Senior Legal Cashier
We are looking for an enthusiastic and proactive Senior Legal Cashier to join a busy finance team of a law firm based in Lincoln.
Reporting to the Finance Director, you will be an integral part of the team processing, reviewing and authorising transactions. A key part of the role will be to deal with complex case issues as they arise and to ensure that they are quickly resolved.
Required Knowledge and Experience:
Experience of working in the finance function of a legal firm - ideally with experience of working in a busy cash room
Experience of completing electronic bank reconciliations
Experience of processing residential conveyancing transactions would be useful
While there is no direct line management responsibility, experience of mentoring less experienced team members is important. You will be able to offer guidance to Legal Cashiers and take ownership of escalations and resolve them independently.
Skills Required:
Ability to work to tight deadlines
Strong interpersonal skills - the ability to communicate effectively across the firm
Attention to detail - will be final approver on significant payments
Strong team player
Proactive approach - takes ownership of issues - a "can do" attitude
Good Excel skills
Previous supervisory experience would be an advantage.
Tasks:
Managing workloads and where appropriate diverting resource to relieve pressure points.
Daily bank reconciliations.
Processing, approval and authorisation of client banking transactions through the Firm s practice management system and online banking applications.
Compliance checking new clients for AML and dealing with and advising junior team members on corner cases.
Manage the WIP and disbursement write off process.
Liaising with fee earners on client balances - work in progress, disbursements, debit balances.
Preparing and issuing firm wide reports on behalf of the FD.
Management of monthly billing process including review of draft fees, processing fees and credit notes and liaising with credit controllers to cancel and amend fees.
Finance induction for new starts.
Running daily finance reports and reporting any issues to the FD.
Overseeing management of various dedicated centralised mailboxes.
Preparing detailed department work allocation schedule and organising team meetings / agendas.
Benefits:
Casual dress
Company pension
Flexitime
Life insurance
On-site parking
Referral programme
Sick pay
Reporting to the Finance Director, you will be an integral part of the team processing, reviewing and authorising transactions. A key part of the role will be to deal with complex case issues as they arise and to ensure that they are quickly resolved.
Required Knowledge and Experience:
Experience of working in the finance function of a legal firm - ideally with experience of working in a busy cash room
Experience of completing electronic bank reconciliations
Experience of processing residential conveyancing transactions would be useful
While there is no direct line management responsibility, experience of mentoring less experienced team members is important. You will be able to offer guidance to Legal Cashiers and take ownership of escalations and resolve them independently.
Skills Required:
Ability to work to tight deadlines
Strong interpersonal skills - the ability to communicate effectively across the firm
Attention to detail - will be final approver on significant payments
Strong team player
Proactive approach - takes ownership of issues - a "can do" attitude
Good Excel skills
Previous supervisory experience would be an advantage.
Tasks:
Managing workloads and where appropriate diverting resource to relieve pressure points.
Daily bank reconciliations.
Processing, approval and authorisation of client banking transactions through the Firm s practice management system and online banking applications.
Compliance checking new clients for AML and dealing with and advising junior team members on corner cases.
Manage the WIP and disbursement write off process.
Liaising with fee earners on client balances - work in progress, disbursements, debit balances.
Preparing and issuing firm wide reports on behalf of the FD.
Management of monthly billing process including review of draft fees, processing fees and credit notes and liaising with credit controllers to cancel and amend fees.
Finance induction for new starts.
Running daily finance reports and reporting any issues to the FD.
Overseeing management of various dedicated centralised mailboxes.
Preparing detailed department work allocation schedule and organising team meetings / agendas.
Benefits:
Casual dress
Company pension
Flexitime
Life insurance
On-site parking
Referral programme
Sick pay