Legal Cashiering

We have a unique opportunity for an Accounts Assistance for our small but busy legal practice in Manchester City Centre.

If you a highly motivated individual with great organisation skill and would like to kick start your career in the highly sought after legal sector, this is the perfect opportunity for you

Qualifications and Skills:

• Ideally, a degree in Accounting and Finance or AAT
• Previous experience in legal cashiering would be advantageous
• Some experience is preferable but not necessary as full training will be provided

Job Description:

• Legal cashiering duties in line with the SRA Accounts Rules
• Directing the financial management activities of a law company
• Implementing the financial strategy to handle rapid revenue growth and cost savings on expenditure
• Preparing company accounts, dealing with Companies House, and SRA
• Working on the purchase and sales ledger
• Processing supplier and customer invoices and reconciling the ledger.
• Processing / reconciling company bank transactions.
• Drafting and processing monthly payroll and processing workplace pensions contributions
• Processing client account and office account transactions via online banking, BACS and CHAPS
• Receiving and processing all invoices, expense forms and requests for payment.
• Verifying calculations working with the Accounts system. Chasing overdue debt & allocating the incoming cash
• Supporting with month end duties
• Prepare the monthly trade debtors report for the monthly accounts pack
• Prepare performance reports and circulate to the management accountants
• Analyse monthly data - taking necessary action if needed
• Prepare and circulate cash flow
• Raise and process invoices, looking over customer accounts
• Sending customer statements and dealing with relevant queries
• Chasing overdue trade debtor
• Checking supplier statements and ringing suppliers for new invoices
• Processing weekly cash expenses
• Managing petty cash transactions
• Undertake any other request made by senior management
• Ad-hoc finance administration projects when required

The Ideal Candidate:

• Knowledge of the SRA Accounts Rules
• Interested in developing the business
• Must be self-motivated, driven and does not require supervision for day to day conduct of work a complex and varied workload
• Experience of delivering exceptional customer/client service
• Self-discipline to take responsibility own work and deadlines
• Strong IT skills to use case management system
• Excellent attention to detail and continuously striving for self-improvement
• Enthusiastic, keen and proactive
• Can do attitude
• Loyal and responsible
• Be able to show their own initiative on the job
• It is essential you have an extremely positive and proactive approach to work
• Ability to work well both within a team and independently
• Advising the company on best practice
• Strong time management skills with the ability to work towards tight deadlines
• Ability to work well both within a team and independently
• Good research skills
• Self starter and ambitious
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

Benefits:

• Company pension scheme
• Small team in lovely city centre offices
• Early access to good quality work and client
• Greater exposure to fee earning work than traditional firms
• Exposure to all aspects of running a business
• You won't be competing with hundreds of others for progression within the firm
• The more successful our small firm becomes, the more opportunities there will be for you
• No glass ceilings - the role will become what you make it

The Firm:

Monarch Solicitors are a respected, award winning commercial law firm based near Spinningfields / Salford Central and walking distance of both Piccadilly and Victoria Stations.

For more information about our firm please visit our website:

Applications:

Apply now with a CV and cover letter for an immediate interview.

Salary:

Dependent Upon Experience

Job Type: Full-time

Work Location: In person