Legal Cashier

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Legal Cashier to assist the accounting team in our superb Taunton branch. The main aspects of the role will be to support the Accounting Manager with all aspects of the daily cashier duties for our client and office accounts. You're also to ensure full compliance with industry regulations. This is a key position responsible for ensuring full compliance with Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Accounts Rules and maintaining accurate financial records for the firm.

• processing client transactions, including chasing overdue payments
• processing transactions, including money received by the organisation and payments out, by various financial mechanisms, including bank transfers ensuring the organisation's bank accounts and books match up by performing bank reconciliations
• invoicing clients for services rendered and chasing overdue payments owed
• checking bookkeeping for errors
• maintaining office and client ledgers
• reporting any suspected account breaches or unauthorised activities via the appropriate channels
• monitoring the operations of the finance team to ensure compliance with relevant regulations
• running daily reports on the status of client payments and producing monthly reports on the firm's accounts, supporting the month-end and year-end financial processes
• submitting quarterly and year-end VAT returns for the organisation through the government's online portal
• Liaising with fee earners and support staff regarding financial matters
• liaising with relevant external parties, including clients, auditors, suppliers, banking providers, regulatory bodies and compliance officers
• possibly handling other non-finance administrative duties including administrative tasks.