Legal Cashier

My client, an award-winning International Law Firm based in Liverpool City Centre are looking to recruit an experienced Legal Cashier.

As a Legal Cashier, you will join a company that acts as a trusted adviser to a wide portfolio of clients across a wide range of specialist sectors: from transport and logistics and international trade, through to retail, insurance, marine, health, education, manufacturing, public sector and banking and financial services.

As the winner of two Working Families’ awards for 'Best UK employer for Flexible Recruitment 2022’ and 'Best UK employer for Flexible Working Award 2020’, my client is happy to consider flexible working opportunities to help you balance your work and home life. As standard - Working Monday to Friday, 9-5, 35 hours per week.

Introduction to the role:

You will join an experienced transaction team and report to the CMS Team Leader and work on a rota basis with the Client Matter Services Team

You will be required to carry out the duties of a Legal Cashier providing accurate and timely processing of financial transactions for the firm in accordance with the firm’s procedures and the Solicitors Accounts Rules and other applicable regulation.

Key responsibilities:

• Client Matter Transaction processing including office and client cheque requests/banking/Office/Client Direct Credit/Counsel and Expert Ledger postings/Same Day and International payment processing, including accounts maintenance.
• Processing trust account transaction requests and bank reconciliations if required in adherence to Trust account procedures.
• Client Matter Transaction processing including office and client cheque requests/banking/Office/Client Direct Credit/Counsel and Expert Ledger postings/Same Day and International payment processing, including accounts maintenance.
• Processing trust account transaction requests and bank reconciliations if required in adherence to Trust account procedures.
• Assisting the International Offices with any finance support required to include client matter transaction and bill processing and bank reconciliations when required
• Dealing with general enquiries to aid the Finance Operations section and general Finance Department.
• Assisting the Finance management, and Team leaders with routine accounts duties.
• Assist with accounts maintenance client residual balance and projects that may include leaver audit administration and accounts database maintenance.
• Assist with accounts maintenance and disbursement editing for matter management
• Bank reconciliation and overaged items assistance as and when required
• As appropriate, assist with clerical accounts duties and accounts administration

Essential Skills required:

• Ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines.
• All round cashiering knowledge
• Strong SRA regulatory knowledge
• Work well as part of a team
• Accuracy and attention to detail

Desirable Skills:

• At least 2 year’s legal cashier experience
• Experience working with Aderant finance system
• Bank Reconciliations
• International payments

Benefits:

• 25 days’ annual leave
• Birthday privilege day and Christmas shutdown
• Holiday buy, sell and carryover scheme
• 2 charity volunteering or pro bono days
• Flexible, agile and home working
• BUPA
• Permanent health insurance
• Flexible pension scheme
• Medicash
• Enhanced family leave policies
• Life assurance
• Annual travel season ticket loan
• Dress for your day policy
• Training and development opportunities
• Financial contribution towards home working equipment

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

My client are committed to providing fairness and equal opportunity for all regardless of age, gender, gender identity, ethnic origin, disability, sexual orientation, marital or transgender status, nationality, religion or belief.

Disability Support

They are a Disability Confident employer, which means if there is anything that we can do to make your visit easier, so you are able to perform at your best, please let us know..

All successful candidates will be subject to standard pre-employment screening, including a basic criminal record check via Disclosure and Barring Service. Any offer of employment made is conditional upon completion of all checks.