This specialist firm of Solicitors based in Central London seeks an experienced Legal Cashier/Office Manager. Reporting to the Managing Partner your duties will include:

• Month-end reporting - unbilled WIP/Billings/Aged Debtors/Payments/Receipts
• Monthly bank reconciliations
• Preparing monthly management reports (existing software is Lexis Nexis Axxia and experience of this is advantageous but not essential)
• Preparing VAT reports to relevant tax authorities and submitting online
• Processing VAT payments
• Inputting of all financial transactions for both office and client a/c in accordance with SAR rules
• Managing the firm's time recording system - checking and inputting all fee earner timesheets
• Producing WIP reports
• Raising manual and computerised cheque payments, checking that there are sufficient funds available before processing.
• Liaising with Partners/fee earners/office administrator regarding placing funds on special interest bearing accounts
• Accounting for interest on deposit accounts and carrying out account closures
• Liaising with the bank on account queries - deposits, cheque queries and transfers
• Carrying out Bacs/Chaps/same day Bacs/inter account transfers via bankline
• Inputting of all office account bills, checking accuracy of bills and that they are paid in accordance with the 14 days rules
• Assisting the office administrator
• Assisting with file closure procedures and ensuring ledgers are zeroed before file closure
• Coding of purchase ledger invoices and processing payments
• Reconciling petty cash and postings
• Updating the partners daily of cash flow position
• Knowledge of how to deal with residual balances
• Knowledge of SARs
• Year end audit