Job Description
Our client, a well-established multi-practice legal firm, is seeking a Legal Cashier / Operations Manager to join their team on either a full-time or part-time basis. This flexible opportunity is available at their Carlisle office. Reporting directly to the Finance Manager, the full-time role will cover a broad range of responsibilities including legal cashiering, compliance, and operational management. The part-time position will focus primarily on legal cashier duties and compliance support. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced professional to join a respected legal practice with a strong regional presence.
If you're organised, detail-oriented, and experienced in legal finance or operations, we'd like to hear from you.
Assignment Details
1. Providing support for the Financial Manager to include:
* Financial posting to computerised accounting systems
* Issuing cheques and processing electronic payments
* Providing general support to the Financial Manager as required and providing holiday and backup support
1. Compliance
* Maintaining file review records
* Ensuring compliance with mandatory training requirements
2. Assisting the Directors with dealing with compliance and firm-wide risk assessments
3. Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO)
4. SRO Lexcel
5. General HR work - maintaining staff records, holiday requests, inductions, etc.
6. Operations - maintaining firm policies and procedures, monitoring sources of work, archiving
7. Marketing - assisting the marketing committee with advertising, production of materials, and website updates
8. Premises - organising repairs and renewals, insurance, servicing, IT planning
9. Health and safety - ensuring the firm's policy is up to date and followed
Skills Required
Essential knowledge and experience
* Excellent people and communication skills
* Excellent administration and organisational skills
* Excellent IT skills
* Positive, adaptable, and flexible
* Able to act on own initiative
* Reliable, committed, and supportive of other team members
* Own transport and a clean driving licence
* Clean CRB record
Desirable knowledge and experience
* Knowledge/experience of solicitors accounting systems
* Knowledge/experience of solicitors compliance and regulatory issues
* HR experience
* Office management and budget control experience
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