Senior Legal Cashier

Morgan McKinley are delighted to be working with a Legal firm in Central Bristol in the recruitment for a Senior Legal Cashier. This role offers someone the opportunity to step up into a Senior role within their Bristol Cashiering team.

Responsibilities includes:

• Handle transactions and payments related to client accounts
• Process incoming payments such as bill receipts, credit card transactions, and cheques.
• Review and record incoming disbursements from third parties, ensuring accuracy of fee notes and identifying unposted items.
• Manage payments to third-party service providers, including international payments, ensuring proper recording and alignment with billing.
• Process reversals and reallocations of payments as necessary.
• Generate and distribute daily financial reports, including online banking activity and account balances.
• Conduct sanctions checks for incoming and outgoing payments to ensure compliance.
• Calculate interest on client accounts as required.
• Monitor and record receipted fee notes from third parties, following up as needed.
• Investigate and resolve residual balances or credit disbursements in client accounts.
• Perform bank reconciliations and contribute to ongoing reconciliation projects.
• Ensure adherence to regulatory requirements, including compliance with SARs and anti-money laundering (AML) policies, and update breach logs as needed.

The ideal candidate:

• Previous experience within a legal cashier role
• Knowledge of Solicitors Accounts Rules
• Inquisitive mindset
• Comfortable working with variety of stakeholders
• Have a collaborative approach to work

The package:

• Salary - £30,000 to £35,000 DOE
• Hybrid working - 2 days in the office
• Competitive benefit package

Morgan McKinley is acting as an Employment Agency and references to pay rates are indicative.

Morgan McKinley encourages applications from all qualified candidates who represent the full diversity of communities in the UK. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

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