Job Description
A highly regarded law firm with offices based in Hertfordshire is looking for an experienced Legal Cashier to join its Accounts department. Immediate start.
Main Responsibilities Will Include:
- Processing account transactions, both inbound and outbound receipts and payments
- Performing bank reconciliations to tally up bank accounts and books
- Producing daily bank reports.
- Checking for errors and reporting any account breaches
- Checking and posting invoices made out to clients for work done and chasing overdue monies
- Posting supplier invoices
- Maintaining and reconciling separate client and office ledgers and flagging any discrepancies
- Ensuring compliance with relevant accounting rules and regulations of SRA
- Liaising with compliance officers, all departments, clients, auditors, regulators, suppliers and banks and assist with any specific matters
- Sourcing office stationery
- File maintenance on Proclaim
Person Specifications:
- Good knowledge of all areas bookkeeping
- Client and office accounts
- SRA accounts rules
- Banking
- Legal accounts software
- Annual audits and inspections
- To be able to demonstrate first class client care and communication skills across all levels.
- Excellent organisation skills.
- Diligent and accuracy with numbers.
- Ability to work on their own and as part of a team.
- Able to prioritise effectively.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
- To conduct matters having due regard to the policies and procedures set out in the firm's office manual relating to the area of work.
- Responsible for self-development and to comply with firm and regulators training requirements.
- PC literate and good IT skills with thorough knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Good time keeping
