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Disbursement Cashier

Location: 

Liverpool, GB

Department or practice area:  Finance

Taylor Wessing

 

Taylor Wessing is a global law firm that serves the world's most innovative people and businesses. Deeply embedded within our sectors, we work closely together with our clients to crack complex problems, enabling ideas and aspirations to thrive. Together we challenge expectation and create extraordinary results. By shaping the conversation in our sectors, we enable our clients to unlock growth, protect innovation and accelerate ambition. 

 

With 1200+ lawyers, 300+ partners, 28 offices and 17 jurisdictions we are looking to expand our Finance  team, with the addition of a Disbursement Cashier.

 

The opportunity for you

 

The Disbursement Cashier performs a shared disbursement management role with another cashier as part of a wider team of six legal cashiers.  They will report directly to the Office Team Leader in Liverpool.  Their primary responsibilities include dealing with the disbursement invoices and payments within firm policy and the Solicitors Accounts Rules.

 

Key responsibilities

 

  • Oversee and post disbursement invoices to Chrome River, ensuring accuracy and compliance. Generate timely imports to Aderant our PMS platform and perform reconciliations to ensure data integrity.
  • Produce reports on disbursement invoices to facilitate reconciliation at Global Exchange our FX providers.
  • Update Aderant with information on new vendors.
  • Input of Counsel fee notes and reconciliation of fees against rolling statements.
  • Manage the Disbursement Inbox efficiently, addressing any queries in a timely manner.
  • Post direct debits and standing orders from the firm’s office accounts.
  • Conduct daily reconciliations of office bank accounts, including transactions foreign currency accounts.
  • Produce weekly reports on Counsel VAT reconciliation and follow up timely for VAT reclaim fee notes.
  • Process all office disbursement payments through the firm’s online banking systems in accordance with established protocols.
  • Handle non-invoice ad hoc payment requests, ensuring they adhere to firm policies and authorisations.
  • Reconcile statements from disbursement suppliers and liaise with relevant stakeholders as necessary to resolve discrepancies or issues.
  • Identify opportunities for efficiency improvements within the disbursement processes to enhance timeliness and accuracy in recording all transactions.
  • Assist in presenting training sessions for the PA's on understanding the disbursement process and resources available to them to access information independently.
  • Provide flexibility to support other office cashiering functions as required, contributing to overall team effectiveness.

 

Knowledge, skills and experience

 

  • Ability to cross train in all roles required of the team to provide support
  • Sound working knowledge of SAR rules
  • Good written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate at all levels in a confident & professional manner
  • Accurate input of data into various software systems.
  • Flexible, adaptable and motivated team player with a proactive approach
  • Basic working knowledge of Excel
  • Familiarity with online banking systems
  • Organised individual, with experience of working to deadlines
  • Previous experience in cashiering role

 

Benefits

 

Here are a select few benefits that Taylor Wessing offer; 

  • Hybrid working (Offering the opportunity to work remotely, while maintaining a social boundary by working from our award-winning offices for 3 days a week) 
  • Holiday (Our basic annual holiday entitlement starts at 25 days, with a further discretionary day of paid leave in December. You may also purchase up to five extra days each year (pro rata). 
  • Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave (After one-year service, you are entitled to up to 26 weeks leave full pay if you or your partner give birth or adopt a child). 

 

Along with these there are many more benefits we offer, with the addition of a comprehensive flexible benefits package available. 

 

Our culture

 

Nurturing a diverse, inclusive culture allows all of our talent to flourish, sparks creativity and powers innovation.  We continue to build a team that exemplifies inclusivity and reflects the firm's core values: creative, excellence, integrity, responsible, respect and team.  We value and celebrate the differences in who we are, what we have experienced and how we think, so all candidates will be treated fairly regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, marital status, neurodiversity, pregnancy, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background.

 

The way we work

 

At Taylor Wessing, we never settle for average. We're creative thinkers, problem solvers and continuous learners who excel at what we do and believe our best work is still ahead of us. We are a firm that's large enough for you to achieve your ambitions, but connected enough to be a true community.  

 

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