Register an Assignment
Register as a LocumA law firm in Twickenham are looking for a locum assistant legal cashier/bookkeeper to provide maternity cover for a period of 1 year starting from mid-February 2024.
Your role will be to assist the Senior Bookkeeper by:
- Developing systems to account for financial transactions by establishing ledgers of accounts; defining bookkeeping policies and procedures.
- Maintaining subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, and posting transactions.
- Balancing subsidiary accounts by reconciling entries.
- Maintaining general ledger by transferring subsidiary account summaries.
- Balancing general ledger by preparing a trial balance; reconciling entries.
- Maintaining historical records by filing documents.
- Preparing financial reports by collecting, analysing, and summarising account information and trends.
- Complying with legal requirements by studying requirements; enforcing adherence to requirements; filing reports; advising management on needed actions.
- Contributing to team effort by working with the Senior Bookkeeper as needed.
- Reporting to the firm’s partners/management as required and by attendance if required at partners’ and finance meetings.
- Keeping up to date with and actions all SRA rules and requirements and the requirements of all other relevant bodies.
- Keeping up to date with Solicitor’s Accounts Rules.
- Demonstrating knowledge of the legal services provided by the firm.
- Liaising with the firm’s Accountants and providing all relevant records and documents in a timely manner to enable those Accountants to prepare and finalise annual returns and accounts.
- Liaising with the firm’s bankers as and when necessary.
- Dealing with the firm’s suppliers to include making timely payments to creditors.
- Utilising and remaining familiar with the firm’s IT systems and accounts software.
- Recording staff sickness and holidays and staff absences from work.
- Representing the firm in a suitable and competent manner when meeting with the firm’s staff, clients, suppliers, Accountants and any other external parties.
- Assisting in taking care of orders and the purchase of other materials required by the firm.
- Assisting in regulating and overseeing staff expenses.
- Undertaking all tasks as reasonably required by the Senior Bookkeeper.
- Undertaking all tasks as reasonably required by any Partner or fee earner.
- Adhering to company policies and procedure.
- Conducting research as needed by any partner or relevant fee earner.
- Distributing information as required by management.
- Updating any client information as it changes.
- Assisting with the firm’s file auditing system.
- Assisting with the firm’s archiving procedures.
- Preserving confidentiality as to the firm.
- Preserving confidentiality as to the firm’s clients.
- Maintaining the workstation provided in a tidy and good condition.
- Dressing in attire which is suitable and befitting the role.
- Arranging suitable cover during periods of sickness and holiday.
- Providing cover when the Senior Bookkeeper is absent.
This role is a full-time position with office hours from 9.30am to 5.30pm at the firm’s offices in Twickenham.
Emma Ireland – emma.ireland@ten-percent.co.uk
