Legal Cashier
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- England,South East,Surrey,Guildford
- full-time
- £32,000 - £35,000 per annum
Job Description:
Responsible for managing all financial transactions within a law firm, the Legal Cashier will be ensuring compliance with the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Accounts Rules and maintaining accurate financial records.
Key Responsibilities:
*Processing client account payments and receipts in accordance with SRA Accounts Rules.
*Ensuring client money is handled correctly and transferred according to legal guidelines.
*Monitoring and reconciling client ledgers and accounts regularly.
*Managing the firm’s office accounts, including daily banking transactions, payments, and receipts.
*Processing and reconciling office disbursements, including invoices from barristers, experts, and other third parties.
*Maintaining accurate records of VAT, preparing and submitting VAT returns.
*Completing monthly bank reconciliations for all client and office accounts.
*Investigating discrepancies and ensuring timely resolution.
*Assisting with the preparation and distribution of client bills.
*Ensuring that bills are processed and paid on time.
*Assisting with managing aged debtors and chasing overdue payments when necessary.
*Ensuring the firm adheres to all legal and regulatory requirements, especially the Solicitors Accounts Rules.
*Assisting with internal and external audits.
*Keeping up to date with changes in financial regulations affecting law firms.
*Liaising with banks and financial institutions as required.
*Managing supplier payments and ensuring all costs are tracked and approved.
*Adhering to the firms’ systems and procedures.
*Adhering to compliance policies.
*To undertake such other reasonable additional duties as are consistent with this job description from time to time.
Experience and Skills Requirements:
*Able to manage time effectively and manage competing priorities.
*Experience of working in an office environment.
*Commitment to client care and proving high levels of service.
*Knowledge of annual audit and inspection process.
*Proficiency with double-entry bookkeeping.
*Knowledge of maintaining client and office accounts.
*Knowledge and understanding of the SRA Accounts Rules.
*Ability to understand and complete VAT returns.
*Competent IT skills to include Microsoft Office programmes.
*A general awareness of the legal market.
If you have not been contacted within 5 working days, then unfortunately on this occasion your CV has not been shortlisted.
Key Responsibilities:
*Processing client account payments and receipts in accordance with SRA Accounts Rules.
*Ensuring client money is handled correctly and transferred according to legal guidelines.
*Monitoring and reconciling client ledgers and accounts regularly.
*Managing the firm’s office accounts, including daily banking transactions, payments, and receipts.
*Processing and reconciling office disbursements, including invoices from barristers, experts, and other third parties.
*Maintaining accurate records of VAT, preparing and submitting VAT returns.
*Completing monthly bank reconciliations for all client and office accounts.
*Investigating discrepancies and ensuring timely resolution.
*Assisting with the preparation and distribution of client bills.
*Ensuring that bills are processed and paid on time.
*Assisting with managing aged debtors and chasing overdue payments when necessary.
*Ensuring the firm adheres to all legal and regulatory requirements, especially the Solicitors Accounts Rules.
*Assisting with internal and external audits.
*Keeping up to date with changes in financial regulations affecting law firms.
*Liaising with banks and financial institutions as required.
*Managing supplier payments and ensuring all costs are tracked and approved.
*Adhering to the firms’ systems and procedures.
*Adhering to compliance policies.
*To undertake such other reasonable additional duties as are consistent with this job description from time to time.
Experience and Skills Requirements:
*Able to manage time effectively and manage competing priorities.
*Experience of working in an office environment.
*Commitment to client care and proving high levels of service.
*Knowledge of annual audit and inspection process.
*Proficiency with double-entry bookkeeping.
*Knowledge of maintaining client and office accounts.
*Knowledge and understanding of the SRA Accounts Rules.
*Ability to understand and complete VAT returns.
*Competent IT skills to include Microsoft Office programmes.
*A general awareness of the legal market.
If you have not been contacted within 5 working days, then unfortunately on this occasion your CV has not been shortlisted.
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