Legal Cashier

Elevation Accountancy and Finance are delighted to be working with a fantastic firm in the Leeds area as they look to recruit a Legal Cashier into their team on a full time, permanent basis. Responsibilities:

• Disbursement Processing and Payments: Responsible for the day-to-day processing and payment of Firm disbursement invoices through Chrome River and 3E, reporting and escalating issues to the Firm Disbursements Team Leader as appropriate
• Bulk Uploads: Own and control the upload process of bulk invoices received daily / weekly / monthly, reconciling any unreferenced entries where relevant
• Matter Recharges: Recharge disbursements to matters in a timely and accurate manner through the 3E system and reconcile the balance sheet for any unreferenced entries
• Supplier Statements: Request and reconcile supplier statements, resolving issues where appropriate and / or escalating issues to the Firm Disbursements Team Leader
• Aged Vendor Reviews: Review aged vendors with a view to closing any balances and deactivating the accounts where possible
• Pending Invoices: Review pending disbursement invoices and liaise with the business to ensure any issues are resolved promptly
• New Vendor Setup: Set up new vendors on the Chrome River system once approval has been received
• Support / Development: Support and training junior members of the team
• Training: Support the Firm Disbursements Team Leader with training delivered to the business
• Credit Cards and Petty Cash: Manage the credit card and petty cash statements / balances, ensuring all postings are completed in a timely and accurate manner
• Pre-paid Account Reconciliations: Ensure the payment and recharges of pre-paid accounts are processed in a timely and accurate manner, reconciling to the balance sheet

Person Specification:

• At least 2 -3 years' experience within Firm Disbursements or Accounts Payable desirable
• Knowledge of Solicitors Accounts Rule Desirable
• Be a confident stakeholder manager, with evidenced experience of engaging and influencing stakeholders of all levels
• Possess excellent organisational skills and attention to detail with an ability to work under pressure whilst managing competing deadlines as well as delegating work to other team members
• Intermediate understanding of Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office suites
• Basic working knowledge of VAT rules and regulations
• A desire to deepen your working understanding of disbursement and payment processes with specific interest in process improvement and driving efficiencies within a fast-growing business

If this looks like a role of interest to you then please get in touch or apply now!