Ideal Personnel and Recruitment Solutions
Our client is seeking an ambitious and proactive Legal Cashier, to join their close-knit, friendly, accounts team. This role is a full time and is office based.
The role:
- Reconciliation of the firms bank accounts on a daily basis;
- Dealing with incoming monies via Internet Banking; ensuring funds are investigated and allocated promptly in accordance with the Firm’s policies;
- Dealing with payments out of the firm’s accounts by either electronic payment or cheque payment, in accordance with the firm’s policies, and in line with the SARs;
- Checking and Processing bills;
- Checking client balances and working with fee earners to clear following completion, ensuring balances are returned promptly;
- Transferring costs and disbursements;
- Liaising with clients by phone to take card payments
- Providing support to fee-earners/secretaries on all financial matters and assisting with queries as they arise either by email, phone or zoom
- Reporting any breaches promptly to the Senior Accounts Manager and ensuring they are remedied upon discovery;
- Ensuring all incoming cheques received, are logged, and postings requested where required; and
- To undertake any other reasonable duties, as requested.
Requirements:
- Knowledge of client accounting system including reconciliation to bank accounts
- Desirable to have knowledge of SRA rules and regulations relating to client accounts
- Calm under pressure, team player, flexible and adaptable to changing demands in workload
- Excellent communication skills
- Motivated, pro-active and highly organised, with good attention to detail
- Excellent time management skills
- Friendly, confident, polite, customer service orientated
Due to the large number of responses we receive it is not always possible to respond to every application straight away. Should your skills and experience be a match for this role, or any other vacancy we may have, we will normally contact you within 72 hours of receiving your application. If you wish to apply for further roles please do so.
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