Average Cashier salary in the UK

JobTitle: Legal CashierLocation: Amersham (hybrid - minimum 2 days in office)Salary: from £40,000 per annum About the Company:This expanding Legal 500-recognised firm is known for its professional, collaborative culture and strong reputation in the legal sector. With a growing national footprint and a progressive finance function, they offer a supportive environment where skilled professionals can thrive. Role Summary:This is an excellent opportunity for a highly experienced Legal Cashier to join a busy and collaborative accounts team. With direct exposure to the firm’s SRA audit processes and autonomy to lead cashiering operations, this role is ideal for someone looking to grow their impact and contribute to wider finance projects across the firm. Key Responsibilities: Manage all core Legal Cashiering processes: ensuring smooth, efficient, and compliant operationsLead daily banking and payments: support fee earners and maintain up-to-date recordsOversee reconciliations: review team work and ensure prompt clearing of outstanding itemsManage client balances: maintain compliance with Solicitors Accounts RulesCoordinate disbursement processing: including Counsel, Experts, and foreign paymentsDrive process improvement: contribute to firmwide finance system projects Requirements: Minimum of 4 years’ experience as a Legal Cashier In-depth knowledge of Solicitors Accounts RulesProven Legal Cashiering experience within legal or professional servicesConfident using legal accounting systems (Actionstep or equivalent)Strong Excel and Microsoft Office skillsMeticulous attention to detail and numeracyExcellent communication and organisation skillsUnderstanding of VAT recovery and billing/credit control (desirable)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a legal cashier to join a highly regarded law firm based in London. The successful individual will join the finance department and ensure the cashier function runs smoothly and accurately, ensuring records are kept up to date daily. Candidates will work fully remotely, UK based. Daily duties will include posting the daily office bank receipts and resolving remittance queries with the credit control team promptly, assisting with the day-to-day office account CHAPS and BACS payments, daily bank reconciliations as well as meeting with fee earners to discuss and resolve their matter balances and residual balances. Further duties include assisting the cashier supervisor with accounting functions, queries and requests as well as utilising the firm’s accounting system to its fullest to make the cashier function more efficient and cost effective. Candidates will have gained extensive cashiering experience within the legal sector and will possess a firm grasp of SRA Accounts Rules. Excellent Excel skills are paramount as is knowledge of accounting software such as Partner 4 Windows. First class communication skills are essential coupled with the ability to work on multiple tasks concurrently. Please do get in touch for further information.

My client is a fast-growing legal organisation based in the Macclesfield area. Due to the growth of the business, they require a legal cashier. This is an excellent role that will suit someone looking at Part Time or Full Time as work will be given according to hours worked. The right candidate will have a good knowledge and experience in dealing with and processing residential & commercial property transactions at cashiering level. Must be experienced in providing Legal Cashiering Service working with a Private Client Team, and PI accounts knowledge would also be an advantage. The Postholder will report into the Head of Client Account Processing - an Associate Director. Day to Day Duties of the role will include; To provide an excellent Legal cashiering support to our Private Client Fee Earners, along with other team members.Maintain accurate financial records using accounting software Proclaim & Microsoft Office.You must be able to use Excel proficientlyExperience of Proclaim is advantageous but not necessary as full training will be givenYou will confidently and accurately process receipts, payments, and transfers for client and office accounts in line with our policies, always maintaining precise records.Responsible for processing the accounts in accordance with the Solicitors Accounts Rules.Posting invoices to the accounts system both sales and purchases.Process internal account transfersProcess client card paymentsClient bank reconciliation to be prepared monthly, and cover for Office Account Reconciliation as requiredReviewing Client residual balances quarterly and taking appropriate action on reducing the balancesDealing with team queries by mail, telephone or via TeamsOther duties as required by the Head of Processing and Client Account or the Finance Director. The right candidate for the role will have experience in working as a legal cashier and will be looking for a role that will offer progression and development to the right person This is a really varied role, working in a multi-site business that will offer progression to the right person.