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This international city law firm is looking to hire an interim Senior Legal Cashier and finance all rounder on an an initial 6 month FTC basis to oversee all London accounting transactions.
- Salary £60,000 - £70,000
- 4 days in the office, 1 remote
- City of London
This role will provide cover for 6 months. The Senior Legal Cashier will oversee all financial accounting for the London office. Reporting into the Director of Operations in London as well to the firm’s US headquarters, duties include, but are not limited to budgeting, financial statement preparation, general accounting and accounts payable, billing and collections, and financial analysis.
Senior Legal Cashier Responsibilities:
- Oversee the day–to–day financial accountingoperations and finance assistants of the London office
- Responsible for all London general ledger/balance sheet accounts. Liaising with HQ to ensure all reconciliations are complete and reconciling items are researched and resolved
- Support the London budgeting and forecasting processes
- Monthly completion of the London financial results
- Research and reconcile all variances against expense budgets
- Support local treasury function and cash flow management
- Support with the preparation of annual partnership tax return and London VAT returns
- Day-to-day supervision of client money procedures, controls and the annual SRA audit
- Responsible for compliance and consistency with established local and/or firmwide procedures, internal controls and policies (assist in development and modification of methodologies as required, automating and streamlining process where applicable)
- Support the implementation/roll-out of financial software and applications in the London office
- Support the relationship with outside tax accountants and Firmwide Director of taxation, provision of timely financial information for UK tax return preparation
- Ad-hoc reporting for London Business Services
Senior Legal Cashier Requirements:
- Minimum 5 years of related legal cashier / finance experience, including all aspects of accounting and financial functions
- Supervisory experience preferred
- Experience of handling SRA audits and strong VAT / compliance knowledge
- Knowledge of partnership tax returns would also be of advantage
- Ideally possess a working knowledge of Elite 3e, Chrome River and advanced Excel
Candidates are required to be available to start in March / April 2025 and be able to commit for a minimum of 6 months, as well as able to commit to full time office hours
