Legal Cashier

Hogan Lovells; London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading global law firm as a Legal Cashier in London, where you'll manage client transactions and ensure compliance with financial regulations. This role offers the opportunity to work in a collaborative team, with flexible working options and a commitment to professional development.

Qualifications

• Several years legal cashiering experience required.
• Education to A-Level standard or equivalent.
• Minimum requirement GCSE standard depending on career experience.

Responsibilities

• Maintain transactions in the firm's client cashiering function.
• Ensure SRA Accounts Rules & AML compliance.
• Process payments and record transactions using online banking platforms.

Skills

Teamwork

Attention to Detail

Initiative

Education

A-Level or equivalent

GCSE standard

Job description

Keen to become part of a truly global, collaborative team of professionals? Your journey begins here.

Job Title

Legal Cashier

Department

Finance Department

Office Location

London

Reports To

Working Hours

35 hours per week, 9:30am to 5:30pm but additional hours may be required. We are happy to consider agile and flexible working patterns. Our approach to hybrid working allows for up to 40% of time working from home and 60% working in the office,please contact a member of the recruitment team to discuss further.

Firm Description

Hogan Lovells is one of the leading global law firms. Our distinctive market position is founded on our exceptional breadth of our practice, on deep industry knowledge, and on our 'one team' global approach. Formed through the combination of two top international law firms, Hogan Lovells has over 40 offices in the Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

With a presence in the world's major financial and commercial markets, we are well placed to provide excellent business-oriented advice to our clients locally and internationally. Our people are the key to our success, which is why we seek to recruit and retain the most talented individuals in all regions of our global practice.

Department Description

The London Finance function comprises of approximately 70 staff. The primary departments are Billing, Business Control, Cashiers, Partners Matters, Salaries, Financial Analysis, Financial Systems and Reporting. The department is responsible for handling all financial matters in respect of the London Office and the co-ordination of financial affairs in the international offices.

The Cashiers Team is responsible for the maintenance and reconciliation of the firm's client and office bank accounts, SRA Accounts Rules compliance, processing of incoming bill payments and client account transactions.

Role Overview

The job holder will be responsible for maintaining transactions in the firm's client cashiering function and ensuring that the proper processes are followed to ensure SRA Accounts Rules & AML compliance.

Key Responsibilities / Accountabilities

The main duties of the position are:

Prompt recording and allocation of funds received into the firms clients general account and client deposit accounts

Processing payments from the firms clients general accounts and client deposit accounts using online banking platforms and recording these payments on 3E

Preparing interest calculations for monies held in the firms clients general account

Assisting lawyers & PAs with the prompt return of client monies to ensure compliance with rule 2.5 of the SRA Accounts Rules

Preparation of bank reconciliations for the firms office/business accounts

Providing cover for the office cashier

Specific duties or responsibilities may be reviewed from time to time to reflect changes in personnel and management structure, staff location or services.

All members of the firm participate in our Responsible Business program.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Several years legal cashiering experience

Education to an A-Level standard or equivalent, minimum requirement GCSE standard depending on career experience

General Attributes

Builds and maintains effective working relationships with colleagues, clients and others at work

Works effectively as part of a team

Enthusiastic, works well under pressure, adapts to change and is willing to improve

Demonstrates an interest and understanding of the area in which they are working, uses initiative and applies sound judgement and identifies opportunities for improvement in working practices

Agile Working Statement

Our goal is to embed flexibility across our business by giving everyone the opportunity to work in an agile way, whether as a regular pattern or on an ad hoc basis, and we will be happy to discuss this further.

It is the policy of Hogan Lovells to provide equal opportunities for all employees in relation to recruitment, training and promotion. Decisions in these areas will be made only by reference to the requirements of the job and shall not be influenced by any consideration of racial or ethnic origin, religion, sex , gender and gender identity, age, sexual orientation, marital and civil partnership status, pregnancy or disability.

About Us

There's no substitute for lived experience. We value fresh perspectives; if you are looking for your next career move, we offer an exceptional platform from which to build skills for now and the future. Define your future and become part of an exceptional global team that is passionate about working on some of the world’s toughest legal challenges.

We have a unique culture that is both ambitious and supportive. You will be stretched and encouraged to grow as a professional, while at the same time, thriving as part of an inclusive and collaborative team. The one constant is that we are always evolving, innovating, excelling, because that is what it takes to be the best.

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