Legal Cashier

Legal Cashier
Central Norwich
On-site working, with flexibility.

An exciting role has arisen with a well-regarded legal firm in Norwich for a Legal Cashier.

The role:

• Reconciliation of the firm's bank accounts daily
• Dealing with incoming monies via Internet Banking, ensuring funds are investigated and allocated promptly
• Dealing with payments out of the firm's accounts by either electronic payment or cheque payment
• Checking and processing bills;
• Checking client balances and working with fee earners to clear following completion, ensuring balances are returned promptly;
• Transferring costs and disbursements;
• Liaising with clients by phone to take card payments
• Providing support to fee-earners/secretaries on all financial matters and assisting with queries as they arise, either by email, phone or zoom
• Ensuring all incoming cheques received are logged, and postings requested where required; and

Skills required:

• Knowledge of the client accounting system, including reconciliation to bank accounts
• Desirable to have knowledge of SRA rules and regulations relating to client accounts
• Calm under pressure, team player, flexible and adaptable to changing demands in workload
• Excellent communication skills
• Motivated, pro-active and highly organised, with good attention to detail
• Excellent time management skills
• Friendly, confident, polite, customer service orientated