Legal Cashier – Job vacancy

Location

Olliers Solicitors Limited, Manchester Office, 196 Deansgate, Manchester

Pay

£28k – £32k per annum

Job Type

Full Time, Mon to Fri 8.30-5pm, no weekends.

Contract Type

permanent (probationary period applies)

Olliers is one of the UK’s leading criminal defence and regulatory law firms, specialising in the defence of individuals, businesses, and other organisations across a broad range of corporate and financial crime, regulatory offences, serious crime and sexual offences. We act in professional discipline matters. We use the same skillset to represent individuals and organisations facing criticism before inquests and public inquiries.

We are ranked as a “Top Tier” defence & regulatory firm by the Legal 500 and the Chambers Guide. In 2024 we won the award for Crime Team of the Year at the Manchester Legal Awards for the seventh time. We are a Times Best Law Firm 2024. 

The role

Olliers is a fast paced, busy practice that has substantially grown in recent years. Due to Olliers continued growth and success, we require an efficient and enthusiastic legal cashier to join our busy accounts team.

The role would be based at our Manchester office with potential to move to hybrid working.

This position allows for professional growth and offers substantial promotion potential.

The candidate will be joining a team of three with direct supervision of the Head of Accounts and two senior cashiers and further support from the Senior Management Team.

Daily Responsibilities

Including but not limited to the following tasks;

• Use of the firm’s case management and accounts system to deal with all postings to client and office account
• Communication with clients and fee earners regarding outstanding payments and payments received
• Posting invoices
• Dealing with accounts team mailbox queries
• Processing both client and office disbursements
  Daily bank reconciliation
• Dealing with card machine payments
• Credit control
• Dealing with queries from SMT, fee earners and other staff
• Posting monies onto ledgers

Other responsibilities

• Processing payroll
• To assist the Head of Accounts with month end / year end procedures.
• Communication with the firm’s external accountant
• To operate within the firm’s own policies plans and procedures
• To contribute to improvements and development of procedures.
• Critically assess the current practices with a view to continuous improvement
• To undertake other tasks as needed according to the demands of the role.

Candidate Requirements

• Previous experience legal cashiering essential 3 years +
• Varied (breadth and depth) experience in financial and accounting teams
• Working knowledge of the Solicitors Accounts Rules
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365
• The role requires someone who is both efficient and exceptionally well organised.
• The ideal candidate is flexible, able to collaborate effectively within a small team and can also work independently, using their own initiative.

Benefits

• Salary range £28k – £32k depending on experience
• Company pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Wellbeing Initiative with frequent social and charitable activities.
• Potential to move to hybrid working.

How to apply

Cover Letter and CV to be sent to staceymabrouk@olliers.com