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Kennedys is looking for a Legal Cashier to join the finance team in the Chelmsford office.
The successful candidate will work competently within the Financial Operations team as a Legal Cashier, contributing to the effectiveness of the Finance department by providing a comprehensive and efficient service to internal and external clients in order that the business objectives of the firm and the department are achieved.
Team
Kennedys Finance team support the firm globally producing timely and accurate financial and management information, reporting solutions and operational support to maintain the high standard of service offered to the firm's internal and external clients.
Our Finance team is made up of Financial Control, Financial Planning and Reporting, Management Accountants, Credit Control, Legal Cashiers and Billers and Financial Operations Database teams.
Our UK Finance team is based in Chelmsford and London and have a presence in eight global offices.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure the lodgement of client account cheques in line with jurisdictional Law Society rules and regulations
- Handling incoming and outgoing payments, including client and office transactions and internal bank transfers
- Processing of daily disbursement payment runs and other urgent office payments for all jurisdictions
- Checking and posting very high volume of professional disbursements to correct disbursement type codes, to ensure accurate onward billing in compliance with jurisdictional Revenue tax requirements
- Posting accurate financial transaction entries into the firms Elite 3E system, ensuring compliance with SRA accounts rules at all times.
Required Experience
- 3-5 years' experience working in a law firm's Finance department.
- Working with online banking systems
- Good level of IT skills, including Word and Excel. Ideally a working knowledge of Elite 3E or similar financial systems.
Please let us know if you require any additional support or adjustments to be made in order to submit your application to Kennedys.
*where a level of experience is indicated, this is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a candidate to accumulate the requisite level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.
