Legal Cashier
Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Competitive Salary
Benefits
- 24 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- A comprehensive flexible benefits package for all staff
- Additional day off for your birthday
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
- Teambuilding, sporting and social events throughout the year, both company-wide events and individual teams
- Additional annual leave for long service including a one-month fully paid sabbatical
- Employee recognition awards
- Study Support Programme
- Discretionary annual bonus
- 2 x paid charity volunteering days
The Burford Recruitment Company is thrilled to be working on behalf of a well-established and award-winning legal services provider with ambitious growth plans. Specialising in sectors such as equity release and residential conveyancing, our client has a strong reputation for delivering outstanding service and expertise.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled Legal Cashier to join our client's professional finance team. This role plays a crucial part in ensuring accurate processing of financial transactions and maintaining strict compliance with Solicitors' Accounts Rules (SARs). This role is ideal for a detail-oriented individual who thrives in a fast-paced, high-volume environment and enjoys working to deadlines while engaging with diverse stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:
- Accurately process transactions, ensuring timely completions while adhering to SARs.
- Manage receipts, billing, invoicing, and payments to clients, lenders, and third parties.
- Act as a primary point of contact for operational teams, assisting in resolving residual balance issues.
- Process purchase invoices and ensure adherence to payment terms.
- Support the Lead Cashier and Management Accountant with month-end tasks.
Requirements:
- Minimum 2 years experience in a finance, accounts, or transactional role.
- Demonstrated understanding of payments, receipts, and ledger accounting.
- Previous experience in legal finance is desired.
- Qualification in accounting or bookkeeping is desired.
Personal Aptitude & Skills:
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Strong organisational and time management abilities.
- Capacity to multitask and meet deadlines in a high-pressure setting.
- High attention to detail and commitment to quality.
- Proactive in suggesting process improvements.
- Positive 'can do' attitude and team-oriented approach.