Legal Cashier

Eventus Recruitment are seeking a Legal Cashier for a law firm based in Manchester City Centre. This is a full time, permanent job role with hybrid working available. You will have previous legal accounts experience and will benefit from company pension, life insurance and private medical insurance.

Role Responsibilities

The incoming Legal Cashier will have minimum 3 years’ experience within legal accounts. Key tasks include:

• Daily posting of office and client bank transactions
• Processing bank transfers (CHAPS, BACS and International payments)
• Handling of petty cash and reconciling each month against the nominal account
• Processing of purchase ledger invoices and arranging payment of the same
• Processing of client ledger disbursement invoices and arranging payment of the same
• Creating bills and posting bills to the relevant client ledger including credit notes
• Cheque printing and cancellation of cheques
• Processing staff expense claims
• Taking card payments by telephone and processing the same
• Dealing with client and supplier ledger queries
• Handling of business and client banking
• Assisting with daily, month and year end reports
• Posting of HMLR fees, HMCTS PBA Account court fees and Companies House fees
• Maintaining and updating the HMCTS PBA Account spreadsheet and reconciling the same against the nominal account
• Identifying and posting client to office transfers on client ledgers and processing the weekly transfer journal
• Liaising with fee earners and Directors

Person Specification

The successful Legal Cashier will have strong communication skills both written and spoken with a 'can do’ attitude. You will also have the following skills and attributes:

• 3+ years legal accounting experience.
• Strong experience with Bank Reconciliations.
• Effective communication skills.
• Well experienced on Excel.
• Knowledge of Solicitors Accounts Rules.
• Excellent organisation and time management skills.

Benefits and Rewards

The incoming Legal Cashier will benefit from:

• 25 days holiday, bank holidays included
• Hybrid working
• Casual dress
• Company pension
• Life insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Sick pay

About the Company

A growing and people focussed firm based in Manchester City Centre looking for a Legal Cashier to join their accounts team. They’re a law firm that strive to provide their staff with support and give their employees’ progression and training opportunities.