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Geraldine Lazell

Camelford,Cornwall

Summary

Legal finance professional with comprehensive experience in managing client accounts and processing financial transactions. Adept in handling reconciliations, preparing financial reports, and ensuring compliance with industry regulations. Demonstrates strong organisational skills and commitment to maintaining accuracy in all financial records.

Overview

41
41
years of professional experience

Work History

Billing and Accounting Assistant

Steptoe International (UK) LLP
London
07.2009 - 02.2026
  • Facilitated regular WIP meetings with partners to review billing in line with firm requirements.
  • Assisted in reviewing WIP and identifying write-offs as necessary.
  • Prepared draft invoices for review and approval.
  • Finalised approved drafts for dispatch.
  • Uploaded e-bills to relevant platforms.
  • Ensured assigned funds were applied to invoices.

Accounts Manager

Peters & Peters
London
05.2004 - 06.2008
  • Manage accounts department, team of 3
  • Regular meetings with Partners and Associates to discuss billing and collections
  • Monthly reconciliations and financial reporting
  • Ensure all firm guidelines and policies are followed and are in line with SAR

Legal accounts assistant

Debevious & Plimpton
London
07.1998 - 04.2004
  • Worked directly along side the Legal Accountant
  • Dealing with all invoices received client or office related
  • Weekly payment run
  • Copying and filing of invoices
  • Monthly reconciliations

Legal Cashier

Simmons & Simmons
London
06.1988 - 05.1998

Reconciliations clerk with promotion to Treasury clerk. Then onto the billing and collections department into a billing co-ordinators role. All aspects of billing and collections for the international department, and provided training to staff in the Paris and Abu Dhabi offices.

Cashier

TSB Bank
London
06.1985 - 05.1988

Cashier duties, daily balancing of till, cheque encoding and dispatch.

Education

GCSEs -

Morpeth School
London, ENG
01-1985

Skills

  • Legal compliance
  • Financial reporting
  • Client billing
  • Document management

Systems

3e

Nth

Oddr

Billing Point

Excel

Timeline

Billing and Accounting Assistant

Steptoe International (UK) LLP
07.2009 - 02.2026

Accounts Manager

Peters & Peters
05.2004 - 06.2008

Legal accounts assistant

Debevious & Plimpton
07.1998 - 04.2004

Legal Cashier

Simmons & Simmons
06.1988 - 05.1998

Cashier

TSB Bank
06.1985 - 05.1988

GCSEs -

Morpeth School
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