Legal Cashier / Accounts Assistant

Darwin Gray LLP; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Darwin Gray LLP is looking for a Legal Cashier / Accounts Assistant to support the Finance Manager in daily financial operations, primarily focused on processing transactions and assisting with reconciliations. The successful candidate will ensure efficient financial management through tasks like preparing invoices, managing accounts, and conducting reconciliations. This position offers development of essential financial skills in a professional setting.

Benefits

25 days holiday per annum

Private medical insurance

3% pension contribution

Death in service cover

Company sick pay of up to 4 weeks per year

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a professional office environment.
• Strong working knowledge of Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Experience of managing sales and purchase ledger.

Responsibilities

• Preparing client invoices as directed by fee earners.
• Monitoring bank accounts for appropriate assignments.
• Assisting with month-end processes and conducting reconciliations.

Skills

Customer service

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Tools

Excel

Word

Outlook

ALB

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Job Title:Legal Cashier / Accounts Assistant

Reporting to:Finance Manager

Based at:9 Cathedral Road, Cardiff

Hours:37.5 hpw Monday Friday, 9am 5.30pm with 1 hour for lunch

Salary:TBC

Benefits

• 25 days holiday per annum, plus statutory and bank holidays
• Private medical insurance (option to add family members at own cost)
• 3% pension contribution
• Death in service cover
• Company sick pay of up to 4 weeks per year
  
  

Purpose Of Role

The primary function of this role is to support the Finance Manager in the day-to-day financial operations of the firm, processing accounts transactions and assisting with month-end and year-end procedures.

Daily

Key Tasks:

• Preparing/typing client invoices as directed by fee earners
• Monitoring bank accounts for monies in and assigning them to appropriate clients and matters
• Processing CHAPS / BACS transfer requests, ensuring appropriate sign off has been obtained
• Posting supplier invoices and processing payments onto the practice management system, ALB
• Posting and paying client disbursements onto ALB
• Managing client and office bank accounts, transferring money between them as appropriate
• Banking cheques
• Preparing reports as required
• Monitoring client balances
• Liaising with suppliers as required
  
  

Weekly

• Processing expenses claims
• Managing and reconciling petty cash
• Chasing aged debt
• Liaising with fee earners re billing and aged debt
• Chasing up un-cashed cheques
  
  

Monthly

• Assisting with month end processes
• Conducting bank reconciliations mid-month and at month end
• Keeping all central registers up to date as required by auditors
  
  

Annually

• Assisting in year-end preparation and audit, reconciliation and reporting
• Dealing with year-end queries
  
  

Technical Ability

Essential:

• Experience of working in a professional office environment
• Strong working knowledge of Excel, Word and Outlook
• Good working knowledge of a practice management database
• Experience of managing sales and purchase ledger
• Experience of conducting bank reconciliations
• Experience of credit control
  
  

Desirable

• Working knowledge of Solicitors Accounts Rules
• Working knowledge of ALB
  
  

Essential

Person Specification:

• Consistently works to a high level of accuracy
• Able to prioritise work to ensure that daily, weekly and monthly deadlines are met
• Able to use own initiative
• Excellent customer service skills
• Highly organised and able to work under pressure, particularly at month end
• A completer-finisher
• Willing to muck in as required
• Understands the commercial nature of the business, and therefore the need for professionalism
  
  

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