Do you want to join an award-winning law firm and take the next step in your career?
We’re looking for a full-time Legal Cashier / Assistant Legal Cashier to join our professional Accounts Team.
This is a great opportunity for an enthusiastic and pro-active person to join our close-knit, friendly team having a key role in helping provide an exceptional experience to our colleagues and clients. This is a busy, hands-on and varied role offering support, training and study opportunities.
So, if you’re ambitious, work hard and want to make a difference, Actons is definitely the place for you.
Key Aspects of the Role:
- Inputting of all financial entries to the accounts database and to maintain all ledgers – Access Legal Fusion.
- Month & Year end duties to include report building and distribution.
- VAT Returns, quarterly Partial Exemption calculations, VAT2 forms and other periodical payments to HMRC.
- Reconciliation of all bank statement entries and third-party supplier accounts to include housekeeping duties for office credit and debtor balances.
- Electronic and cheque payment processing.
- Occasional attendance on clients, directors and other third parties e.g. banks.
- E-filing.
Skills, Experience and Competencies you will have:
- To have 2 or more years’ experience in a similar legal finance role or to be able to demonstrate equivalent experience.
- A high level of attention to detail and accuracy is essential.
- Excellent time management.
- A willing and able attitude.
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise.
- To communicate effectively and plan daily workloads in order to meet daily payment and monthly billing deadlines.
- To complete routine tasks without direction.
- To be self-motivated and keen to meet professional and personal development goals.
- Knowledge of SRA Accounts Rules and VAT principles.
- Strong I.T. skills. Excel, Word and Foxit PDF Editor desirable.
- Knowledge of back office reporting and SQL advantageous but not essential.
Further Information
You’ll ideally work full-time, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week.
Due to the nature of this role, it will be based in the office full-time.
We offer a competitive remuneration package. Other benefits include Regular Social Events, Fundraising Opportunities for our Charity of the Year, Free Eye Tests, Generous Pension Contributions and Training Opportunities. You can find more details on the Actons website.
You need to have the right to live and work in the United Kingdom (please note that we will not be able to sponsor or support any visa applications).
If you have any other queries regarding this role, please email Matt Coleman, Director & Chief Operations Officer.
Applications via agencies are currently not being accepted for this role.
Equal Opportunities
Actons is committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment. You and any job applicants will receive equal treatment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. (Protected Characteristics)
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Health & wellbeing programme
Work Location: In person
