Job Title: Trainee Legal Cashier
Location: M22 4BB
Salary: Up to £22,000 per annum
Job Type: Full Time, Permanent
Established in 2000, Express Solicitors is an award-winning law firm that deals personal injury and clinical negligence claims. Based in Manchester, we serve clients nationwide. We are proud of the work we do helping injured people, and this is our core business.
We are currently ranked 93 in the Top 200 UK Law firms and are a Legal 500 Recognised Leading Firm for both Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence. We have a 5-star ranking with Trust Pilot from over 4,500 reviews, which, coming from our clients, means a lot to us.
The Role:
We are looking for a bright and dynamic person to join our ten-person Legal Cashier Department as a Trainee Legal Cashier. Full in-house training will be provided to give the successful candidate a solid foundation in this interesting and varied area of accounting. Progression within the department is guaranteed for hard working and talented individuals.
The ideal candidate will be someone looking to embark upon, or progress their accountancy career within a busy, high-volume Finance Department and is interested in learning about accounting for client money in a law firm environment. Applicants must be confident with IT and have good numeracy and written English skills.
Main responsibilities:
- Documenting and processing incoming BACS & cheques
- Processing outgoing BACS and cheque payments, including export to online banking
- Processing case-related expenses onto client ledgers
- Running daily reports for inter-account transfers
- Checking and processing bills
- Dealing with electronic filing
- Assisting file handling staff with accounting queries
- Other duties as may be required by the firm
Person Specification:
Required Qualifications/Training:
- GCSE Maths and English Grade 5 / C or above (or international equivalent)
Desired Qualifications/Training:
- Studying towards, or wishing to commence an AAT, ILFM or other accounting qualification would be desirable, with the firm willing to contribute towards course fees
Required Attributes
- Good numeracy and written English skills
- Strong IT skills, including experience of MS Excel and Outlook
- Confidence and ability to communicate at senior levels
- Strong sense of responsibility
- High level of attention to detail and accuracy
- Willing and able attitude
Desired Attributes
- Experience of working in a high volume, computerised accounting environment
- Understanding of double-entry bookkeeping
Benefits
- 3/2 alternative working from home pattern staff after probation
- 8:30am-5:00pm Monday-Thursday – 8:30am-4:30pm Friday (or variation thereof 37hrs per week)
- Contribution towards study costs for AAT, ILFM or other accounting qualification
- 23 days holiday a year, rising to 26 days (3 days reserved for Christmas closure of the office)
- 3 holiday buybacks per year after 1 year of service
- Extra day’s holiday for your birthday after 2 years’ service
- Private medical insurance available after 2 years’ service
- Death in Service – 2 x salary
- Active social committee with generous departmental and firm-wide social budget
- Active training culture and various groups and events such as Diversity & Inclusion
- Netball / Football team, Manchester 10km team and more
- Enhanced maternity leave payment if you have over 1 year tenure
- Other benefits including Employee Assistance Programme, free fruit & annual flu jab
Please click the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.
Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of; Finance Assistant, Sage 200, Financial Support, Accountant, Accounts Assistant, Accounts Payable, Accounts Analyst, Accounts Receivable, Bookkeeping, Accounts Clerk, Book Keeper, Accounts Reconciliation, Bank Reconciliation, Finance Clerk, Finance Assistant, Bookkeeping, Accounts Manager, Book Keeping, Finance Manager, Junior Legal Cashier, Legal Cashier, Billings Clerk, Cashier, Financial Cashier, Reconciliations Clerk, Office and Client Banking, Legal Billing Clerk, Legal Cashier Controller, Legal Finance Clerk, Legal Accounts Administrator, Office Bank Reconciliation, Purchase Ledger Invoices will also be considered for this role.
