About the role
Our Client is a well-established, full-service law firm with around 400 employees with offices across the UK. The Accounts team is looking for a Legal Cashier to join a cashier function of eight, helping to ensure that service runs smoothly and accurately and that records are kept up to date daily.
Key responsibilities
Assisting the cashier team to meet daily, weekly and monthly deadlines
Supporting day-to-day office account CHAPS and BACS payments
Processing supplier invoices through the system for approval and payment
Adding PO numbers to client bills
Assisting the Cashier Supervisor with accounting functions, queries and requests
Providing cover for team members during busy periods and annual leave
Carrying out tasks and projects as requested by the Operations Manager
Using the firm's accounting system to its fullest to make the cashier function more efficient and cost effective
Experience and skills required
- A minimum of five years' experience working in a similar finance or accounts role, within a law firm or professional services environment
- Strong knowledge of the SRA Accounts Rules
- Excellent Excel skills, with good all-round Microsoft Office ability
- Experience of legal accounts software such as Partner 4 Windows
- Ability to work both as part of a team and without supervision, showing initiative
- High attention to detail and consistently high standards of work
- A polished, professional manner and confidence dealing with partners, senior management and external advisors
- Enthusiasm to contribute ideas that improve the cashiering and wider accounts function
Desirable
- AAT or higher
- Experience managing relationships with banks and assisting a COFA with their responsibilities
- Knowledge of Partner 4 Windows
Working arrangements
The contractual working arrangement is five days per week in the office. However, the Accounts team is currently working remotely, with attendance in the office required as and when needed (generally once every other month, subject to business needs). Please note that this arrangement may change in the future, so applicants should be aware of this.
Please note that we will try to contact candidates within 72 hours and that only suitable applicants will be contacted.
Legal Cashier (Initially Remote) in London employer: Dobson Welch
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