Legal Cashier

Totum; Lancashire; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Totum Partners is recruiting for an experienced Legal Cashier with a 12-month fixed-term contract for a collaborative Finance team across UK offices.

The role works to support the Senior Legal Cashier and wider cashiering team, with a hybrid policy of three days in the office and two days from home.

Qualifications

• Experience in a Legal Cashier role is essential.
• Strong understanding of Solicitors Accounts Rules.
• Experience processing client and office account transactions.
• Ability to work accurately under deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Post client and office receipts.
• Process client and office payments via CHAPS, cheque and file uploads.
• Handle client-to-office transfers.
• Complete daily bank reconciliations.
• Ensure deposit interest is paid on matters when due.
• Maintain accurate financial records and filing.
• Liaise with colleagues across UK offices and support fee earners.
• Ensure compliance with Solicitors Accounts Rules and internal procedures.
• Work with multi-currency transactions.
• Meet deadlines and timetables.

Skills

Experience in a Legal Cashier role

Written and verbal communication

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Totum Partners are working with a well-regarded law firm to recruit an experienced Legal Cashier on a 12-month fixed-term contract. This is an excellent opportunity to join a collaborative Finance team, supporting multiple UK offices and working closely with the Senior Legal Cashier and wider Cashiering team.

The firm operates a hybrid working policy of three days in the office and two days from home.

What you'll be doing:

• Posting client and office receipts
• Processing client and office payments via CHAPS, cheque and file uploads
• Handling client-to-office transfers
• Completing daily bank reconciliations
• Ensuring deposit interest is paid on matters when due
• Maintaining accurate financial records and ensuring documentation is correctly filed
• Liaising with colleagues across UK offices, responding to queries and supporting fee earners
• Ensuring compliance with Solicitors Accounts Rules and internal procedures
• Working with multi-currency transactions
• Meeting key deadlines and adhering to agreed timetables

What we're looking for:

• Experience in a Legal Cashier role is essential
• Strong understanding of Solicitors Accounts Rules
• Experience processing client and office account transactions
• Ability to work accurately in a busy environment with competing deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel

Equal Opportunities: As a responsible business, it is important that we represent the diversity of our people, our clients and our communities. We believe that the firms that thrive are those with the most diverse team; that's why we work so hard to source the best talent from the broadest pool possible. As an equal opportunities employer we strive to accommodate anyone who may have specific needs. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the selection process, please talk to a member of the recruitment team so that any required adjustments can be made in advance.