Legal Cashier

We are a renowned multiservice law firm committed to access for justice. Our lawyers specialise in criminal defence, family law, housing, civil liberties and human rights. We are a Legal 500 and Chambers UK recommended firm who are currently recruiting a Legal Cashier to join our Accounts Team in Croydon office.

This is a full-time role with the successful candidate being part of a dynamic and growing team. We offer a hybrid work model, enabling you to work 4 days remotely and 1 day from the office, subject to successful completion of initial training.

Main Duties:

· Investigation and analysis of client balances – taking follow up action to comply with SAR

· Investigation and analysis of office credit balances – taking follow up action to comply with SAR

· Reconciliation of Ledger Balances, allocations and corrections.

· Raising Bills on Private Client case files – civil and crime.

· Dealing / chasing Fee earners regarding client ledgers and any outstanding matter balances.

· Checking / approving Crime Disbursements for payment - ensuring requisite authorisations are in in place & that invoices adhere to LAA requirements.

· Applying for LF1 interim payments on account.

· Following up on Disbursement queries.

· Posting Legal Aid Authority BACS Statements

· BACS / CHAPS / Faster payments / INTL payments (and occasional Cheque Payments)

· Assisting with daily / weekly client payment runs / payments on completions / CTO transfers and payments of inter partes related disbursements.

Other duties may include:

· Assisting with unbilled, billed and unpaid disbursements and allocations

· Reconciling the HMCTS account, dealing with any queries from fee earners

· Reconciling the UBER account, postings and recording receipts to matters, any queries.

· Booking Train line tickets for fee earners upon request

· Worldpay payments from clients via telephone

· Bank reconciliations

· Credit Card reconciliations

· VAT reconciliations

· Credit control – working through the Age Debt Report

· Dealing with Expense Claims & Overtime claims

· Monthly Analysis of Aged WIP Crime PS MC Report

· Monthly Tuning & Formatting of 11 WIP Reports

· Posting Invoices & Credit Notes to the Nominal & Client Ledger

· Creating Supplier Accounts on the Purchase Ledger

· Closing & archiving files

· Dealing with third parties experts or suppliers and assisting with queries by telephone and email, keeping good relationships.

· Extensive reconciliation work during year end account preparation & SRA Audit

· Ad hoc daily accounting tasks and working closely with the other team members as required

· Purchase ledger – Posting invoices, weekly payment runs, posting payments

· Nominal postings – Direct Debits, Standing Orders

· Providing billing team with billing figures upon request

· Dealing with daily email & telephone queries from all staff

· Banking (requires attendance to the office on occasion when/if necessary)

· Any other tasks as requested by Supervisor and/or the Finance Director.

About you:

· Excellent oral and written communication skills

· Numerical Skills

· Adaptability

· Problem-Solving Abilities

· Polite and professional telephone manner

· Ability to learn quickly

· High level of accuracy with attention to detail

· Excellent time management and organisational skills

· Able to work on own initiative and also as part of a wider team

· Ability to cope with tight deadlines and work under pressure

· Technical Proficiency - Experience using the Microsoft Office, in particular competent in excel and word.

· Experience using P4W / tikit is preferable.

You will receive a positive and supportive working environment with a team that prides themselves on promoting from within, exposure to industry specialists and a fantastic opportunity to start or continue your development in an award-winning law firm.