Accounts Assistant/Legal Cashier

PURPOSE: To provide legal cashiering and accounts support to the Accounts Manager, ensuring the accurate and timely processing of financial transactions, full compliance with the Solicitors Accounts Rules, and delivery of an efficient accounts service across the firm.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Assisting the Accounts Manager on a daily basis and taking ownership of the following tasks:-

• Ensuring all transactions are compliant with the Solicitors Accounts Rules.
• Ensuring compliance with AML and source of funds procedures where relevant.
• Monitoring the firm’s client account for incoming funds. Ensuring funds are allocated accurately & in a timely manner.
• Setting up and processing BACS & CHAPS payments.
• Carrying out daily bank reconciliations for the client & office accounts.
• Checking completion statements.
• Processing client completions.
• Monitoring the accounts department email account for all internal requests & queries.
• Supporting accounts payable, including the processing of supplier invoices.
• Processing debit/credit card transactions over the phone and face to face.
• Processing bills in accordance with firm procedures and client requirements.
• Recording land Registry and search provider postings to client ledgers.
• Processing cheque receipts and cheque payments accurately and promptly.
• Completing petty cash posting.
• Managing daily banking.
• Assisting with month-end procedures.
• Investigating and resolving reconciliation differences.
• Assisting with residual client balances.

This list is not exhaustive.

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