Firm profile
gunnercooke LLP is a Top 75 law firm with recognition across 28 disciplines and over 50 individually ranked lawyers. Having launched in 2010, the firm has grown to over 450 solicitors, including 360+ Partners. We are the blueprint for the future of legal services, a firm that is passionately, obsessively focused on brilliant service for its clients. A law firm, with a difference. We’ve taken away lots of the constraints that prevent lawyers from giving a brilliant client service and we’ve replaced them with a model that attracts the best legal talent to join us, giving them the freedom to invest fully into their client relationships. Our purpose is simple; to deliver a positive impact for our clients, provide a better life for our people and to leave a better world than we found.
The Role
Reports to: Legal Cashier Supervisor & Finance Operations Manager
Undertaking all aspects of legal cashiering for a busy Solicitors Practice including client money controls, bank reconciliations and payment processing.
The role will also involve providing admin support for the general management of the business and assisting the Finance Team with other financial and commercial tasks.
This is a high-profile role involving interaction across the business at all levels with both financial and non-financial people. Attention to detail, flexibility and a can-do attitude are prerequisites for this role.
Responsibilities
• Maintain a robust, ‘no surprises’ cashiering function being responsible for ensuring the accuracy of all payments sent and received.
• The enhancement of existing banking and cashiering processes, implementing strong controls where possible.
• Monitoring daily bank balances and the supervision of the operation of the SRA client money rules
• Preparation of reconciliations, reports and ad hoc information as reasonably requested.
• Assisting with Accounts Payable and Credit Control for the practice where required.
• Undertake any further work, tasks or projects as reasonably requested by the Finance Manager or Finance Director. Complete the same to the required standards and within agreed timescales.
The Person
Skills and Abilities
• Clear and concise written and spoken communication skills.
• Excellent listening skills with a proactive, problem-solving approach.
• Client service oriented. Reliable, keeps commitments, pro-active.
• Great attention to detail.
• Outstanding organisational and interpersonal skills and thrives on meeting exacting deadlines and delivering exceptional service to internal clients.
• A calm, professional, welcoming approach with the ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to plan and control activities to meet objectives
Personal Attributes
• Be able to maintain a positive and cheerful demeanour to building excellent working relationships with a wide variety of colleagues and partners.
• Be very people oriented – want to be helpful and sort things out for people.
• Thrive on spinning many plates with a cool head and to empathise with those you are spinning them for.
• Be a good team player demonstrating loyalty and commitment to the firm and your team.
Experience
• Applicants must have relevant experience of the role and experience of working within a busy office environment.
• Knowledge and experience of the operation of a legal services business is highly desirable as is knowledge of the SRA Accounts Rules.
• Professional qualifications (such as the ILFM diploma) are desirable, but not a requirement.
• Experience within 3e would be desirable but not essential
To apply, please submit your CV and covering letter to vacancies@gunnercooke.com