Your newpany
Hays Accountancy & Finance are delighted to be supporting a leading law firm with offices in Norwich who, due to internal promotion, are looking for an experienced legal cashier / senior finance assistant to be responsible for cashiering duties and other finance transactional work in accordance with the Solicitors Regulations Authority Account Rules (SRA).
Your new role
As an experienced legal cashier, you will sit in Finance Operations reporting to the Finance Team Leader and will be responsible for accurate cashiering and client/office account processing in line with Solicitors Regulation Authority Accounts Rules. You will work closely with fee earners, executive assistants, banks and auditors to ensurepliant, timely financial operations across the firm with your key duties being:
1. Process client and office account transactions and perform inter-account transfers.
2. Support purchase ledger invoice processing, supplier payments and month-end procedures.
3. Maintain accounting data and produce reports from the accounting system.
4. Liaise with external clients regarding the firm’s credit card line and handle client, bank and institutional queries.
5. Provide information for and assist internal and external audits.
6. Advise fee earners and executive assistants on correct accounting practice.
7. Suggest and support improvements to systems and working practices.
8. Provide billing and credit control support to fee-earning teams and assist with working capital management.
What you'll need to succeed
Ideally, you will have proven experience in legal cashiering or a similar finance role within professional services, together with an accounting qualification (AAT) or working towards study, and it is expected you will be confident with Excel, along with exceptional attention to detail and accuracy in financial processing.
You will need tomunicate clearly and be confident when engaging with stakeholders, including fee earners, be organised, methodical and be able to prioritise your own workload, as well as befortable collaborating within a local team and remotely across locations. Familiarity with SRA Accounts Rules andpliance with best practice is highly desirable.
What you'll get in return
The organisation offers a salary of circa £34,500, depending on your experience, along with aprehensive benefits package, and clear career progression within a structured business services framework. As an employer of choice, you will join a supportive, people‑focused employer offering opportunities for professional development, flexible working and workplace adjustments.
This role offers the successful candidate the opportunity to have real influence over system improvements and hands‑on experience in a high-volume billing, credit control and finance processing team, where you can develop your legal finance processing skills.