Legal Cashier / Operations Manager

Our client, a well-established multi-practice legal firm, is seeking a Legal Cashier / Operations Manager to join their team on either a full-time or part-time basis. This flexible opportunity is available at their Carlisle office.

Reporting directly to the Finance Manager, the full-time role will cover a broad range of responsibilities including legal cashiering, compliance, and operational management. The part-time position will focus primarily on legal cashier duties and compliance support.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced professional to join a respected legal practice with a strong regional presence.

If you're organised, detail-oriented, and experienced in legal finance or operations, we'd like to hear from you.

Assignment Details

Providing Support For The Financial Manager To Include

Financial

• Posting to computerised accounting system
• Issuing cheques and processing electronic payments
• Providing general support to the Financial Manager as required and providing holiday and back-up support

Compliance

• Maintaining file review records
• Ensuring compliance with mandatory training requirements
• Assisting the Directors with dealing with Compliance
• Assisting the Directors with Firm Wide Risk Assessments
• Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO)
• SRO Lexcel

General

• HR work - Maintaining staff records, holiday requests, inductions, etc.
• Operations - maintaining firm policies and procedures, monitoring sources of work, archiving
• Marketing - Assisting the marketing committee with advertising, production of materials, and website updates
• Premises - organising repairs and renewals, insurance, servicing, IT planning
• Health and safety - Ensuring the firm's policy is up to date and followed

Skills Required

Essential Knowledge And Experience

• Excellent people and communication skills
• Excellent administration and organisational skills
• Excellent IT skills
• Positive, adaptable, and flexible. Able to act on own initiative.
• Reliable, committed, and supportive of other team members.
• Own transport and clean driving licence
• Clean CRB record

Desirable Knowledge and Experience

• Knowledge/experience of solicitors accounting systems
• Knowledge/experience of solicitors compliance and regulatory issues
• HR experience
• Office management and budget control experience