Legal Cashier

Legal Cashier
Location: Edinburgh
Salary: £30-32,000 + Benefits
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Recruiter: Pertemps

Pertemps is recruiting on behalf of a well-established legal firm for an experienced Legal Cashier to join its finance team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a detail-oriented finance professional with legal cashiering or professional services accounting experience to play a key role in maintaining accurate financial records and supporting day-to-day cashiering operations within a busy and collaborative environment.

The Role

Working as part of a specialist cashiering team, you will be responsible for processing a wide range of financial transactions, ensuring compliance with internal controls and regulatory requirements, and providing support to colleagues across the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Allocate and process incoming bank receipts across client and office accounts.
• Review, prepare and set up electronic payments, including CHAPS, BACS, Faster Payments and international transfers.
• Ensure all required anti-money laundering and compliance checks have been completed prior to payment processing.
• Process payments, receipts, transfers, bill payments and other financial transactions through the firm's financial management system.
• Manage designated client bank accounts, including account openings, closures and ongoing transactional activity.
• Review cheque requests, ensuring appropriate authorisation and timely processing.
• Investigate and resolve outstanding reconciliation items, unmatched transactions and aged cheques.
• Support fee earners, senior stakeholders and colleagues with client and business-related financial transactions.
• Prepare and submit regular banking activities, including cheque and cash deposits.
• Calculate and process client account interest requirements.
• Maintain accurate electronic records and supporting documentation for audit and compliance purposes.
• Assist with annual audit activities and information requests.
• Participate in team meetings and contribute to the ongoing improvement of cashiering processes and procedures.
• Provide support with additional finance and departmental tasks as required.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will ideally have:

• Previous experience in a Legal Cashier, Accounts Assistant or similar finance role.
• Strong understanding of banking processes, payment systems and financial transactions.
• Excellent attention to detail and high levels of accuracy.
• Experience working with financial management or accounting systems.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Good communication skills and the ability to build effective working relationships across a business.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement.
• Knowledge of legal accounting rules and regulatory requirements would be advantageous.

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunity to join a respected and established organisation.
• Supportive team environment.
• Ongoing training and professional development opportunities.
• Varied and interesting role with exposure to a broad range of financial processes.

To apply or find out more, please apply or contact Richard Brown at Pertemps today.