Trainee Legal Cashier

Elevation Recruitment Group; West Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Elevation Recruitment Group is assisting a well-established professional services business in West Yorkshire to appoint a Trainee Legal Cashier to join their Finance team. This role offers full training and a clear path to develop specialist legal cashiering experience.

The ideal candidate will be numerate, organised and eager to learn, with prior finance or transactional experience and a proactive attitude. Excellent Excel and IT skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Previous finance, accounts or transactional experience is desirable.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills.
• Willingness to learn and develop within a specialist finance environment.

Responsibilities

• Process payments, receipts and financial transactions.
• Assist with client and office account reconciliations.
• Process and allocate incoming funds.
• Support with bank reconciliations and month-end duties.
• Maintain accurate financial records and client account administration.
• Resolve internal queries and provide financial support to colleagues.

Skills

Numerate

Organised

Detail-oriented

Proactive

Confidentiality handling

Tools

Excel

MS Office

Job description

Trainee Legal Cashier

West Yorkshire £Competitive + Benefits

We are currently working with a well-established and highly respected professional services business in West Yorkshire who are looking to appoint a Trainee Legal Cashier to join their growing Finance team.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with some previous finance, accounts or transactional experience who is looking to develop their career within a specialist environment. Full training will be provided, making this an ideal role for someone keen to learn and progress.

The Role

Working closely with the wider Finance team, you will support with:

• Processing payments, receipts and financial transactions
• Assisting with client and office account reconciliations
• Processing and allocating incoming funds
• Supporting with bank reconciliations
• Maintaining accurate financial records
• Assisting with client account administration
• Dealing with internal queries and providing financial support to colleagues
• Supporting with general finance and month-end duties

About You

We're looking for someone who is numerate, organised and detail-focused, with a genuine interest in developing a career within finance.

You may already have experience within a Finance Assistant, Accounts Assistant, Purchase Ledger, Sales Ledger or similar role, or be looking for your first opportunity to develop within a specialist finance environment.

You will ideally have:

• Previous finance/accounts experience
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Good Excel and IT skills
• Excellent organisational and communication skills
• A proactive attitude and willingness to learn
• The ability to handle confidential financial information

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a supportive team, gain specialist legal cashiering experience and build a long-term career within a well-established organisation.