Cashiering

Friday, 25 July 2008 9:15AM

Cashiering

CASHIERING

Office Assistant
This provides an entry-level role where individuals join a firm to work in a basic administrative capacity with a view to learning and developing professional work experience. These roles tend to be administration focused with the opportunity to gain some basic experience within accounts. Click here for the Job Specification.

Assistant Legal Cashier
An Assistant Legal Cashier often comes into the role having gained some basic office experience or more commonly some exposure to accounts payable/purchase ledger in a junior capacity. The Assistant Legal Cashier will provide support to a team of Cashiers with a view to developing their skills and moving into a more senior position. Would normally expect these individuals to possess up to 2 years accounts based experience. Click here for the Job Specification.

Legal Cashier
A Legal Cashier is responsible for processing the day to day financial transaction through Client & Office accounts. The role of the Legal Cashier can change dramatically depending on the size of the firm. Within larger firms Legal Cashiers may specialise in a particular area such as Client Account or alternatively Office Account. In smaller practices the Legal Cashiers remit will extend outside that of just Client & Office account and may also incorporate purchase ledger/accounts payable and occasionally billing. A Legal Cashier must have strong understanding of Solicitors Accounts Rules and Money Laundering Regulations. Would normally expect these individuals to possess anywhere from 2 - 10 years experience. Click here for the Job Specification.

Client Account Cashier
A Client Cashier will more often than not work within a larger Law firm where the cashiering function is split into specific areas because of volume of work. A Client Cashier possesses all the skills of a Legal Cashier but will be focused on only Client Account transactions. Particularly within larger firms there are complex transactions and interest calculations where a specialist Client Account Cashier is an advantage. Would normally expect these individuals to possess anywhere from 4-10 years experience. Click here for the Job Specification.

Office Account Cashier
Similar to a Client Cashier, and Office Cashier will normally work within a larger firm where the cashiering function is split into specific areas because of volume of work. An Office Cashier possesses all the skills of a Legal Cashier but will be focused on only Office Account transactions. Office account cashiers tend to work with the other areas within accounts including professional disbursements, purchase ledger and billing. Would normally expect these individuals to possess anywhere from 4-10 years experience. Click here for the Job Specification.

Senior Legal Cashier/Accounts Supervisor
A Senior Legal Cashier/Accounts Supervisor possesses well rounded cashiering skills covering client & office account, purchase ledger, professional disbursements and occasionally billing. Usually responsible for supervision of the cashiering team a Senior Legal Cashier/Accounts Supervisor would also gain exposure to the more complex cashiering tasks on a day to day basis whilst providing support to the cashiers for transactional queries. Normally an individual would possess 5-15 years experience. Click here for the Job Specification.

Accounts Manager
Normally responsible for the overall control of the day to day transactional side of the finance area, the Accounts Manager is also heavily involved in planning, project work, developing internal controls and staff management. It is common for Accounts Managers to have a greater technical understanding of both financial and management accounting principles. Normally an individual would possess anywhere from 10+ years experience. Click here for the Job Specification.