Senior Legal Cashier
- Recruiter
- Page Personnel
- Location
- London, South West London
- Salary
- £36000 - £450000 per annum
- Posted
- 05 Sep 2017
- Closes
- 05 Oct 2017
- Ref
- 13796970/001
- Contact
- Sasha Fogden
- Job role
- Finance manager
- Sector
- Legal
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
A market leader Law firm who are expanding at a fast rate are now looking to recruit a Senior Legal Cashier to manage a team of 4. This is an excellent role for someone who has experience in a similar role and is looking for that next step up or for someone who is already established.
Client Details
My client are a leading, progressive and highly respected law firm who have fantastic benefits, provide excellent career progression and regularly arrange social events. The firm has over 300 staff including over 200 fee earners across its offices in London and the UK.
Description
- Leading and managing the legal cashier team or 4 to 7, (both day to day and with regards to formal appraisals) and identifying training needs.
- Operation of the firm's client and office bank accounts, including timely reconciliation of all bank accounts, monitoring receipts, making/authorising payments, identifying and effecting transfers, managing remittance advice and liaising with the firm's bankers.
- Accurate and timely recording of all banking and disbursement transactions, posting disbursement transactions, and posting receipts and payments.
- The management of expense claims, including checking validity, posting transactions and making payments.
Interest calculations on client money. - Monitoring compliance with SRA Accounts Rules
- Liaison with fee earners regarding balances (disbursement or client money), including interpreting ledger reports to assist in the management of matters.
Profile
- You are likely to be an experienced legal cashier, with line management responsibility for staff.
- Thorough knowledge of SRA Accounts Rules and their practical application
- Significant experience of legal cashiering
- Experience of Elite (or a similar financial system)
- Experience of legal cashiering sufficient to contribute to the identification, design and implementation of process improvements
- Excel (Pivot tables & V look ups)
- Experience of working directly with fee earners and the proven ability to build effective relationships with senior stakeholders in a law firm
Job Offer
- Competitive salary
- Working Hours: Monday - Friday (9am - 5.30pm)
- Social events
- Amazing offices
- Career progressions
- Many other benefits!