Office Manager / Legal Cashierwho has good knowledge of Compliance and Solicitors Accounting Rules with good team leadership and management skills and the ability to take the lead on accounting / finance and compliance obligations is required for a well-established firm of solicitors based in Reading, Berkshire.
SALARY: Competitive
LOCATION:Reading, Berkshire
JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent
JOB OVERVIEW
We have a fantastic new job opportunity for an Office Manager / Legal Cashierwho has good knowledge of Compliance and Solicitors Accounting Rules with good team leadership and management skills and the ability to take the lead on accounting / finance and compliance obligations.
Working as the Office Manager / Legal Cashier you will manage the smooth running of the office and the team, which will include managing the Finance Department.
As the Office Manager / Legal Cashier you will also ensure that all transactions are processed daily and recorded accurately in accordance with SRA and AML rules.
APPLY TODAY
If this job looks like your ideal position, then please send in your CV as soon as possible for our Recruitment Team to review.
DUTIES
Your duties as the Office Manager / Legal Cashier include:
- Compliance with all of the regulatory obligations including SRA and CQS
- Adhering to the Solicitors Accounts Rules
- Dealing with day-to-day postings to client and office account
- Management of the accounts team
- Preparation of monthly bank reconciliations
- Completion of month end and year end routines
- Processing quarterly VAT returns
- Producing monthly reports to all fee earners
- Ensuring all transactions are processed daily and recorded accurately in accordance with SRA and AML rules
- Oversee Credit Control
- Checking conveyancing completion statements and processing transactions
- Banking
- Credit card payments
- Preparation of cheques and CHAPS payments
- Managing the petty cash
- Managing IT functions and liaising with our IT department.
- Office facilities
- General management of all staff and office functions
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
- Good knowledge of Compliance and the Solicitors Accounts Rules
- Good team management and leadership skills
- Excellent administrative, organisational and time-management skills
- Experience working within a law firm
- An accounting qualification would be preferred, although not essential
HOW TO APPLY
To be considered for this job vacancy, please submit your CV to our Recruitment Team who will review your details. CV’s of Job Applicants meeting this requirement will be submitted to our Client for consideration. By submitting your job application to us you are hereby giving us your express consent to submit your details to our Client for this purpose.
JOB REF: AWDO-P11829
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