Finance Assistant; Legal

Finance Assistant (Legal Cashier)

Edinburgh | Hybrid | Full-Time

Looking for a permanent role where your expertise really counts?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a high-performing cashiering team within a well-established organisation, based in Edinburgh with the benefit of hybrid working
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You’ll be part of a collaborative, professional environment where accuracy, trust and teamwork are valued. Working alongside experienced colleagues, you’ll play a vital role in supporting complex financial transactions while developing your skills within a structured, supportive setting.

• Allocating and processing daily bank receipts across client and office accounts
• Setting up and reviewing electronic payments (including CHAPS, BACS, Fast Pay and international payments), ensuring all regulatory and AML requirements are met
• Processing a wide range of financial transactions within the financial management system, including payments, receipts, transfers, bill payments, disbursements and bulk uploads
• Managing the opening, closing and day-to-day activity of designated client bank accounts
• Reviewing and processing cheque requests in line with internal authorisation policies and timescales
• Investigating and resolving items identified through daily bank reconciliations, including unmatched transactions and aged cheques
• Working closely with senior stakeholders and internal teams to support client and firm transactions
• Preparing and submitting regular cheque and cash banking
• Running monthly client account interest calculations and ad-hoc interest calculations when required
• Maintaining accurate electronic filing of all working documentation to ensure audit readiness
• Supporting the finance team during the annual audit cycle
• Attending team meetings, contributing to process improvements and helping keep procedures up to date
• Assisting with ad-hoc duties to support the wider Cashroom function

• Previous experience in a high-volume legal cashiering or transactional finance role
• A strong understanding of regulatory requirements, with knowledge of relevant accounts rules and AML principles advantageous
• Exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy
• Confident communicator, comfortable working with a range of stakeholders
• Organised, reliable and able to manage deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• A proactive, flexible team player with a positive “can-do” attitude
• Comfortable working both independently and collaboratively
• Confident using Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook; experience with practice management systems is beneficial but not essential

• Competitive salary on offer
• A range of attractive benefits
• A supportive team culture with structured training and development
• Exposure to complex, high-quality transactional work in a professional environment

Apply now or reach out to Iconic Resourcing for a confidential chat.

At Iconic Resourcing, we understand that not all candidates will meet every desired qualification or skill listed for the job positions posted on behalf of our clients. However, if you believe you can add value to the role despite having a slightly different experience from what we've identified, we would be thrilled to learn more about you.

Iconic Resourcing is committed to partnering with clients who share our values of inclusivity and diversity. We work with many businesses that recognise the importance of creating a welcoming and respectful workplace for all employees. As an equal opportunities employer, we treat all applications fairly and equally. We act as both an employment business and an employment agency and are happy to accommodate any reasonable adjustments required.