Senior Accounts / Legal Cashier

Accounts Senior / Legal Cashier

JS Legal Recruitment is excited to be working with a boutique law firm devoted to Sports Arbitration and Litigation. Due to continued growth are now recruiting for a Senior Accounts / Legal Cashier .

The firm has successfully acted in many of the worlds highest profile sports disputes. The role is pivotal in ensuring the smooth financial operation of the firm and supporting the leadership team. Reporting to the Finance Director you will assist with the day-to-day performance of the firm's financial activities.

This is a busy and varied role requiring someone who can work autonomously with confidential information, maintain exceptional attention to detail.

About the role

General Accounts

You will oversee the credit control process, including liaising with clients to arrange payments by bank transfer or credit card. Setting up weekly supplier payment runs, entering purchase ledger invoices and payments into accounting system.

Preparing daily bank reconciliations, collating, and preparing monthly credit card expenditure reconciliations. Preparing and posting payroll expenses and salary journals, preparing month-end accruals, prepayments and preparing accounts to trial balance.

Legal Cashier

Overseeing the WIP and liaising with Fee earners to ensure all time entries are recorded accurately and processed. Managing the billing process, including liaising with fee earners to produce accurate bills, applying the correct VAT, billing disbursements accurately and ensuring foreign currency bills are correctly presented. Ensuring all fee earners billing rates are maintained accurately, recording day to day transactions for client's accounts, across multiple currencies and preparing daily bank reconciliations .

Assisting the external accountants with the year end SRA Audit.

About You

• A minimum of 4 years' experience in a similar role - Legal experience preferable but not essential
• A level Maths and a relevant degree an advantage, Minimum of AAT or equivalent
• Strong IT skills including Microsoft Word, Excel , P4W experience advantageous
• Excellent organisational skills, high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Knowledge of SRA Accounting rules would be advantageous but not essential

Company Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Company pension scheme
• 25 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell up to 3 days
• Private medical Lifestyle benefits such as discounted gym membership, reward and wellbeing hub and cycle to work scheme
• Travel insurance Flexible and remote working

Apply Now.

If you feel this is the right opportunity for you, Contact Julie Sheridan at JS Legal Recruitment Ltd, quoting reference JSL2401 OR email now your cv or call for a confidential discussion .

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