels
• Strong customer service skills dealing with internal clients and external stakeholders
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent numerical skills with the ability to reconcile accurately
• Conscientious timekeeping showing flexibility when required
• Ability to work in the wider finance team, proactively assisting colleagues in their roles as well as completing own tasks

Important Notice

It is Career Legal’s policy, as a matter of courtesy, to respond to all applications within three working days. However because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to respond to individual candidates. If we have not contacted you within three working days your application has been unsuccessful and your details have not been retained. Please apply for any other position that you may see in the future. Thank you.

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