Job description

Experienced Legal Cashier/Accountant - Redruth Office

We are seeking a knowledgeable Legal Cashier or Accountant to join our fast-paced Redruth office. This role is ideal for candidates with a solid understanding of conveyancing transactions, probate, and the Solicitors' Accounting Rules, as well as experience in accounting and cashiering within a solicitors’ office, estate agents, or similar professional firm.

Role Details:

• Work Hours: 9:00 am - 5:15 pm, Monday to Friday, totaling 36.25 hours per week. Flexibility options are available, including a 4-day week or split hours over 5 days to support work-life balance (minimum 25 hours per week).

• Additional Hours: The role requires covering staff absences within the cashier’s office, which may occasionally include paid extra hours to cover holiday periods.

• Salary: £24,000 to £30,000 per year (based on full-time hours 36.25 per week), based on skills and experience.

• Holiday Entitlement: Based on contracted hours, with additional time off included during the Christmas and New Year period.

Key Responsibilities:

• Transaction & Account Management: Manage client requisitions, postings, banking for completions, daily reconciliations, and interest calculations.

• Ledger Oversight: Oversee client, purchase, and nominal ledgers; check probate accounts.

• Billing & Payments: Conduct accounting checks on bills and statements and initiate banking payments.

• AML Compliance: Ensure adherence to internal AML procedures and process AML & CDD checks. Full training provided.

• Regulatory Compliance: Maintain compliance with Solicitors' Accounting Rules, including transaction reconciliation.

Preferred Experience:

• Software Knowledge: Familiarity with Osprey Practice Management, IRIS Payroll, and Thirdfort AML software.

• Regulatory Understanding: Good understanding of the SRA Accountancy Rules and AML/CFT requirements.

Key Attributes:

• Professional Experience: Prior experience in legal cashiering or accounting in a solicitors' office, estate agents, or similar professional environment.

• Organized & Detail-Oriented: Effective prioritization and time management.

• Communication Skills: Professional interaction with clients and team members.

What We Offer:

• Job Types: Full-time, Permenant, with flexibility options.

• Salary Range: £24,000 to £30,000 (based on full-time hours, 36.25 per week), with yearly bonus potential.

• Benefits: Flexitime, paid overtime, holiday entitlement, and additional time off over Christmas and New Year.

If you have the experience and skills for this varied role, we’d love to hear from you!

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Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Pay: £16,500.00-£30,000.00 per year

Expected hours: 25 – 36.25 per week

Additional pay:

• Yearly bonus

Benefits:

• Company events

• Company pension

• Employee discount

• Transport links

Schedule:

• Flexitime

• Monday to Friday

• No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Redruth: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Accounting: 1 year (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: 

• In-person - Redruth Office

Reference ID: Senior Legal Cashier