Job Title: Legal Cashier Supervisor
Location: Northenden, Manchester
Salary: £30,000 – £35,000 dependant on experience
Job type: Full time, Permanent
Express Solicitors is a top 200 Law firm that specialises in all areas of personal injury including public liability, occupier’s liability, road traffic accidents, employer’s liability, industrial disease, serious injuries, and clinical negligence. We pride ourselves in the work we do helping injured people.
We are Law Society accredited and are a Legal 500 Leading Firm for both Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence. Six of our Partners are members of the Law Society Specialist Personal Injury Panel and one is a member of the Law Society Specialist Clinical Negligence Panel.
Our employees are our most important asset and have been instrumental in helping us recover millions of pounds each year for injured people. No doubt at Express Solicitors we rate skill and ability above all else and our recruitment policy encourages applications from all.
The Role:
As an experienced Head Cashier, you will supervise other legal cashiers in the team to ensure the smooth and effective running of the department. You maintain a hand in day-to-day general legal cashiering duties.
You will be the focal contact for billing and client ledger queries, ensuring the firm’s financial transactions are accurate and in accordance with Solicitors Accounts Rules.
Key Duties:
- Liaising with file handling departments regarding accounting transactions and dealing with any queries that may arise in a timely manner
- Assisting the processing of client and office account transactions, with reference to billing
- Providing guidance to team members as necessary and acting as point of contact for any complex queries
- Ensuring compliance with the Solicitors’ Accounts Rules within the team
- Reconciliation of disbursement supplier statements as required
- Absence approval and always ensuring appropriate cover within the team
- Other duties as may be required by the firm
About you
Essential criteria
- Solid experience in working as a legal cashier within a busy law firm
- Previous experience in managing a legal cashier team or at the very least, experience in managing a team
- Up to date knowledge of Solicitors Accounts Rules and compliance
- Highly proficient IT skills, especially Excel and legal accounting software
- Friendly and approachable and have the confidence and ability to communicate at senior levels, and to liaise with all parties both internal and external
- Ability to multi-task and work under pressure to meet deadlines
- Strong sense of responsibility
- Have a high level of attention to detail and accuracy
Required Qualifications/Training
- Related qualification an advantage
- GCSE Maths and English grade C or above (or international equivalent)
- Development / testing of legal accounting software an advantage
Benefits Package
- The salary on offer is dependent on experience from £30000 – £35000
- Our standard working hours are 8:30am to 5:00am Monday-Thursday and 8:30am to 4.30pm Friday
- 20 days holiday, rising 1 day per year to a max of 23 days, plus bank/public hols. In addition, the office is closed between Christmas and New Year and you are not required to use your holiday entitlement for this period
- 3 holiday buy backs per year after 1 year of service
- Private medical insurance available after 2 years’ service
- Death in Service – 2 x salary based on annual salary only – eligibility commences when you join the company
- Active social committee, firm pays for trips out e.g. Bowling, Chester Races, Christmas party, Summer Barbecue
- Employee Assistance Programme which offers 24-hour helpline, Legal info and CBT – available immediately
- Free fruit delivered twice a week
Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of; Legal Accountant, Legal Finance, Solicitors Accounts will also be considered for this role.
