Legal Cashier

Legal Cashier – Kingswood

We have a new vacancy for a Legal Cashier to join our Accounts team in Kingswood.

Our busy team of Legal Cashiers rotate duties to ensure they are able to deal with all aspects of the day-to-day processing of transactions, the reconciliation of bank accounts and accounts payable, whilst ensuring compliance with the Solicitors Accounts Rules, Lexcel and Anti-Money Laundering rules.

The role

As a Legal Cashier, you will report to the Accounts Team Leader and the Finance Director. On a daily basis, tasks you can expect to be involved in are:

• Posting and allocation of office and client receipts and performing transfers between these accounts where necessary in order to comply with S.A.R.
• Obtaining appropriate authorisation in advance of deadlines.
• Checking the banking of all client and office account cheques, cash and electronic receipts.
• Processing outgoing cheques and/or electronic payments.
• Processing, payment and reconciliation of professional disbursements.
• Maintaining appropriate information on the Daily Summary Report.
• Checking and posting bills.
• Checking completion statements.
• Performing Auto Bank Reconciliations for main office and client accounts.
• The administration and reconciliation of petty cash.
• Posting to and reconciliation of Court of Protection designated client deposit accounts.
• Processing supplier invoices and payments.
• Performing month end routines.

About us

Barcan+Kirby is well known in the Bristol legal market both as a provider of excellent legal services for individuals and businesses, and as a progressive employer.

We are committed to developing and nurturing our people, and encouraging positive wellbeing and mental health is central to our culture. When we say we offer a work/life balance, we mean it, and we were advocates for flexible working long before the Covid-19 pandemic.

We work hard to maintain a culture of kindness and friendliness, and we like to think that we do things a bit differently from other law firms.

The ideal candidate

The ideal candidate will have experience of working within a busy legal accounts department, knowledge of Solicitors Accounts Rules (SRA) and Microsoft Excel.

Experience of SOS (Practice Management System) and LAA would be an advantage.

In addition, the candidate will require a GSCE, (or equivalent), grade 4 or above in Maths and English.

The candidate will be expected at all times to:

• Exercise high standards of client care in a professional and pleasant manner.
• Ensure the confidentiality and security of all firm and client documentation and information.
• Maintain clear and precise communications with other personnel of the firm, especially the fee earners.
• Ensure good working relationships with colleagues, external institutions and organisations.
• Have strong written skills, place emphasis on detail.
• Be highly organised and able to work independently.

Location and working hours

• The role is full-time (office hours are 9am – 5.15pm, Monday to Friday)
• The role is based at our Kingswood office but with the option to apply for hybrid working upon successful completion of your probation.

Closing date for applications

Applications for this role close on Friday 1st February 2024.

Interviews will take place on Tuesday 13th February 2024.

Job Type: Permanent

Salary: £24,000.00-£37,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• No weekends

Supplemental pay types:

• Performance bonus

Experience:

• Accounting: 1 year (preferred)
• bookkeeping: 1 year (preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Kingswood (required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Kingswood: Relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Kingswood