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SalaryWe are looking to recruit a Legal Cashier/Credit Controller for a permanent opportunity with a leading law firm based in Northampton.
The position is integral to the smooth running of the firm, and you will need to be able to prioritise tasks and adhere to deadlines, whilst managing the expectations of staff & clients.
Essential to this role is a confident telephone manner and the ability to interact with clients, on the telephone & in person, with patience & empathy. Attention to detail, along with a methodical approach to work, are also important for this role.
Summary of Job Responsibilities:
- To operate the firm’s electronic banking facilities efficiently
- To comply with the Solicitors Accounts Rules, ensuring breaches are reported immediately.
- To provide an effective credit control function.
Key tasks include:
Banking facilities:
- Regularly update and maintain the firm’s central register of monies received.
- Daily reconciliation of the firm’s client account statements
- Ensure the correct allocation of receipts and payments to the relevant files.
- To report any unusual transactions in accordance with the firm’s Anti Money Laundering Policy
- Transmission of electronic payments (CHAPs/ Faster Payments/ BACs/ International transactions)
- Trace unallocated receipts both within the firm and externally where necessary
- Allocate regular receipts to the relevant files.
Credit Control:
- Checking ledgers to confirm correct amounts outstanding.
- Produce regular reminder statements and letters.
- Liaise with the litigation department for further debt enforcement action.
- Agreeing repayment plans with clients and monitoring receipts.
Other duties:
- Process secure card payments from clients
- Assist with queries on clients’ ledgers.
- Filing, both paper and electronic
- Cover routine duties of others when absent including outbound post, paying cheques in at the bank, processing bill prompts and other client account transactions.
- Other ad hoc tasks as and when required by the Director of Finance & IT.
Excellent career progression and an attractive benefits package are both on offer to the successful individual.
