Cashiering Assistant

DMH Stallard LLP; East Horsley; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a detail-oriented Cashiering Assistant to join their dynamic Accounts Team. In this role, you will be responsible for managing client money transactions, ensuring compliance with Solicitors' Accounts Rules, and supporting various financial functions. Your accuracy, numeracy, and proactive problem-solving skills will be essential as you handle time-critical and non-urgent transactions. The firm offers a supportive environment with opportunities for professional growth and a generous holiday package, making it an ideal place for those looking to build a rewarding career in legal finance.

Benefits

25 days holiday

Birthday holiday

Bank Holidays

Qualifications

• High level of accuracy and numeracy required.
• Pro-active approach to problem solving and good IT skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage client money transactions and ensure compliance with SRA Accounts Rules.
• Assist with bank reconciliations and financial systems development.

Skills

Accuracy and numeracy

Time management

Problem solving

IT skills

Building relationships

Education

Institute of Legal Finance & Management qualification

Tools

Excel

Job description

DMH Stallard is an award-winning South East law, Legal 100 firm with offices in London, Brighton, Gatwick, Guilford, Horsham, and Hassocks. Established in 1970, DMH Stallard has grown rapidly, with a headcount of approximately 380. Our firm provides a comprehensive range of commercial, dispute resolution and litigation, employment, cyber security and cyber-crime, corporate, intellectual property, real estate, and technology, media and telecoms advice to both businesses and individuals. Our clients, our people, and our professional networks are the keys to our success.

The Department

Our Accounts Team manages all accounting and financial functions of the firm in compliance with the Solicitors' Accounts Rules.

Job Overview

Together with other Cashiering Assistants, you will undertake the more junior responsibilities and duties of the firm’s cashiering team, including dealing with straightforward payments and queries.

Cashiering Team Responsibilities and Duties

Responsibility for managing all client money coming in and going out of the firm:

• Operation of the CHAPS desk for time-critical UK transactions and all overseas transactions.
• Operation of the non-urgent systems for non-time-critical UK transactions.
• Dealing with incoming electronic receipts.
• Depositing any cheque receipts and drawing any cheque payments.
• Assisting other Accounts Teams with general postings and tasks.
• Assisting with the investigation and resolution of reconciling items on the bank reconciliations.
• Maintenance of required records where the firm operates a client’s own account.
• Calculation and application of any client interest.
• Ensuring compliance with the SRA Accounts Rules.
• Minimisation of the risk of financial losses to the firm, including through fraud.
• Efficient and effective coordination with the other accounts teams.
• Assistance with the development of the firm’s financial systems.
• Assistance with any mergers undertaken by the firm.
• Any other tasks as reasonably required by the Finance Director, Head of Financial Systems, or Cashiering Manager.

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

• High level of accuracy and numeracy.
• Well-organised with good time management and able to work under pressure to deadlines.
• Pro-active approach to problem solving.
• Good IT skills, including basic Excel skills.
• Ability to build good working relationships.
• Ideally studying towards Institute of Legal Finance & Management lower-level qualification.
• 25 days holiday (of which 3.5 are taken during the Christmas period), plus Birthday holiday, plus Bank Holidays.