We are looking to recruit a Legal Cashier for one of the largest, most successful and fastest growing international law firms in the world today.
Cashier Accounting Services:
• Administration and recording of Office and Client receipts, payments and inter-account transfers according to internal requests, ensuring full compliance with SAR as appropriate.
• Performance of timely Office and Client bank reconciliation for all Sterling and currency accounts, escalating exceptions to appropriate person
• Performance of client interest calculations and recording as such.
• Monitoring of bank balances on-line banking/statements and administration of on-line banking
• Administration of professional disbursements
• Support management accounting team in posting of journals as necessary to record cashier activities
• Where appropriate maintain processes providing information to input VAT reclamation
Database & Billing:
• Administer matter closures, timing and disbursement write-offs, working with the business and credit control
• Supporting credit control information requirements & credit note processing.
• Execution of processes to ensure client checking and inception performed accurately in a manner to support both the business and credit control. An appreciation of the rationale of money laundering checks and output VAT and its practical application is required.
• Provide support to secretaries, fee-earners and partners with conflict searches and distributed matter inception.
• Act as prime contact to offer billing expertise, assisting secretaries and fee-earners with any difficulties. Additionally raise bills as required to support internal finance initiatives (sensitive matters or housekeeping).
• Generate proforma's and bills for specific fee-earners/departments according to established service level agreements/service level expectations
• Liaise with the Training department on future developments of the Elite system and the training requirements of the firm.
• Monitor the accuracy and quality of information being recorded to the Elite system.
• Ensure the firm's database is correct from an internal perspective and in accordance with the Solicitors Accounts Rules.
Person Specification:
Qualifications – Good standard of undergraduate qualifications (including Maths), or further education would be desirable.
Experience – Legal Cashiering experience is essential.
IT Knowledge/Skills – Familiarity with alpha and numeric data entry. Knowledge of Elite desirable. Knowledge of e-mail. Intermediate level of Excel desirable. Comprehensive in-house training is provided.
Specialist Knowledge – An understanding of SAR's, and an outline working of Money Laundering and VAT.
Additional Requirements – Must be able to use initiative. Appreciation of confidential/personal issues at all times. Good attention to detail and takes pride in all tasks undertaken.
Flexibility – Must be able to work in a team environment, supporting colleagues when required. Flexible regarding additional hours especially at month end.
Interpersonal Skills – Must be able to communicate effectively at all levels and have the ability to listen and interpret instructions.
This is a full time position working on a 12 month fixed term contract to start ASAP.
