Vacancy details
Role: Legal Cashier
Location: Firm Wide (non London)
Hours: Full or Part Time (3 or 4 days a week)
Term: Permanent
Vacancy Reference: 1307-BBL
Following retirement, we are looking for a Legal Cashier to join our friendly and experienced Accounts team.
You’ll work as part of a team of 8 to maintain accurate and timely financial ledgers by providing compliant and effective cashiering duties in a professional, friendly and helpful manner.
Who we are
You’ll be joining a national law firm that enjoys a strong reputation, made possible by our exceptional people – each chosen for their industry knowledge and passion for their field. We want to help you to reach your full potential, love the work you do and deliver the best results for your clients. It’s our goal to make you feel great about working with us, and we work hard to cultivate a culture that makes it easy for you to stay with us for many years.
We work flexibly and you’ll be empowered to work where you do your best work, balancing your individual needs with the need for us to engage as teams and deliver excellent client service.
Most of our people choose to work in a hybrid fashion, working from home and attending our offices on occasion. Our offices are in Bristol, Birmingham, Cardiff, London, Manchester, Southampton, and Taunton.
Day to day, you’ll be successful in this role by:
Compliance with Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Accounts Rules
- Ensuring that office account receipts are processed on 3E promptly and accurately within 48 hours of receipt, and that any non-office related receipts are transferred to client account or returned to sender under the unallocated receipts policy.
- Ensuring that client account receipts are processed on 3E promptly and accurately with an appropriate narrative to help ensure client balances can be actioned without delay
- Reporting and seeking authorisation of unpaid disbursements noted for payment, ensuring that disbursements are either paid as authorised or transferred to client account
- Promptly processing inter-account transfers on 3E and HSBC.net
- Reporting any breaches to Accounts Manager
Banking
- Undertaking daily bank functions to include daily banking (subject to being in Bristol); reconciliation and recording of daily cheque logs; investigating and allocating electronic payments received.
- Controlling designated deposit accounts and related transactions via the HSBC VAM system
Cashiering
- Ensuring that electronic payments are processed on 3E and HSBC.net promptly and accurately in accordance with Clarke Willmott electronic payment policy ensuring the reason for payment is appropriate and relevant to the underlying matter.
- Complete daily bank reconciliations for all accounts held by Clarke Willmott; investigating/reporting any identified errors
- Processing and printing authorised cheque requests
- Carrying out interest calculations on client matters ledgers ensuring that interest is posted to 3E and paid to clients in accordance to the Clarke Willmott interest policy.
- Verifying and processing disbursements, including disbursement transfers, promptly and accurately via Chrome River and 3E as requested in accordance with UK VAT rules
- Ensuring all processes are carried out in accordance with the firm’s Service Level Agreement (SLA).
Other duties
- The administration, timely processing and monthly reconciliation of petty cash issued to all offices where a cash float is held.
- Dealing with matter ledger related queries from fee earners, partners and other staff members
- Dealing with payment enquires from clients, suppliers and banks
- Maintaining and reconciling the suspense account ledgers and related postings, ensuring prompt return of unclaimed monies.
- Working as a cohesive team, adopting a flexible approach to the role, rotating duties as the business needs change to best serve the team and business.
- General administrative duties including filing and archiving.
This role is right for you if:
- Experienced Legal Cashier (current or recent role).
- Good knowledge of Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Accounts Rules.
- Previous experience in a legal cashiering or similar role.
- Strong communication skills, both written and oral.
- Sound IT skills including Microsoft Office and Internet Explorer.
- Experience of Elite Enterprise or similar system, document management systems and Corporate online banking.
So, if you are an experienced Legal Cashier looking to apply your experience to a varied role, click apply now!
Additional Information:
The team are largely remote workers, so we are open to home or hybrid working for this role. If you prefer to be office based and live near one of our offices, come in as often as you’d like to.
What we can offer you:
A career at Clarke Willmott will feel different to other law firms. We thrive on our individual differences and diversity because as a team, we are united by our shared values and mutual respect. Working with us you will feel empowered, valued and free to be yourself in a safe and supportive environment.
Our mission is to help you realise your full potential whilst maintaining a positive work-life balance. We provide a comprehensive learning and development programme and a range of wellbeing initiatives to support your career journey.
There’s no doubt we expect the best from our people and even the occasional extra mile. In return, your dedication and commitment to the continued success of the firm will be rewarded with a comprehensive range of flexible benefits.
Listen to what a few members of our team have to say about what life here at Clarke Willmott is really like, to see if it’s the right fit for you.
Apply
If you would like to apply for this vacancy, please send us your CV and covering letter using the form below.
(If you have any difficulties with the form, you can email your application to us at careers@clarkewillmott.com)
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