Senior Legal Cashier Job at Peterborough, Cambridgeshire Full Time

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About the Role

Our client is seeking an experienced and driven Legal Cashiering Manager to take on a pivotal leadership role within their finance department. This position is responsible for overseeing a large cashiering team, ensuring the smooth delivery of day-to-day financial operations, and maintaining full compliance with Solicitors Accounts Rules (SRA).

You will act as the key point of contact for all legal cashiering matters, while also supporting wider finance initiatives, driving process improvements, and contributing to the overall growth strategy of the business.

Key Responsibilities

Legal Cashiering

• Oversee all aspects of legal cashiering in accordance with Solicitors Accounts Rules
• Manage client and office account transactions, ensuring full regulatory compliance
• Handle conveyancing transactions including completions, SDLT payments, and client fund movements
• Perform complex daily and monthly client and office bank reconciliations, investigating discrepancies promptly
• Maintain and monitor the Breach Log

Systems & Process Improvement

• Identify and implement improvements to finance processes, controls, and efficiencies
• Support system upgrades, implementations, and transitions
• Act as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for systems impacting legal cashiering operations

Stakeholder Management

• Serve as a key finance contact for fee earners and senior stakeholders
• Liaise with external auditors, accountants, and regulatory bodies where required

Leadership

• Lead and develop a large cashiering team, building a high-performing function aligned with company growth
• Assess skills gaps and develop training plans for team members
• Support wider finance leadership objectives and initiatives

About You

We are looking for a proactive, detail-oriented professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and can manage multiple priorities effectively.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong experience in legal cashiering, ideally within a law firm environment
• Excellent knowledge of finance processes including reconciliations and client accounts
• Proven experience working within billing and credit control environments
• Strong attention to detail and high levels of accuracy
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels
• Ability to manage workloads independently and meet tight deadlines
• Resilient with the confidence to challenge where appropriate
• A continuous improvement mindset

Desirable

• Understanding of SRA regulations and the legal regulatory environment
• A relevant financial qualification (or qualified through experience)