Accounts & Finance – Legal Cashier in High Wycombe

Working within a Cashiering Team of 4, you will be responsible for the Cashiering function ensuring the smooth and efficient running of the Department. The Accounts Team is made up of 3 Cashiers, an Accounts Manager, and the Finance Director. Our Accounts & Finance team play a crucial role in maintaining the financial health of our firm by managing day-to-day accounting tasks, assisting with financial reporting, and ensuring compliance with accounting procedures and regulatory standards.

Key experience:

• Be a strong communicator with the ability to work to tight deadlines and to prioritise workloads.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience of legal cashiering experience covering both client and office accounts.
• Strong Billing knowledge and understanding of VAT treatment on disbursements.
• Knowledge of Solicitors Accounts Rules (SAR).
• Proficiency in Excel and Reporting.
• A proactive and ‘can-do’ attitude.
• Familiarity with P4W (Partner for Windows) or Action Step.

Key Responsibilities:

• Cashiering: Daily posting of Client receipts via bank transfer, credit card, and cheque. Issuing Client payments via Bacs and Chaps. Dealing with completion statements and Estate Accounts to ensure that the payments being requested are valid, in accordance with the Departmental Policy. Managing Client balances whilst ensuring they are processed in accordance with the Solicitors Accounts Rules. Daily Client Bank reconciliation ensuring that matters are allocated promptly and any unreconciled entries are resolved. Assisting with Month End processing of Bills and Credit notes.
• Accounts: Purchase ledger posting and scheduling payments to suppliers. Month End review of Purchase Ledger to ensure that all suppliers have been paid in accordance with the relevant T&C’s.
• General: Assisting Partners and Fee Earners with ad hoc financial queries. Troubleshooting cashiering tasks and financial queries.

Salary dependant on PQE to be discussed at interview. This job description is not to be regarded as exhaustive. There may be other duties and requirements associated with the position and, in addition, as a term of employment, staff may be required to undertake other duties as may reasonably be required of them. They may also, from time to time, be required to use their cars on firm’s business.

About us – Blaser Mills Law: We have grown substantially over the last five years, now employing over 140 staff, with a turnover of circa 12 million. We are a full service firm, with half of the turnover coming from the commercial side of our business. With an excellent remuneration package, benefits, holiday entitlement and working environment, this is an excellent opportunity not to be missed. It is possible that the role can be carried out flexibly, and we are very open to discussion.

Diversity, Inclusion, Social Mobility and Well-Being: It is part of our DNA to attract the best people and create an outstanding working environment that people want to be a part of, and remain with, throughout their careers. We are proud of the diversity within Blaser Mills Law, which has allowed us to create a firm full of brilliant, unique minds. Further information can be found at Inclusion – Blaser Mills Law. We are pleased to be a Disability Confident Committed employer (Level 1). As a supportive and inclusive workplace, we encourage applications from all candidates with the right experience and qualifications. We are, of course, happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that may be required.

How to apply: If Blaser Mills Law sounds like the right fit for you, then please send your CV and a short cover letter to HR@blasermills.co.uk or for a confidential conversation, please call 0203 814 2020, asking for Clare O’Connor Ashworth. Please indicate the post and or department you are applying for.