My client is searching for a Senior Legal Cashier to join their London offices.

The Ideal Candidate will have 3 years’ experience working for a solicitor firm in the capacity of a Legal Cashier.

Key point is to ensure the correct procedures have been followed according to the SRA rules and Regulations. The successful candidate must have a clear understanding of SRA rules and regulations and a ILFM qualification would be beneficial.

Duties:

• Banking
• Transfers: Client to Office, Office to Client
• Journals: Client to Client, Disbursement to Disbursement
• Designated Deposit Accounts: Opening, Closing, Quarterly Interest entries, Withdrawals, Deposits, Maintaining, transactions through bank and on Xero.
• Checking and entering Bills
• Purchase Ledgers system – Counsel Fee Notes/Professional Expenses
• Suppliers’ invoices, ensuring items received, checking correct charges, marry up with delivery note, querying, checking, paying by cheque or BACS
• Various Accounting reports as & when requested by Fee Earners, Billing Reports, WIP, calculating funds received from Client over time.
• Interest Calculations on Client Money
• Complying and keeping up to date with SAR’s
• Being Mindful of Money Laundering and reporting to Money Laundering Officer any suspicious transactions
• Checking completion statements
• Monthly credit card management
• Report to Partners
• Accountants Annual Audit – To assist Finance Manager
• Ordering paying in Books, Cheques, filing of monthly statements.
• Write offs (Time, Disbursements, Bills)
• Reopening Files
• Bank Charges and Interest
• Online Invoicing: Land Registry, Court fees, Easy Convey searches.

Should you have any questions or wish to apply please do not hesitate to contact Clear Legal and Financial Recruitment.

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