My client a successful SME law firm based in Central London are currently looking for a Senior Legal Cashier to join them on a permanent basis. The role will be reporting to the Finance Manager and will help oversee some of the finance team members.

Day-to-Day of the Role:

• Team Leadership and Supervision: Lead the legal cashiering team, manage day-to-day operations, provide training, and ensure performance standards.
• Strategic Accounts Management and Oversight: Oversee client and office bank accounts, ensure regulatory compliance, manage banking relationships, and monitor cash flow.
• Compliance, Risk Management, and Regulatory Liaison: Ensure compliance with SRA Accounts Rules, manage risks, lead compliance reviews, and liaise with external auditors.
• Technical Accounting and Complex Matter Handling: Handle complex client account transactions, resolve accounting issues, and oversee month-end and year-end procedures.
• Reconciliations and Financial Control: Conduct bank and three-way reconciliations, maintain financial controls, and prepare management reports.
• Systems Management and Process Improvement: Manage the legal cashiering function within the practice management system, lead system upgrades, and improve processes.
• Stakeholder Management and Advisory: Advise on client account, financial, and compliance matters, build relationships, and present performance reports to management.
• Audit and Reporting: Coordinate external audits, produce accountants’ reports, and report on compliance status and risks.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Qualifications: AAT Level 3/4 or equivalent, ILFM qualification (desirable), educated to A-Level standard.
• Technical Knowledge: Extensive experience in legal cashier roles, expert knowledge of SRA Accounts Rules, strong understanding of Money Laundering Regulations, advanced bookkeeping and accounting principles, experience with complex transactions and VAT in legal services.
• IT Skills: Proficiency in legal practice management systems ideally legal evolve, advanced Excel skills, strong capability with MS Office, online banking platforms, and payment processing.
• Personal Attributes: Strong interpersonal skills, exceptional attention to detail, leadership capability, compliance-minded, analytical, strategic thinker, proactive, resilient, adaptable, and quality-focused.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary aligned with market rates.
• Hybrid working model, working only 2 days in the office and 3 from home, allowing flexibility and work-life balance.
• Opportunities for professional development and continuous learning.
• Access to health and wellness programs.

Working hours are 9am-5.30pm