Senior Legal Cashier

Sutton Coldfield – £30,000 - £38,000

Senior Legal Cashier
Sutton Coldfield
Salary up to £38,000
 
A fantastic, high street firm in Sutton Coldfield, known to us as a client for many years are keen to add an experienced Senior Legal Cashier to solely manage the firms finance functions.
Based in well-equipped offices in an impressive setting, close to commuter links, the Senior Legal Cashier will benefit from working with a cohesive team of Legal Professionals including Partners, Fee Earners and Support team to deliver a high quality of a full range of Senior Legal Cashier Duties in Sutton Coldfield.
 
Duties and responsibilities of the Senior Legal Cashier:

• Responsible for cashiering process and procedures, focussing on smooth and efficient running of existing processes and identifying and implementing process improvements when required.
• Locating, informing, and posting funds coming into both office and client account.
• Client to office transactions
• Answering any queries colleagues may have ( in terms of ledger posting queries, invoices, postings)
• Allocating and posting land reg to correct ledgers.
• Informing solicitors of residual balances on files
• Setting up payments both from office and client account
• Approving invoices on system once solicitor has confirmed they are happy for me to do so/ raising invoices
• Client bank rec
• Office bank rec
• Nominal postings and payments of invoices
• Payroll
• Tidy exercises on matters every 6 months.
• Informing solicitors of aged bills on ledgers
• Posting LMS fees
• Posting Cheques in
• Posting cheques out/ raising cheques
• Checking every 6 months on cheques that haven’t been cashed by clients.
• International payments
• Responsible for managing client balances and ensuing they are handled in accordance with SRA regulations.
• Client to client transfers
• To assist with completion statements when needed
• Assisting with month end procedures
• Assisting with year-end when needed
• Printing reports for solicitors when required.
• Posting card payments
• Expense claims
• Monitor and reconcile credit card payments.
• Reconciling and posting petty cash
• Creating disbursement only invoices when requested to do so.
• Setting up files
• Petty cash log

Skills Required:

• Relevant experience as a Legal Cashier of a minimum of 3 years
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Able to prioritise work and cope well in periods of high volume.
• Confident and articulate
• IT literate with high level of proficiency in Microsoft Office suite
• Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills
• Applies knowledge and judgement to solve problems and make decisions
• Experience of delegating to, and training, junior team members

The firm are offering 21 days holiday plus bank holidays, and a range of competitive benefits. If you are an experienced Senior Legal Cashier, based in or near Sutton Coldfield, please get in touch for confidential consideration or send your CV to rio@douglas-scott.co.uk