Legal Cashier

Description Role Overview The team

At RPC, the Finance team is at the heart of the firm's success, delivering end-to-end financial management and business partnering expertise globally. From precision billing and seamless cashiering to insightful financial planning, robust accounting, and innovative finance systems, we ensure the firm runs smoothly, strategically, and sustainably. We're not just about numbers — we're about powering smart decisions and enabling growth.

This is a key role within the cashiering team for an organised individual to maintain and deliver their workload on a timely basis, adhering to deadlines whilst maintaining accuracy. In addition, you can expect to:

• Receive and pay out of client monies for general client account, DDA's and joint accounts.
• Process bill receipts, including credit card receipts and cheques.
• Process disbursements incoming from experts and barristers, checking rolling fee notes and recording any unposted items.
• Manage payment of third-party invoices from experts and barristers, including overseas, recorded and paid on our bills.
• Bill payment reversals and reallocation of funds.
• Produce and distribute the daily download from the online bank system and daily balances.
• Perform sanctions checks against database for monies received and monies being sent out.
• Calculate client account interest.
• Chase and record receipted counsel fee notes.
• Investigate and advise on actioning and resolving residual client account balances / credit disbursement balances.
• Bank reconciliations - including working on a current bank rec project that is in place.
• Knowledge of Solicitors Accounts Rules and AML compliance at all times and updating of the breach log.

• Demonstrates a growth mindset and is committed to lifelong learning to build knowledge and expertise.
• Develops an organised approach to their work. Plans, prioritises and uses technology to work efficiently.
• Understands the importance of working commercially to achieve the objectives of the team/firm.
• Collaborative and works effectively in a team. Proactively assisting colleagues in their roles as well as completing own tasks.
• Flexible attitude, ability to deal with multiple tasks.
• Good organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Good communications skills orally and in writing.
• Knowledge of Aderant Expert would be an advantage.
• Sound knowledge of SAR's.
• Committed to being part of a supportive, inclusive and collaborative firm culture.

We are problem solvers. Whether in front of clients or behind the scenes. To solve problems creatively for clients, we need diverse collaborative thinking; drawing on different experiences, backgrounds and perspectives. That means that everyone who either applies to, or works for, the firm is treated equitably. Webelieve in removing barriers to equal access not least because our people define us and define what we do.

If you need support and adjustments to do your best work, whether that's during the recruitment process or throughout your time at RPC, we're here to help.