A 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.