Legal Cashier - St Albans Job in St. Albans, Hertfordshire

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Legal Cashier – St Albans Job in St. Albans, Hertfordshire

Job Description
Based in central St Albans, our client's law firm has been serving the local people for decades.

The firm deals with a range of areas including Residential and Commercial Property, Private Client and Family Law.

The successful candidate will be reporting to the Legal Accounts Manager, this full-time position consists of cashier support including but not be limited to:

* Undertaking day to day banking functions, including bank reconciliations;
* Opening and closing Designated Deposit accounts as and when required, processing interest received promptly;
* Preparing cheques and processing bank transfers, CHAPS and BACS payments
* Dealing with residual balances on a regular basis
* Preparing credit control and chasing unpaid bills. Providing Fee Earners with monthly reports and identifying outstanding payments
* Processing weekly Legal Aid payments received
* Processing daily Client and Office account and billing transactions in a timely manner;
* Preparing financial management reporting as and when required
* Preparatory work for the annual accounts and assisting the Legal Accounts Manager and the Processing purchase ledger invoices promptly
* Auditors as and when required
* Preparing VAT reports for the accountants
* Assisting the Legal Accounts Manager in preparing information required to complete PII, Office Insurance, Practicing Certificate applications etc.
* Administering and reconciling Petty Cash expenses
* Additionally, the Cashier will be required to provide ad-hoc assistance to others within the firm and to assist with covering Reception/the phones when needed.
* Assisting the Legal Accounts Manager with the preparation of annual budgets and cash-flow forecasting.

The successful applicant will demonstrate the following attributes:

* Be an experienced Legal Cashier
* Be able to work independently and as part of the team where necessary
* Be a confident communicator, able to build and maintain relationships within the firm;
* Be enthusiastic, dedicated and flexible
* Be happy and able to help in other roles in the firm when required, such as helping out on Reception or supporting and assisting colleagues
* Be focussed on delivering a high quality and timely service to our team and clients.

If you meet these requirements and would be interested in joining this fantastic team then please apply here or email me on (url removed) to instigate a confidential discussion.

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Job Type: Permanent, Full Time
Location: St. Albans, Hertfordshire
Category: Accounting/Financial/Insurance
City: St Albans
County: Hertfordshire
Country: United Kingdom
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