Senior Legal Cashier

Senior Legal Cashier

This prestigious US law firm based closed to Liverpool Street station is looking for an experienced Senior Legal Cashier with strong Elite 3E experience a confident, all-round understanding of office and client accounts. You'll be joining a lovely, collaborative Accounts team and working with staff at all levels across the firm.

What's On Offer:

• Salary to £65,000
• Hybrid working (3-4 days office / 1-2 day remote)
• Stunning office in the heart of the City
• Generous benefits package including 33 days annual leave

Reporting into the Finance Manager, the Senior Legal Cashier will oversee all client account transactions for the London office, overseeing a team of 3.

Senior Legal Cashier - What You'll Be Doing:

• Coordinate and prioritise the day-to-day workload of the Cashiering team, reviewing work for accuracy and providing guidance and support
• Oversee and process client account transactions, payments, receipts, inter-office transfers and interest calculations, ensuring compliance with SRA and AML regulations
• Manage the processing of anticipated disbursements, ensuring prebills are paid in accordance with SRA rules
• Support the COFA and Deputy COFA with breach reporting, maintaining the breach register and coordinating the annual SAR audit
• Take responsibility for preparing and submitting VAT returns for designated offices, ensuring accuracy and compliance across multiple jurisdictions
• Act as a key point of contact for VAT queries, providing technical guidance and supporting colleagues across the team
• Provide senior-level support and oversight of AP activities, including invoice processing, coding, VAT allocation and payment authorisations
• Ensure all transactions are processed accurately and on time ahead of month-end closing

Senior Legal Cashier - What We're Looking For:

• Minimum several years' experience working as a Client Casher in a London law firm is essential
• Possess ILFM qualification preferred
• Extensive in-depth knowledge to supervise, guide and quality-check AP work and act as a credible senior resource for the wider team
• Comfortable taking ownership of VAT returns for designated offices and deputising across all offices covered by the team
• Excellent IT skills including full proficiency in Elite 3E and Chrome River preferred