Legal Cashier Apprentice

SHOOSMITHS LLP

Northampton, NN4 7SH

Closes in 11 days (Friday 4 October)

Posted on 13 September 2024

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Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Shoosmiths Finance team in Northampton. This is an excellent opportunity for someone to broaden their finance knowledge and gain new skills. You will need to have excellent communication skills, a keen eye for detail, flexibility, able to manage your own workload within tight deadlines.

Annual wage
£14,000 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

£14,000 first 12 months, real living wage thereafter (this is currently £23,400)

Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday from 9:00am to 5:30pm.

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 14 October

Duration

1 Year 6 Months

Positions available

1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Main responsibilities

General:

  • To understand and ensure compliance with the Accounts Rules in relation to all tasks
  • To avoid any breaches of the Accounts Rules
  • To ensure that client and office accounts are kept up to date accurately
  • To be approachable/flexible and keen to learn

Key areas:

Client & Office account transactions:

  • To process proformas and produce all types of bills (Individual, Multi matter bulk bills)
  • To assist in the processing and input of information from spreadsheets for bill production
  • To action K2 bills and queries
  • To work as part of a larger team ensuring bills are produced accurately and in a timely manner
  • Post fees and other charges daily
  • To liaise with other cashiering staff regarding other, dependant transactions
  • To respond to accounting queries
  • To carry out any transfers i.e., client to client, matter to matter, client to bill, client to disbursement and disbursement to disbursements in accordance with Shoosmiths policies
     

Company Benefits:

  • 25 days holiday increasing to 30 depending on length of service
  • Flexible holidays
  • Additional days annual leave for your birthday
  • Birthday vouchers
  • Long service awards
  • Free parking

Where you’ll work

5 The Lakes

Northampton

NN4 7SH

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

DAMAR LIMITED

Your training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents
  • Record transactional data.
  • Use the organisation’s standard tools and processes to examine data to identify transactional issues such as, reconciliations and inconsistencies between invoices.
  • Recognise and rectify routine errors, escalating as necessary.
  • Plan and review accounting and finance tasks.
  • Communicate with stakeholders to deliver accurate and timely results, avoiding jargon, using language tailored to the audience and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
  • Use finance and accounting software packages to accurately input and manage data to contribute to routine accounting tasks.
  • Handle data and digital technology in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.

    • Your training plan

    Level 2 Accounts or Finance Assistant apprenticeship standard.

    Training schedule has yet to be agreed. Details will be made available at a later date.

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    GCSE or equivalent in:

    • English & Maths (grade C/4 or above)

    Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

    Skills

    • Communication skills
    • IT skills
    • Attention to detail
    • Administrative skills
    • Team working
    • Patience

    About this company

    Shoosmiths is the law firm clients choose for excellent service, incisive thinking and above all for our ability to focus on what matters. From offices across the UK and Brussels, we support some of the world’s most exciting and ambitious businesses; amazing clients making an impact. We empower our people to be their authentic selves and deliver together in supportive teams committed to excellence and innovation. The first top 50 law firm to achieve ‘Platinum Standard’ Investors in People, our values and culture are not just words on our website but are the heartbeat of the firm.

    https://www.shoosmiths.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

    After this apprenticeship

    One of the benefits of working for a wider Finance team is that opportunities in other departments such as Financial Accounting, Finance Administration, Financial Planning & Analysis and Legal Cashiering are made available to internal staff on a regular basis. 

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    DAMAR LIMITED

    Sabina Adam

    Sabina.Adam@damartraining.com

    07566 289 979

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000276819.

    Apply now

    Closes in 11 days (Friday 4 October)

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