Remote Legal Cashier - Your Cashier - Remote
(2024-02)
Efficiently handle all financial transactions, including client and office account payments, receipts, and transfers.
- Compliance: Ensure compliance with the Law Society of Scotland Accounts Rules and SRA Rules other relevant regulations.
- Bank Reconciliations: Conduct daily and monthly bank reconciliations for multiple client accounts.
- Ledger Management: Maintain accurate and up-to-date client ledgers.
- Reporting: Generate monthly financial reports preparation of annual accounts.
- Vat Returns
- Payroll
- Corporation Tax
- Month end and year end accounts
- Accruals and prepayments
- Purchase Ledger
- Client Support: Provide exceptional financial support and guidance to our clients, ensuring smooth and efficient financial operations.
Remote Senior Legal Cashier / Book Keeper - Practise Evolve-Bath - Remote
(2023-02 - 2024-02)
- Using multiple practice management systems across multiple client databases
- Check and post electronic posting slips which have been completed by clients
- Set up payments for various clients
- Monitor banks for incoming funds and notify clients
- Check and Input supplier invoices emailed by Clients and set up payment run if required
- Complete and interpret Office/Client/Deposit bank reconciliations on a weekly/monthly basis
- Produce month end management reports
- Liaise with clients using Email/Telephone/Internal support system
- Run and upload vat returns when required
- Deal with fee earner ad-hoc queries using our internal support system
Senior Legal Cashier - Dodds Solicitors-Leicester - Leicester
(2022-09 - 2023-02)
- maintaining office and client ledgers
- office & client bank reconciliations
- processing transactions, including money received by the organisation and payments out, by various financial mechanisms, including bank transfer and cheque
- producing daily, weekly and monthly reports on the financial status of the organisation
- invoicing clients
- processing conveyancing completions
- reporting any suspected account breaches or unauthorised activities via the appropriate channels
- submitting quarterly and year-end VAT returns through the government's online portal
- monitoring your work and the operations of the finance team to ensure compliance with relevant regulations
- liaising with relevant external parties, including clients, auditors, suppliers, banking providers, regulatory bodies and compliance officers
- downloading and processing weekly legal aid statements
Accounts Supervisor - TML Solicitors-Leicester - Leicester
(2021-09 - 2022-09)
- Processing CHAPS & BACS payments
- Keeping up to date with and working in accordance with the Solicitors' accounts rules.
- Data inputting into relevant accounts and computer systems.
- Raising and processing bills.
- Posting of business incomings and outgoings.
- Raising cheques for office and client account.
- Daily Bank account reconciliations.
- Performing credit control duties.
- Assisting with month-end and year-end reporting.
- Allocating funds received to client's ledgers
- Purchase Ledger
- Paying Suppliers and Referrers
- Processing Residential Completions
- Processing transfers between client and office accounts
- Liaising with fee earners and resolving queries raised by clients and staff
- Recording all other accounts transactions including checking requests
- Monitoring client money balances, transactions and controls, ensuring compliance
- Raising issues and possible breaches with matter fee earners
- Identifying and delivering continuous improvements with processes surrounding client money management whilst adhering to controls and processes
Accounts Supervisor, Senior Legal Cashier - Lawson West Solicitors-Leicester - Leicester
(2017-06 - 2021-09)
- Daily Bank Reconciliations via DPS software and previously Cognito
- Processing Client and Office Cheque Requests and Printing of Cheques
- Payment of Disbursements to include Searches, Land Reg, Counsels Fees etc
- Prepare and Process the Banking
- Approving Conveyancing and Commericial Completion Statements
- Processing Fee Earner costs Invoices
- Petty Cash
- Expenses
- Purchase Ledger Invoices and matching to orders / Purchase Ledger Control
- Carry out the weekly Purchase Ledger Payment Run
- Nominal Ledger Payments and Receipts
- Dormant Client Balances
- Aged Debtors Report
- Reconciling Ledgers
- Posting Completions
- Processing Payments through the online banking system
- Processing Online Receipts and advising Fee Earners
- Processing Credit / Debit Card Payments
- Liasing closely with the Fee Earners regarding all financial matters relating to their Client Accounts, including searches and disbursements, monies and providing regular updates thereby assisting with the smooth and efficient running of the matters.
- I am responsible for monitoring payments in relation to Sale and Purchases and if applicable arrange for monies to be sent to Mortgage Companies and other Solicitors as well as clients.
- I am also responsible for checking all Statement of Accounts including bills and payments, prior to sending monies to correct parties thereby ensuring that accounts are accurate and balanced.
- To be responsible for posting disbursement invoices onto the Accounts system e.g. Land Registry, Searches, Counsels Fees.
- Undertake any other duties as and when necessary in order to assist with the smooth running of the Accounts Department.
- Providing cover in the Account Manager's Absence
- Assist the Finance Manager with the Management Accounts and month end reconcliation and billing reports.
- Provide training to the juniors member of the team
- Carry out PDR's for team members
- SRA Compliance
Legal Cashier - Fishers Solicitors-Ashby-De-La-Zouch - Ashby-De-La-Zouch
(2015-09 - 2017-12)
- Day to Day maintenance of client and office accounting records via ALB Case Management
- Adhering to The Law Society Solicitors Accounts Rules, client care and Money Laundering Rules
- Shared responsibility for month end and year end accounts procedures
- Daily client and office bank reconciliations
- Daily banking of receipts into the correct bank accounts - client and office
- Balancing, posting and handling of petty cash
- Processing Travel expenses
- Checking and posting bills / invoices and credit notes
- Daily Bank Reconciliations via DPS software and previously Cognito
- Processing Client and Office Cheque Requests and Printing of Cheques
- Payment of Disbursements to include Searches, Land Reg, Counsels Fees etc
- Prepare and Process the Banking
- Approving Conveyancing and Commercial Completion Statements
- Processing Fee Earner costs Invoices
- Petty Cash
- Expenses
- Purchase Ledger Invoices and matching to orders / Purchase Ledger Control
- Carry out the weekly Purchase Ledger Payment Run
- Nominal Ledger Payments and Receipts
- Dormant Client Balances
- Aged Debtors Report
- Reconciling Ledgers
- Posting Completions
- Processing Payments through the online banking system
- Processing Online Receipts and advising Fee Earners
- Processing Credit / Debit Card Payments
- Liasing closely with the Fee Earners regarding all financial matters relating to their Client Accounts, including searches and disbursements, monies and providing regular updates thereby assisting with the smooth and efficient running of the matters.
- I am responsible for monitoring payments in relation to Sale and Purchases and if applicable arrange for monies to be sent to Mortgage Companies and other Solicitors as well as clients.
- I am also responsible for checking all Statement of Accounts including bills and payments, prior to sending monies to correct parties thereby ensuring that accounts are accurate and balanced.
- To be responsible for posting disbursement invoices onto the Accounts system e.g. Land Registry, Searches, Counsels Fees.
- Undertake any other duties as and when necessary in order to assist with the smooth running of the Accounts Department.
- Providing cover in the Account Manager's Absence
- Assist the Finance Manager with the Management Accounts and month end reconciliation and billing reports.
- Provide training to the juniors member of the team
- Carry out PDR's for team members
- SRA Compliance
Accounts Assistant - Dynamotive Limited-Coalville, Leicestershire - Coalville, Leicestershire
(2011-10 - 2015-09)
- Post all Supplier invoices to Sage 200
- Dealing with queries from external creditors & internal departments
- Reconcile the Purchase Ledger Control account
- To undertake the monthly Payment run
- Reconciliation of Company credit cards
- Bank Reconciliation & Statement
- Research into cost saving measures for the company
- Supplier evaluation
- Assist the General Manager with diaries and events
- Reconcile creditor accounts
- To assist with ordering and accounting for stock on Sage 200
- Processing Travel & Expense claims
- Accruals, pre-payments
- To book hotels, flights and other travel arrangements for staff
- To attend team meetings & take minutes
- Prepare Journals
- Maintaining the Fixed Asset Register
- Job costing within SAP
- Raising Sales orders within SAP
- I am also a SAP super user and give in house training on the SAP System
- Assist the Purchasing department when required by raising Requisitions & placing Purchase orders within SAP
- SOX Compliance
Payments Assistant - Loughborough University-Loughborough, Leicestershire - Loughborough, Leicestershire
(2008-11 - 2011-10)
- Dealing with queries from external creditors and internal departments via Agresso software
- Processing travel and expense claims and associated queries
- Distribution of incoming mail/post
- Preparation of creditor Invoices
- Setting up and amending creditors records
- Recording manual cheques
- Maintenance of subsistence records - information for P11D
- Setting up P1 payments as temporary creditors and processing cheque payments.
- Issuing weekly creditor cheques.
- System Testing when new upgrades come into force.
- Chasing up and liasing with departments for orders to be Goods Received & helping to resolve and queries.
- Dealing with returned cheques/BACS payments and other payments documents requiring special attention.
Purchase Ledger Clerk - Terex Pegson-Coalville, Leicestershire - Coalville, Leicestershire
(2007-10 - 2008-11)
- Match 4000+ invoices a month to a stock controlled system (Forthshift)
- Accurately code invoices
- Distribute post
- Reconcile monthly top 20 Supplier statements
- Deal with invoices received but goods not
- Liaise with the supply chain and other departments within the business
- Filing of invoices daily/weekly
- Answering telephone calls within the Purchase Ledger
- Adhering to all SOX audit procedures
- All other general Accounts duties when required
Purchase Ledger Clerk - Aggregate Industries-Coalville, Leicestershire - Coalville, Leicestershire
(2006-01 - 2007-10)
- Matching, Coding & Processing Supplier invoices via JD Edwards
- Scanning & Logging Supplier invoices
- Post Handling and Distribution
- Posting Journals
- Dealing with telephone calls relating to Supplier queries & resolving Supplier Queries
- Ensuring payments are made on time
Junior Accounts Assistant - Central Construction Services Ltd-Coalville, Leicestershire - Coalville, Leicestershire
(1999-11 - 2006-01)
- Process Purchase Invoices and Sales Invoices via Pegasus Opera
- Manual Matching of invoices to delivery notes
- Deal with supplier queries
- Reconcile Supplier statements
- Bank reconciliations
- Journal entry
- Prepare all month end reports and reconcile
- Prepare reports needed to assist auditors
- Prepare the aged debtors analysis & carry out the cheque run at the end of each month
- Assist with both the monthly and weekly payroll
- Cash allocation & assist with banking
