Legal Cashier (Bi-lingual English and Spanish speaking)

My client is a growing international law firm specialising in litigation and dispute resolution, particularly in the insurance, reinsurance and liability areas. They have offices spanning the globe and over 1000 employees, with headquarters in London and several other offices in the UK.

They are now looking to hire a Legal Cashier (Bi-lingual English and Spanish speaking) to join their Chelmsford office. The main responsibilities of this role are to work competently within the Financial Operations team as a Legal Cashier, contributing to the effectiveness of the Finance department by providing a comprehensive and efficient service to internal and external clients in order that the business objectives of the firm and the department are achieved.

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting UK (including Scotland and Northern Ireland) and Irish offices, ensuring compliance with firm’s policy and SRA or jurisdictional Law Society accounts rules and regulations at all times.

• Accurate and timely processing of day to day transactions through firm's office and client accounts, including entering/authorising payments on the banking system, posting payments/receipts and registering disbursement vouchers.

• Daily review/allocation of bank statement entries and outstanding unidentified receipts.

• Dealing with all internal and external clients in a timely professional, polite and proactive manner.

• Managing high volume workflow, maintaining a strong attention to detail and accuracy.

• Assisting with and resolving day-to-day queries received in to the team.

Candidate Profile

• Commitment to delivering a professional service to the highest standards with a strong focus on client service.

• Full knowledge of SRA Accounts Rules.

• Bi-lingual - English and Spanish speaking.

• Experience of working with online banking systems.

• Knowledge of the VAT regulations.

• Working knowledge of cashiering processes

Important Notice

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Career Legal is a Recruitment Agency and is advertising this vacancy on behalf of one of its clients