Legal Cashier

Global law firm is keen to hire a Legal Cashier on an interim 12 month FTC basis to join their central based London offices.

£40,000

Hybrid Working (3 days office, 2 remote)

St Pauls

Reporting into the Finance Manager the Legal Cashier will provide an efficient cashiers service to the firm’s fee earners and costs teams and will involve regular liaison with Partners, the Finance team and Business Service groups. The role requires an experienced senior level Legal Cashier with strong law firm experience and knowledge of the Solicitors Accounts Rules who is able to operate unsupervised and handle multiple office and client transactions, preferably with experience using Elite 3E.

Legal Cashier duties include:

• Processing of Client and office accounting transactions via CHAPS and BACS payments through Elite 3E
• Ensuring invoices are submitted and recorded accurately
• Review transferred files from other Solicitors to ensure correct fund allocation
• Processing, authorising and releasing of Client payments and receipts
• Apply SAR knowledge to all transactions and alert with COFA any breaches

Candidates will possess 4 years minimum experience as a Legal Cashier

• A first class understanding of SAR and wider compliance implications
• Confident Excel user and possessing a knowledge of various legal accounting software, preferably Elite 3E
• Able to commit to the duration of the contract, up to 12 months