Senior Legal Cashier

JR United Kingdom; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Legal Cashier to oversee financial operations and ensure compliance with legal regulations. This pivotal role involves managing client transactions, training team members, and improving processes within a dynamic and collaborative environment. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in legal cashiering, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to communicate effectively across various departments. Join a forward-thinking firm that values innovation and teamwork, and play a key role in shaping the future of legal financial operations.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as a legal cashier with supervisory skills.
• In-depth knowledge of Solicitors Accounts Rules and SRA regulations.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with Solicitors Accounts Rules and manage client transactions.
• Oversee financial operations and assist with reporting and audits.

Skills

Legal Cashiering

Compliance with Solicitors Accounts Rules

Attention to Detail

Organisational Skills

Communication Skills

Tools

3E

Aderant

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Location: Manchester City Centre/ Hybrid

Reports to: Legal Cashier Supervisor

About us

gunnercooke is a Top 75 law firm recognised by over 80 industry awards. Launched in 2010, the firm has rapidly grown to over 500 lawyers across 14 global offices in the UK, US, Germany and Austria. Our breadth of expertise covers some of the most interesting and important emerging disciplines, from ESG and charity law, to blockchain and competition.

Collaboration is at the forefront of our award-winning culture and is what sets our firm apart from the rest. gunnercooke operates as a fee share model meaning our professionals join as self-employed advisors, free to design and develop the practice they’ve always wanted. Our firm brings together the most ambitious and commercially-minded people, who build and work in dynamic teams of their choosing, to best suit their clients’ needs.

Our purpose is simple; to deliver a positive impact for our clients, provide a better life for our people and to leave a better world than we found. Our charitable arm, the gunnercooke foundation, enables us to directly engage with communities on social issues and to help charitable organisations grow.

About the job

We are looking for an experienced and dedicated Senior Legal Cashier to work alongside the Legal Cashier Supervisor to ensure best practices and SRA regulations are observed and adhered to.

As a Senior Legal Cashier, you will play a key role in overseeing the firm's day-to-day financial operations. You will manage all Client transaction postings, ensuring compliance with SRA (Solicitors Regulation Authority) regulations and the accurate processing of financial transactions within the firm. You will be your team's first point of contact, providing guidance while ensuring that all cash handling and financial processes are executed efficiently and in compliance with legal requirements.

Responsibilities

• Compliance: Ensure strict adherence to the Solicitors Accounts Rules (SAR), SRA regulations, and internal policies and procedures.
• Transaction Management: Oversee all Client postings and reconciliation of financial transactions such as client and office account payments, receipts, transfers, and journals.
• Training & Development: Actively engage in ongoing training and development ensuring that you are up to date with financial regulations, best practices, and internal procedures to eliminate SRA breaches.
• Reporting & Audits: Assist with the preparation of monthly and annual reports. Coordinate internal audits and support the external audit process as needed.
• Client Funds: Ensure that client accounts are properly handled and that all transactions involving client funds are processed in compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
• Issue Resolution: Investigate and resolve any discrepancies, queries, or issues raised by internal teams, clients, or external parties, escalating when necessary.
• Process Improvement: Identify opportunities for process improvements, streamlining workflows, and ensuring that all cashiering tasks are completed efficiently.
• Liaison: Serve as the senior point of contact for internal departments, providing financial information as needed.

What we’re looking for

Skills and Experience

• Experience: At least 3 years of experience working as a legal cashier, Supervisionexperience is beneficial, as this role may occasionally require providing supervisory support in the manager’s absence.
• Knowledge: In-depth knowledge of the Solicitors Accounts Rules (SAR) and SRA regulations.
• Attention to Detail: Excellent attention to detail and a methodical approach to handling financial transactions and resolving discrepancies.
• Organisational Skills: Ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritise effectively, and work to tight deadlines.
• Communication: Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to liaise with senior management, clients, and other departments.
• IT Proficiency: Proficient in legal cashiering software (experience with 3E, Aderant, or similar systems is desirable)

Personal Attributes

• Be able to maintain a positive and cheerful demeanour to building excellent working relationships with a wide variety of colleagues and partners.
• Be very people oriented – want to be helpful and sort things out for people.
• Thrive on spinning many plates with a cool head and to empathise with those you are spinning them for.
• Willing to travel to London and occasionally work unsocial hours if business need dictates.
• Be a good team player demonstrating loyalty and commitment to the firm and your team.

For more information about gunnercooke please visit www.gunnercooke.com