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Legal Cashier

Ashford

£24,000

Full-Time Permanent

Benefits:

* 5% pension

* 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

* Staff days out

* Training courses offered

Our client is looking for an experienced Legal Cashier to assist the Finance and Administration department. You will assist with a range of tasks and complete the whole range of processing, including client, office and nominal transactions.

Key Responsibilities as Legal Cashier:

* Assist with property transactions – checking of completion statements, keying of payments onto Bankline, checking of back-up documents and that all internal procedures have been followed.

* Assist with maintaining Bankline CHAPS/Faster Payments templates for all regular payees, adding and removing as necessary.

* Obtaining approval from partners for outward payments and setting them up for release on Bankline.

* To take card payments over the telephone and produce receipts for both fee earners and clients.

* Assist Cashiers Supervisor in weekly Cashiers’ report to ensure all transfers are made within 14 day limit.

* Respond to queries from fee earners and secretaries; providing support and training as required or escalate to Cashiers Manager or Finance Manager as appropriate.

* Produce cheques and sort for sending to correct branches.

* Annual archiving of accounts records and update of manual records.

* Assist with processing petty cash reconciliations for all branches along with processing purchase ledger postings.

* Assist the Finance Manager with month/year end queries as required.

* Liaise with fee earners on overdue bills, completing agreed actions and ensuring that accurate records are kept.

* Assist with credit control where required.

* To complete such tasks as required to support the Accounts Department, including filing, photocopying, and other general office duties.

* To process all transactions speedily and accurately in accordance with SAR’s, Anti Money Laundering and Cyber Crime policies and procedures.

Key Requirements:

Relevant recent accounts experience gained from within the legal industry.

Experience Processing and reviewing conveyancing completion Statements (Desirable).

Institute of Legal Cashiers Diploma (Desirable).

Good all-round education; both literate and numerate.

Applied working knowledge of Solicitors Accounts Rules.

Familiarity with practice management systems (Desirable).

Good understanding on the conveyancing process.

Clear verbal and written communication skills.

Team working (flexible and adaptable to the needs of the team).

Use initiative in dealing with incoming queries.

Proactive attitude.

Ability to balance priorities in order to meet sometimes demanding deadlines.

Keen to ensure the needs of clients are met wherever possible.

Attention to accuracy and detail, especially when under pressure.

Clean and presentable in appearance