Legal Cashier: Hanley

Department:

Hours: 35

Is it now time for a change? Are you looking to find a new challenge in a progressive and energetic legal business? This could be the perfect opportunity for you to make that change and join us.

As one of the largest and most experienced firms in North Staffordshire and South Cheshire, Tinsdills’ specialist departments provide a range of legal services for personal and business clients including: Agriculture, Commercial Property, Residential property, Personal Injury and Compensation, Company and Commercial, Wills Trusts and Probate and Family Law.

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join an enthusiastic team in our Accounts department based at Hanley where you will have the chance to work with a strong team of dedicated professionals providing essential and much appreciated support to our legal teams.

We are looking for a highly motivated legal cashier with the motivation and desire to contribute to the firm.  In return we are offering you an attractive benefits package, a chance for you to be part of a forward-thinking local firm and ongoing support / guidance.

Your Duties and Responsibilities:

Duties will include but not limited to:

• Posting of all financial transactions to purchase, nominal and sales ledger
• Taking payments from clients over the phone
• Answering staff and client queries around ledgers
• Monitoring online banking and quickly informing legal staff when client money arrives.
• Sending monies to clients and other solicitors to facilitate the clients matter being dealt with in a timely way
• Reconciliations of client funds and Tinsdills ledgers
• Performance of day-end and monthly reconciliations
• Monitoring of financial transactions to ensure compliance with Solicitors Accounts Rules
• Assistance with Anti Money Laundering compliance checks

Experience and Training:

Experience in the accounts department of a legal practice would be an advantage but is not essential if you can demonstrate accounting experience or aptitude. Appropriate training and support will be provided

We are happy to consider AAT qualification funding and would be happy to support you through that training if you are successful in your application

Your Skills:

• As a member of a small team, you will need to work in an accurate way under time pressures.
• You will need to be a good communicator in a team environment, be highly numerate and have good IT skills
• efficient time management – you are able to work under pressure and prioritise effectively.
• friendly persona and a good team player.
• experience of all Microsoft products (Excel in particular)

Your Qualities:

• Knowledgeable.
• Proactive.
• Motivated.
• Flexible and reliable.
• Supportive.

Your application process:  If you wish to apply for this position then please submit your CV with a short covering letter to our HR Manager Josie Bostock at josie.bostock@tinsdills.co.uk