Senior Finance Assistant / Legal Cashier

Hays; Norwich; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a top 40 international law firm as a Senior Finance Assistant in Norwich, where you'll play a vital role in the finance team. This position offers the opportunity to leverage your legal cashiering experience while ensuring compliance with SRA regulations. You'll be involved in processing transactions, conducting reconciliations, and supporting month-end procedures. With a generous salary and flexible hybrid working options after probation, this role is perfect for those looking to advance their finance career in a dynamic environment. Make an impact and enhance efficiency through technology and process improvements.

Benefits

Flexible hybrid working

Generous benefits package

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a legal cashier with a solid educational background.
• Active pursuit of an accounting qualification is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Process client and office account transactions in compliance with SRA regulations.
• Conduct inter-account transfers and assist with purchase ledger invoices.

Skills

Legal Cashiering

Excel

Microsoft Office

Attention to Detail

Communication Skills

Education

AAT or ILFM Dip

Job description

Senior Finance Assistant / Legal Cashier

Description: Top 40 international law firm is looking for an experienced legal cashier for their Norwich office.

Your new company
Hays Accountancy & Finance is delighted to partner with a leading top 40 international law firm seeking an experienced Senior Finance Assistant. The ideal candidate will understand the Solicitors Regulation Authority Accounts Rules and will play a key role supporting the wider finance team. The role requires previous legal cashiering experience and broader finance knowledge, including inter-account transfers, advising fee earners on correct accounting procedures, conducting extensive reconciliations, assisting with purchase ledger, and month-end close.

Your new role

Your duties include working closely with the finance team to process client and office account transactions in compliance with SRA regulations, conducting inter-account transfers, assisting with purchase ledger invoices and payments, liaising with external clients regarding the firm's credit card line, and supporting month-end procedures. You will also guide fee earners and assistants on accounting procedures, provide financial support for client work, perform bank reconciliations, and handle queries from clients, banks, and other institutions.

As an experienced senior finance clerk / legal cashier, you will contribute to improving efficiency through technology or process changes, support the implementation of new systems, build relationships with fee earners and assistants, and collaborate on billing, credit control, and working capital management.

What you'll need to succeed

Proven experience as a legal cashier, a solid educational background, and active pursuit of an accounting qualification (AAT or ILFM Dip) are preferred. Strong Excel and Microsoft Office skills, excellent attention to detail, and exceptional communication skills are essential, along with confidence to interact at all levels.

What you'll get in return

The organization offers a generous benefits package with a salary of £26,000 - £30,000 depending on experience, and flexible hybrid working up to 50% remote after probation. For more details, contact Andy Jarman.

What you need to do now

If interested, click 'apply now' to submit your CV or call us. For a confidential discussion about your career, contact us if this role isn't quite right.