Legal Cashier in Birmingham

Location: Birmingham or Leeds

Hours: 9.30am - 5.30pm (flexibility required)

Department: Finance

About the Business: Here at Pinsent Masons we bring together the best people to get the job done. We are naturally curious, constantly learning, listening, and growing. We will truly value your ideas. You will be joining an award-winning, hardworking and commercially minded team, where you will have the opportunity to work with leading experts and form meaningful relationships, while making a difference. You will get the opportunity to be involved in varied and challenging work, working in an open and supportive environment to deliver outstanding results.

Purpose of the role: Are you an organised, detail-focused Legal Cashier looking to take the next step in your career? We are looking for a proactive and collaborative individual to join our busy Finance team, supporting our Birmingham and Leeds offices on a 9 or 12 month contract. In this role, you will work closely with the Senior Legal Cashier and the wider Cashiering team to ensure the smooth running of day-to-day financial operations. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with solid cashiering experience who thrives in a fast-paced professional environment and enjoys building strong working relationships across departments.

Key Responsibilities: In this varied role, you will be involved in:

• Posting Client and Office receipts
• Processing Client and Office payments via CHAPS, cheque, and file upload
• Ensuring accurate recording and filing of financial information
• Liaising with colleagues across offices and providing support to Fee Earners
• Monitoring and paying Deposit Interest when due
• Ensuring compliance with SAR
• Working to strict timetables and meeting regular deadlines
• Handling multi-currency transactions
• Managing daily Client-to-Office transfers and completing bank reconciliations

Candidate Overview: We are looking for someone who brings both experience and the right mindset:

• At least 3 years' experience in a similar Legal Cashier role
• Basic bookkeeping knowledge
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to work effectively in a busy environment with frequent deadlines
• Good IT skills; experience with CMS Open and Excel is an advantage
• Clear and confident written and verbal communication

Why Join Us? You will be part of a supportive team where your contribution is valued, and you will have the opportunity to develop your skills within a respected and collaborative Finance department. If you are a dedicated Legal Cashier looking for a role that offers variety, responsibility, and a friendly workplace, we would love to hear from you.

What can we offer you?

• Agile working (the opportunity to work from home, subject to commitments)
• Carers' leave (up to five paid days' leave towards caring responsibilities)
• 25 days' annual leave entitlement and the opportunity to purchase or roll over 5 days
• Contributory pension of up to 5%
• Private healthcare policy
• Death in service cover (4 x base salary)
• Eligibility to apply for an interest free season ticket loan, an interest free gym membership loan and/or an interest free rental deposit loan
• Cycle to work scheme

What happens next? Once your application has been submitted and reviewed, our Recruitment team will share the outcome with you by email. We typically hold two interview stages per vacancy providing the opportunity to meet two members of the hiring team at each stage. The first stage is typically conducted virtually and the second stage typically in person at the office in which the role would be based. However, we strive to remain flexible depending on the requirements of the role or the candidate.

Our strength lies in our differences. We are a Disability Confident and top Stonewall employer, a Valuable 500 member, a founding member of the Mindful Business Charter, signatory of the Race at Work Charter and a proud partner of Neurodiversity in Law. We encourage and value different ideas and styles of thinking. It is with different perspectives that we will find solutions to our clients' most complex challenges. It is how we will deliver outstanding results today, and tomorrow. We want everybody attending an interview to be comfortable and able to fully demonstrate their experience and talents.