Legal Cashier
Legal Cashier
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Job Description
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Job Title
Legal Cashier
Department
Finance Department
Office Location
London
Reports To
Cashiers Manager
Working Hours
35 hours per week 9:30am to 5:30pm but additional hours may be required. We are happy to consider agile and flexible working patterns. Our approach to hybrid working allows for up to 40% of time working from home and 60% working in the officeplease contact a member of the recruitment team to discuss further.
Firm Description
Hogan Lovells is one of the leading global law firms. Our distinctive market position is founded on our exceptional breadth of our practice on deep industry knowledge and on our one team global approach. Formed through the combination of two top international law firms Hogan Lovells has over 40 offices in the Americas AsiaPacific Europe the Middle East and Africa.
With a presence in the worlds major financial and commercial markets we are well placed to provide excellent businessoriented advice to our clients locally and internationally. Our people are the key to our success which is why we seek to recruit and retain the most talented individuals in all regions of our global practice.
Department Description
The London Finance function comprises of approximately 70 staff. The primary departments are Billing Business Control Cashiers Partners Matters Salaries Financial Analysis Financial Systems and Reporting. The department is responsible for handling all financial matters in respect of the London Office and the coordination of financial affairs in the international offices.
The Cashiers Team is responsible for the maintenance and reconciliation of the firms client and office bank accounts SRA Accounts Rules compliance processing of incoming bill payments and client account transactions.
Role Overview
The job holder will be responsible for maintaining transactions in the firms client cashiering function and ensuring that the proper processes are followed to ensure SRA Accounts Rules & AML compliance.
Key Responsibilities / Accountabilities
The main duties of the position are:
Prompt recording and allocation of funds received into the firms clients general account and client deposit accounts
Processing payments from the firms clients general accounts and client deposit accounts using online banking platforms and recording these payments on 3E
Preparing interest calculations for monies held in the firms clients general account
Assisting lawyers & PAs with the prompt return of client monies to ensure compliance with rule 2.5 of the SRA Accounts Rules
Preparation of bank reconciliations for the firms office/business accounts
Providing cover for the office cashier
Specific duties or responsibilities may be reviewed from time to time to reflect changes in personnel and management structure staff location or services.
All members of the firm participate in our Responsible Business program.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Several years legal cashiering experience
Education to an ALevel standard or equivalent minimum requirement GCSE standard depending on career experience
General Attributes
Builds and maintains effective working relationships with colleagues clients and others at work
Works effectively as part of a team
Enthusiastic works well under pressure adapts to change and is willing to improve
Demonstrates an interest and understanding of the area in which they are working uses initiative and applies sound judgement and identifies opportunities for improvement in working practices
Agile Working Statement
Our goal is to embed flexibility across our business by giving everyone the opportunity to work in an agile way whether as a regular pattern or on an ad hoc basis and we will be happy to discuss this further.
Equal Opportunities Employment Statement
It is the policy of Hogan Lovells to provide equal opportunities for all employees in relation to recruitment training and promotion. Decisions in these areas will be made only by reference to the requirements of the job and shall not be influenced by any consideration of racial or ethnic origin religion sex gender and gender identity age sexual orientation marital and civil partnership status pregnancy or disability.
Employment Type
Full-Time
