Legal Cashier - The Burford Recruitment Company : Job Details

Legal CashierGloucester, GloucestershireCompetitive Salary

Benefits

• 24 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• A comprehensive flexible benefits package for all staff
• Additional day off for your birthday
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
• Teambuilding, sporting and social events throughout the year, both company-wide events and individual teams
• Additional annual leave for long service including a one-month fully paid sabbatical
• Employee recognition awards
• Study Support Programme
• Discretionary annual bonus
• 2 x paid charity volunteering days

The Burford Recruitment Company is thrilled to be working on behalf of a well-established and award-winning legal services provider with ambitious growth plans. Specialising in sectors such as equity release and residential conveyancing, our client has a strong reputation for delivering outstanding service and expertise.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled Legal Cashier to join our client’s professional finance team. This role plays a crucial part in ensuring accurate processing of financial transactions and maintaining strict compliance with Solicitors’ Accounts Rules (SARs). This role is ideal for a detail-oriented individual who thrives in a fast-paced, high-volume environment and enjoys working to deadlines while engaging with diverse stakeholders.

• Accurately process transactions, ensuring timely completions while adhering to SARs.
• Manage receipts, billing, invoicing, and payments to clients, lenders, and third parties.
• Act as a primary point of contact for operational teams, assisting in resolving residual balance issues.
• Process purchase invoices and ensure adherence to payment terms.
• Support the Lead Cashier and Management Accountant with month-end tasks.

• Minimum 2 years experience in a finance, accounts, or transactional role.
• Demonstrated understanding of payments, receipts, and ledger accounting.
• Previous experience in legal finance is desired.
• Qualification in accounting or bookkeeping is desired.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong organisational and time management abilities.
• Capacity to multitask and meet deadlines in a high-pressure setting.
• High attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Proactive in suggesting process improvements.
• Positive 'can do’ attitude and team-oriented approach.