Legal Cashier

Summary: The Legal Cashier position at a reputable legal firm involves ensuring compliance with Solicitors’ Accounts Rules and managing various financial transactions. The role requires processing client and office account transactions, maintaining accurate ledgers, and resolving finance queries. The candidate must have experience in a legal finance environment and possess strong communication skills. This position requires in-office presence in Woodstock one day per week.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensuring full compliance with the Solicitors’ Accounts Rules.
• Processing all client and office account transactions, including online banking and electronic payments.
• Transferring funds between accounts and accurately recording receipts.
• Completing daily bank reconciliations and maintaining accurate ledgers.
• Processing client accounts receivable.
• Calculating and paying interest on client account monies.
• Handling and resolving internal finance queries.
• Managing file and ledger housekeeping, including dealing with residual balances within SAR timeframes.
• Liaising with banks to resolve queries.
• Reconciling control accounts as required.
• Supporting the Head Cashier and Finance Team Leader with ad hoc administration.

Key Skills:

• Experience in a legal finance environment is essential.
• Strong working knowledge of the Solicitors’ Accounts Rules (SAR).
• ILFM Diploma (strongly preferred, or support provided to complete).
• Experience using legal accounting software.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills, face-to-face, telephone, and written.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and work under pressure.
• Committed and collaborative team player.

Salary (Rate): £30/hour

City: Woodstock

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Legal