Eventus Recruitment are seeking a Legal Cashier to join a busy Legal Finance Team based in Warrington. This is a full-time job, 9-5.30 Monday to Friday with the opportunity to work remotely from home a day a week after probation. In addition, you will be able to take advantage of onsite parking. The firm offers a friendly working environment and you will be joining an experienced cashiering team in a friendly, supportive and collaborative environment.
Role Responsibilities
The successful Legal Cashier or Finance Assistant will have a range of responsibilities including:
- Ensuring all accounts are compliant with the Solicitor Accounts Rules and ensuring the business meets all its statutory and compliance obligations
- Processing and recording all financial transactions
- Reconciling client and office accounts on the bank reconciliation daily
- Processing of CHAPS, BACS, Faster Payments, International payments, Cheques and inter-account transfers
- Billing including credit notes and transferring funds from client to office
- Reconciling the card machine, land registry and AML statements
- Processing travel expenses and other employee expenses
- Credit Control
- Purchase Ledger including processing supplier invoices and arranging supplier payments
- Managing, producing and coordinating monthly reporting and budgeting
- Processing credit card expenditure
- Reconciling and posting the court fee account
- Processing of month end and year end accounts
- Responsibility for VAT returns
- Liaising with external accountants including the annual audit
- Processing transactions from fee earner / secretary using the Account form instructions
- Inputting all client / office credits, debits and transfers as well as nominal postings
- Processing all transactions speedily and accurately in accordance with SAR's, Anti Money Laundering and Cyber Crime policies and procedures
- Acting as point of contact for dealing with queries from Secretaries and Fee Earners
- Posting disbursements and reconciling Land Registry statements invoices
- Ensuring all documents and accounts records are correctly filed and archived for storage for six years
- Keeping the accounts manual up-to-date
Person Specification
The incoming Legal Cashier will have experience of working in a finance department as a Legal Cashier or a Finance Assistant. In addition, you will have the following skills, experience and attributes:
- Previous accounts and finance assistant experience in a legal environment
- Extensive knowledge of Solicitor Accounts Rules
- Working knowledge of Xero accounts
- Working knowledge of Leap case management software
- Understanding of VAT
- Excellent attention to detail and problem-solving skills
- Approachable
- Honest and trustworthy
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to build an excellent relationship with colleagues and other departments
- Intermediate Excel skills
Benefits and Rewards
My client is committed to being a supportive organisation that keeps the people at the focus. Therefore, they offer a range of additional employee benefits to their Legal Cashiers and Legal Finance Assistants. Benefits include:
- 25 Days Annual Leave, plus bank holidays
- Opportunity to work remotely from home on a hybrid basis after probation
- Christmas shutdown
- Ongoing Training and Development
- Progression Opportunities
- Company Pension
- Onsite parking
About the Company
This role is for a long established, successful and growing High Street Practice in Warrington. The firm now occupies multiple sites and has grown to be the largest independent solicitors practice in the area. They are proud to say they have staff and clients who have been with them for decades bringing repeat business and recommendations, with this being the main emphasis of their marketing strategy.
Next Steps
Apply now if your skills and experience align with this Legal Cashier role. Alternatively, if you are interested in learning about this career enhancing Legal Finance job opportunity, please send your CV to Jo Hood at the Eventus Recruitment Group via email at jo.hood@eventusfinance.com or contact 07496 144 225 for a confidential discussion.
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