Legal Cashier

Legal Cashier

Location: Leicester

Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

Working pattern: Full time, office-based

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced Legal Cashier to join an established legal team in Leicester.

Working closely with the Accounts Manager and Partner, you will play an important role in supporting the day-to-day financial operations of the firm and ensuring client and office accounts are managed accurately and efficiently.

The ideal candidate will have previous experience within a legal accounts or legal cashiering environment, a good understanding of SRA Accounts Rules and be confident working across a range of financial processes.

The role

• Managing day-to-day legal cashiering duties across client and office accounts
• Processing electronic payments, including BACS and CHAPS
• Completing daily bank reconciliations
• Processing matter-related disbursements and HM Land Registry invoices
• Maintaining accurate ledgers and financial records
• Processing and allocating cheques
• Transferring balances between client and office accounts
• Preparing completion statements
• Raising invoices and processing payments
• Managing purchase ledger and supplier invoices
• Supporting credit control, including telephone and written communication
• Assisting with payment runs and authorising payments where required
• Supporting VAT returns and other financial reporting requirements
• Assisting with month-end procedures
• Managing petty cash and other general cashiering responsibilities

About you

• Previous experience working within a legal cashiering or legal accounts environment
• Ideally around 2 years' relevant experience
• Good working knowledge of SRA Principles and Accounts Rules
• Experience working with client accounts is essential
• Office account experience would be advantageous
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent organisational and communication skills
• Confident working to deadlines and managing competing priorities
• Proactive approach with the ability to work independently
• Comfortable liaising with fee earners, colleagues and external contacts

What's on offer

• Competitive salary, dependent on experience
• Opportunity to join an established legal team
• Close working relationship with senior members of the firm
• Varied legal cashiering role with responsibility across client and office accounts
• Supportive working environment
• Opportunity to develop your legal accounts experience and career

If you are interested in the above Conveyancer role, please call Sam Oliver  on 0121 368 1833 or forward your most recent CV to s.oliver@clayton-legal.co.uk.

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