Accounts Assistant (Cashiering Team

Aiic Group; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Taylor Rose, part of the AIIC Group, seeks a diligent Cashier/Finance Assistant to support the day-to-day cashiering activities, ensuring compliance with Solicitors Accounts Rules and firm policies.

You will work with the Finance team, cross-covering during absences and busy periods, handling receipts, payments, reconciliations, and ad-hoc tasks to keep client and office accounts accurate. Excellent Excel and confidentiality are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong Excel skills and familiarity with accounting processes.
• Experience with cash handling, reconciliations and banking systems.
• Ability to communicate across departments and work under pressure.
• High attention to detail and strict confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Ensure receipts and payments are processed accurately and timely.
• Deal with un-cashed cheques and stop older than 6 months.
• Process office-to-office transfers and monitor balances.
• Complete office-to-client transfers following SAR guidance.
• Monitor queries inbox and respond within 24 hours.
• Daily bank account reconciliations and support client accounts reconciliation.
• Ensure cheques are issued within 24 hours and report SAR breaches.
• Provide day-to-day support to Cashier Manager and assist month-end tasks.
• Undertake other ad-hoc finance tasks as required.

Skills

Excel

Accounting systems

Banking systems

Case management systems

Communication

Organisational skills

Prioritisation

Confidentiality

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Tools

Office software utilities

Job description

The primary focus of this role will be to support the day to day running of the cashiering function adhering to the firm's policies and procedures whilst ensuring compliance with Solicitors Accounts Rules. Work in a proactive, and supportive, manner with internal and external clients to deliver a high level of service

The candidate will be an integral member of the Finance team and cross cover will be required and expected on an ad hoc basis, covering both absences and busy periods

This role involves but is not limited to:

• Ensure receipts and payments are processed in an accurate and timely manner.
• Dealing with un-cashed cheques and stopping any over 6 months old.
• Process office to office account transfers
• Monitoring office balances, checking if monies need to be returned.
• Complete office-to-client transfers on a timely basis and in accordance with Solicitors Accounts Rules
• Monitor office account queries inbox and respond within 24 hours
• Daily reconciliation of the office bank accounts and support, and cover, for the reconciliation of the client bank accounts
• Ensure office account cheques are accurate and issued within 24 hours.
• Reporting any breaches of SAR
• Day to day support to the Cashier Manager
• Supporting the accounting team with month-end duties
• Any other ad-hoc tasks.

This organisation strives to operate a policy of equal opportunity and to not discriminate against any person because of sex, race, colour or national origin. To help us monitor this, will you please complete the sections below placing a tick in the relevant boxes. The information you provide will only be used for monitoring purposes. The information will be treated in the strictest of confidence and in no way forms any part of the selection process.

• Strong Microsoft Office skills, in particular Excel, preferably at intermediate/advanced level.
• Have a good understanding of the accounting system, the banking system and case management systems.
• Ability to communicate at all levels and across all departments.
• Excellent organisational and planning skills.
• Ability to prioritise, meet deadlines and work well under pressure.
• Can work independently and as part of a team.
• High levels of attention to detail.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and always remain professional.

Taylor Rose is part of the AIIC Group.

Our regulatory body: www.sra.org.uk