Legal Cashier (Accounts Payable)
- Recruiter
- Page Personnel
- Location
- Bristol, Bristol City Centre
- Salary
- £24000 - £28000 per annum
- Posted
- 03 Apr 2019
- Closes
- 03 May 2019
- Ref
- 13970204/001
- Contact
- Hannah Scriven
- Job role
- Accounts assistant
- Sector
- Legal
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
I am pleased to be partnering with a succesful Legal Organisation based in Central Bristol who are seeking an AAT studier to join their driven Accounts Payable team. This a perfect opportunity for someone who's looking to gain greater experience within a Finance function. You'll be working in a vibrant and dynamic environment with a supporting network.
Client Details
I am pleased to be partnering with a succesful Legal Organisation based in Central Bristol who are seeking an AAT studier to join their driven Accounts Payable team. This a perfect opportunity for someone who's looking to gain greater experience within a Finance function. You'll be working in a vibrant and dynamic environment with a supporting network.
Description
Key responsibilities of the Legal Cashier:
- Undertake all aspects of Accounts Payable work in line with agreed policies and procedures, maintaining controls and responding promptly to requests for advice and information
- Prepare and process foreign and domestic payments from the firms electronic banking facilities (including regular accounts payable and expenses payment runs) on a daily basis from both office and client bank accounts
- Co-ordinate and communicate the receipt of office and client monies to fee earners on a daily basis and, where appropriate, investigate to ensure compliance with the Solicitors Accounts Rules (SAR) and Money laundering Regulations (MLR)
- Maintain the client and office ledgers, posting receipts and payments and ensuring full compliance with internal controls and other regulations
- Prepare daily bank reconciliation's for all client and office bank accounts
- Processing of invoices, disbursements and expenses
- Maintain the integrity of the AP and nominal ledgers, posting journals and making adjustments where necessary to ensure full compliance with internal controls and other regulations (SRA & Accounting standards)
- Request statements and missing invoices where appropriate to ensure PL accounts are kept up to date
- Investigate Supplier chasing letters and supplier/internal query's responding promptly and ensuring that relevant people are kept up to date with progress
- Month end Duties, ie ensuring all costs and client money transacitons are processed prior to closing
- Assist with administrative tasks as required
- Play an active and constructive part in the team
Profile
The succesful candidate:
- Full knowledge of the Legal Cashiers process (including Accounts Payable as described in purpose of role) from a similar position within the legal sector
- Familiar with a legal accounting system such as Elite or Aderant etc
- High levels of numeric accuracy, with strong keyboard skills - fast and accurate
- Knowledge of the Solicitors Accounts Rules and Money Laundering Regulations and electronic banking processes
- Ability to work with minimal supervision and to identify and act on issues which need to be escalated
- Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues across all aspects of the Legal Cashiers team's work and ensure that issues are addressed promptly, professionally, openly and constructively
- Ability to communicate and interact appropriately and constructively with customers and colleagues
- Good organisational abilities
- Good time management and prioritisation skills
- Self-motivated and proactive
- Strong Excel skills
Job Offer
What's on offer?
- Competitive Salary
- Working for an International company
- Working in the centre of Bristol
- Study support available