Office Cashier (FTC)

The Department

Our Finance team continues to go from strength to strength and we are involved in exciting and innovative initiatives across the firm. Rather than being considered a necessary support function, our Finance department is an integral part of the strategy of the firm, and this is reflected both by the level of investment and how new initiatives are discussed at the most senior level.

Duties And Responsibilities

The purpose of this role is to manage the processing and payment of the firms counsel fees and professional disbursements, as well as other office account related duties. Specific duties include:


Reconciling counsel fees notes and adding new fees to the disbursement ledger.
Setting up new suppliers for professional disbursements and posting invoices - both UK and International experts.
Ensuring all fees are paid from a daily report in line with the SRA requirements.
Arranging other ad hoc payments, to include entering onto our on-line banking system.
Dealing with queries and updates on payment from counsel/experts.
Ensuring all anticipated disbursements are accounted for.
Dealing with receipts into the office account.
Monitoring and maintaining the firm's credit card account.
Dealing with internal queries both within accounts and from the wider firm.
Ad-hoc projects.

Skills/Experience


Experience of working within a legal cashiering team.
Some knowledge of Solicitors' Accounts Rules.
Experience of using a legal accounts system, such as Elite / Aderant.
Basic Excel skills.
Some understanding of VAT.
Excellent attention to detail.
Excellent organisational skills.
Ability to effectively manage own workload.
Ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Personable and confident, able to build relationships with partners/ key stakeholders.
Resilient and calm under pressure.
Adaptable and flexible approach.
Pro-active and takes initiative.

Please note that this job profile is not an exhaustive list of duties but merely an outline of the key components of the role. You may be required by your line manager to take on additional responsibilities when requested.

About

About The Mishcon de Reya Group

The Mishcon de Reya Group is an independent, international professional services business with law at its heart, employing over 1450 people with over 650 lawyers. It includes the law firm Mishcon de Reya LLP and a collection of leading consultancy businesses that complement the firm's legal services.

Mishcon de Reya LLP is based in London, Oxford, Cambridge, Singapore and Hong Kong (through its association with Karas So LLP ). The firm services an international community of clients and provides advice in situations where the constraints of geography often do not apply. Its work is cross-border, multi-jurisdictional and complex, spanning seven core practice areas: Corporate ; Dispute Resolution ; Employment ; Impact ; Innovation ; Private ; and Real Estate .

The Mishcon de Reya Group includes consultancy businesses MDR Discover , MDR Mayfair (in London, Singapore and Dubai), MDR ONE , MDRi (in Hong Kong) and MDRx . The Group also includes MDR Lab , which invests in the most promising early stage legaltech companies as well as the Mishcon Academy, its in-house place of learning and platform for thought leadership.

Earlier this year, the Group announced its first strategic acquisition in the alternative legal services market, flexible legal resourcing business Flex Legal. It also acquired a majority stake in Somos, a global group actions management business.

We strive to create a fully diverse and inclusive workplace where all our people are empowered to fulfil their potential. We are proud of our agile working culture and are always happy to talk about flexible working. Read more