Legal Cashier – Finance – Bristol

Vacancy details

We have a new role for a Legal Cashier to join our Finance Team. This role will predominantly involve bank payments from our Deputyship Accounts, whilst providing wider support for the firm’s payments and accounting.

Role: Legal Cashier
Location: Bristol
Hours: Full Time
Term: Permanent
Vacancy Reference: 1030-BBL

Who we are

You’ll be joining a national law firm that enjoys a strong reputation, made possible by our exceptional people – each chosen for their industry knowledge and passion for their field. We want to help you to reach your full potential, love the work you do and deliver the best results for your clients. It’s our goal to make you feel great about working with us, and we work hard to cultivate a culture that makes it easy for you to stay with us for many years.

We work flexibly and you’ll be empowered to work where you do your best work, balancing your individual needs with the need for us to engage as teams and deliver excellent client service.

Most of our people choose to work in a hybrid fashion, working from home and attending our offices on occasion. Our offices are in Bristol, Birmingham,  Cardiff, London, Manchester, Southampton, and Taunton.

Day to day, you’ll be successful in this role by:

• Uploading internal and external bills to the Deputyship Approval App.
• Making internal transfers through our Banking system.
• Ensure that electronic payments are processed promptly and accurately.
• Dealing with payment enquires from clients, suppliers and banks
• Support with Bank Administration and ongoing maintenance for our Deputyship users and Accounts.
• General Administration support to the Deputyship team accounting.
• Support processing and printing authorised cheque requests.
• Carrying out interest calculations on client matters ledgers ensuring that interest is posted to 3E and paid to clients in accordance to the Clarke Willmott interest policy.
• Verifying and processing disbursements, including disbursement transfers, promptly and accurately via Chrome River and 3E as requested in accordance with UK VAT rules.
• Ensuring all processes are carried out in accordance with the firm’s Service Level Agreement (SLA).
• Dealing with matter ledger related queries from fee earners, partners and other staff members.
• Working as a cohesive team, adopting a flexible approach to the role, rotating duties as the business needs change to best serve the team and business as a whole.
• General administrative duties including filing and archiving.

It is an integral part of this role that you comply with information security and all firm policies and procedures.

This role is right for you if:

Qualifications:

Minimum of 6 GCSE passes at grade C or above (or equivalent), including English and Maths

Skills, Abilities, knowledge and experience:

• Good knowledge of Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Accounts Rules
• Previous experience in a legal cashiering or similar role
• Strong communication skills, both written and oral
• Sound IT skills including Microsoft Office and Internet Explorer
• Experience of Elite Enterprise or similar system, document management systems and Corporate online banking.

Behaviours:

Approachable, proactive, professional, adaptable, flexible

What we can offer you:

A career at Clarke Willmott will feel different to other law firms. We thrive on our individual differences and diversity because as a team, we are united by our shared values and mutual respect. Working with us you will feel empowered, valued and free to be yourself in a safe and supportive environment.

Our mission is to help you realise your full potential whilst maintaining a positive work-life balance. We provide a comprehensive learning and development programme and a range of wellbeing initiatives to support your career journey.

There’s no doubt we expect the best from our people and even the occasional extra mile. In return, your dedication and commitment to the continued success of the firm will be rewarded with a comprehensive range of flexible benefits.

Listen to what a few members of our team have to say about what life here at Clarke Willmott is really like, to see if it’s the right fit for you.

Apply

If you would like to apply for this vacancy, please send us your CV and covering letter using the form below.

(If you have any difficulties with the form, you can email your application to us at careers@clarkewillmott.com)

As a firm we are committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal information. Our recruitment privacy notice details how information is collected, processed and how long it is retained for.