Senior Legal Cashier

• Locations

  London

• Salary

  £50000 - £55000 per annum

• Sector

  Finance, Procurement & Legal, Operations/Transactional Finance

• Type

  Permanent

Pentagon Talent are partnering with a top 200 UK law firm in search for a Senior Legal Cashier to join their London-based team and play a pivotal role in ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of the cashiering function. This role will involve the direct management of 2 cashiers.

About the Role

This role will be in the office based near Euston station in London working 4 days a week in the office. They would expect the successful candidate to work in the office full time for the start to learn the new systems and build a professional relationship with the colleagues around you.

Reporting to the Financial Controller, you will oversee and coordinate a small cashiering team of 2, ensuring the timely and accurate processing of financial transactions whilst maintaining compliance with the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Accounts Rules. This is a hands-on role that combines supervision, problem-solving, and a proactive approach to improving internal controls and procedures.

Your responsibilities will include

• Leading the cashiering team, resolving queries, and providing cover for absences.
• Posting invoices and cash receipts, reconciling bank statements, and maintaining suspense and charity donation ledgers.
• Managing client funds, including residual balances, unallocated receipts, and transfers.
• Overseeing write-offs, breaches registers, and system user set-ups.
• Conducting reviews of internal controls and suggesting process improvements.
• Ensuring compliance with SRA Accounts Rules and best practices in handling client funds.

Skills necessary for the Senior Legal Cashier

• Proven experience supervising and managing a small team in a legal or professional services environment.
• Expertise in using electronic case management systems.
• A proactive and detail-oriented approach to problem-solving.
• Strong IT, numeracy, and literacy skills.
• A commitment to efficiency and compliance with regulatory standards.

If you have the experience and expertise we are looking for, we would love to hear from you. Please send your CV and a covering letter outlining your suitability for the role to .

For more information or if you, or someone you may know has any questions, please reach out to Finlay Clark on 0207 419 8939.

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