Legal Cashier Lead in Borehamwood

Locations: Borehamwood, England, United Kingdom

Time type: Full time

Posted on: Posted Today

Job requisition id: R26_0000000561

Built on meritocracy, our unique company culture rewards self-starters and those who are committed to doing what is best for our customers.

You are applying for a role with Landlord Action, part of HFIS Limited – the group behind trusted brands such as mydeposits, Total Landlord Insurance, Property Redress and Hamilton Fraser. HFIS Limited is part of Brown & Brown (Europe) Limited.

Working options: office-based with optional rotational remote working in line with divisional requirements

Working pattern: full time

Working hours: 37.5 (Monday – Friday) hours per week

Reports to: Head of Legal and COFA

What we’re looking for:

We’re looking for an experienced and proactive Legal Cashier Lead with strong management accounts knowledge to oversee the day‑to‑day financial operations of Landlord Action. This role operates within a fully SRA‑regulated environment, and the successful candidate will take responsibility for ensuring full compliance with the Solicitors Accounts Rules (SAR), maintaining rigorous financial controls, and leading all aspects of cashiering activity.

The ideal candidate will bring substantial experience within an SRA‑regulated law firm, a thorough understanding of the Solicitors Accounts Rules (SAR), and demonstrable experience producing high‑quality management reports. You will play a key role in safeguarding client money, enhancing financial governance, and supporting strategic financial decision‑making across the business.

Some of the things you'll get up to:

• Lead all client and office account operations in full compliance with the Solicitors Accounts Rules (SAR), maintaining up‑to‑date regulatory knowledge.
• Authorise payments, transfers and reconciliations, ensuring strong internal controls and prompt resolution of discrepancies.
• Oversee daily, weekly and monthly bank reconciliations and monitor residual client balances.
• Maintain and enhance financial controls, audit trails, AML procedures, and overall compliance standards.
• Act as the primary contact for SRA accounts-related queries and lead preparation for internal/external audits.
• Support management accounting, including monthly P&L, financial performance reporting, budgeting, forecasting and KPI analysis.
• Monitor cash flow, working capital, fee earner profitability, aged debt and disbursement processes.
• Oversee billing, invoicing and supplier payment processes.
• Supervise and develop legal cashier(s) and drive process improvements across the finance function.
• Build effective working relationships with legal, operational and leadership teams.

We’d like you to have:

• Significant experience in legal cashiering within an SRA-regulated law firm.
• Demonstrable experience in legal cashiering or a similar finance role within a law firm with a strong understanding of legal financial processes.
• Proficient with legal accounting systems (LEAP desirable), Xero, and advanced Excel (pivot tables, lookups, reporting).
• Proven experience producing management accounts and working with external auditors/accountants.
• Experienced in supervising or mentoring finance staff.
• High accuracy, strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, and the ability to work independently.
• Excellent communication, organisational and prioritisation abilities, with confidence liaising at senior levels.

Benefits:

• 28 days holiday + UK bank holidays
• Life assurance
• Private health care for you and dependents
• Employee assistance programme, including GP line, cashback for treatments, advice line
• Season ticket loan
• Rental deposit loan
• Annual leave purchase scheme
• As part of the HFIS Group, access to discounted personal insurance is available

At HFIS we value development and progression of all our people and so we also offer financial support for studying towards professional qualifications plus study time. As a teammate you will also benefit from a wide variety of high-quality in-house and external training.

We have a relaxed and friendly environment, and our dress code reflects this.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We take pride in the diversity of our team and seek diversity in our applicants.

Founded in 1939 as a small, two-partner firm, Brown & Brown (NYSE: BRO) and our team of companies have grown into one of the world’s largest insurance brokerages while staying true to our foundation of trust, resilience and delivering results. With a team that is as connected locally as it is globally, our high-performing, highly collaborative team delivers innovative risk and insurance solutions.

We look for individuals who embrace our culture, thrive in a collaborative environment, are driven to grow and succeed and are committed to always doing what is right. With a unique culture built on integrity, superior capabilities and grit, we value teamwork, trust and courage. We think of ourselves as a team, so we have teammates—not employees, and leaders—not managers. Everything we do is about the greater “WE”—never “me.”

While diverse in abilities and experience, we are all connected through our core values, a commitment to our local communities and a shared mission—always doing what is best for our customers.