Job Description

Legal Cashier

Wakefield, West Yorkshire

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:

• Analysing 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 without 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

Candidate Profile:

• 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
• Organised and accurate, with the ability to deal with a high volume of work autonomously