Legal Cashier (part-time)

Posted 6 days 1 hour ago by Alsters Kelley LLP

Permanent
Part Time
Other
Warwickshire, Coventry, United Kingdom, CV1 1
Job Description

An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a part-time Legal Cashier within our Business Support Department. Based at our Leamington office, the successful candidate will provide a comprehensive cashiering service as part of the Accounts department. We are ideally looking for someone to work 2 days per week.

To apply, please provide a covering letter and CV, highlighting relevant skills and experience. Please email your application to Emma Orford, Head of HR, at .

Please note if you apply direct (not through an agency) and successfully complete your probation period, we will give you a one-off bonus payment of £250 (gross pay).

  • Share responsibility of the Banking procedures (with sole responsibility on particular days to be agreed with team), including monies received and payments, completions etc.
  • Arrange payments, telegraphic transfers, faster payments, BACs and international payments.
  • Advise fee-earners verbally/by email of telegraphic transfers/BACs received.
  • Business and client account postings.
  • Run Covered Bills Report and circulate for client to business transfers.
  • Process daily client to business transfers.
  • Ensure all client postings are completed on last working day of the month.
  • Banking of cheques and cash received, and deposit at post office.
  • Process cheques as required.
  • Assist fee-earners as required to reconcile completion statements/ledgers to electronic records.
  • Calculate interest as required.
  • Cancel out of date cheques as required.
  • Scanning and filing as required.
  • Assist with purchase ledger postings and payments as required.
  • Assist with expense claim postings and payments as required.
  • Assist the Accounts Manager and Accountant with ad hoc tasks that may be reasonably required.
  • Provide adequate cover for cashiering duties during holidays and absences.
  • Attend Department Meetings and Firm Wide Meetings.
  • Undertake any reasonable instructions made by Directors and Line Manager within the limits of this Job Description.
  • At least 3 years' experience of working in a cashier role within the legal sector
  • General bookkeeping knowledge and experience
  • Strong and proven administrative and organisational skills
  • Strong numerical skills
  • Knowledge of the Solicitors Accounts Rules
  • Awareness of anti-money laundering procedures
  • Highly accurate and consistent with attention to detail
  • Ability to work within agreed timescales
  • Strong team working skills and ability to be flexible to meet the needs of the business