Legal Cashier

Legal Cashier

Middlesex

£25k-£34k Dependent on experience

A Legal 500 firm is looking for a Legal Cashier to join their Finance Department to provide a complete service to fee earners by ensuring that billing and administration processes are carried out promptly and effectively, dealing with queries and reconciliationsand providing assistance and support to fee earners to enable them to manage their files. The role involves managing all matters and work in line with IBB’s standards of performance and client service.

The role
- To adhere to the Solicitors accounts rules and practices and make recommendations and give
- advice as appropriate.
- Processing monies received - cheques, direct payments etc.
- Process incoming and outgoing CHAPS, BACS and faster payments using online banking systems.
- Daily Bank reconciliation
- Processing petty cash payments and expenses.
- Dealing with telephone and personal queries that arise on a daily basis and any other duties
- which arise within the accounts team.
- Administering the investment of funds to deposit accounts and withdraw and close as required.
- Processing periodic interest and filing statements.
- Assisting with month end procedures where necessary.
- Checking and writing back out of date cheques.
- Filing, dealing with paperwork that comes in daily.
- Any other reasonable duties for the smooth running of the Accounts team.

The Person
- Minimum of 12 months office (indicative) experience gained within a professional services
- accounts environment (some exposure to legal services would be advantageous)
- Good passes in Maths and English at GCSE level or equivalent (some further education
- qualifications or accounting professional qualifications would be advantageous).
- Good working knowledge of Excel
- Systems oriented
- Strong organisational skills and an eye for detail
- Ability to work flexibly, with high volumes and to tight deadlines.