Category: ‘Legal Accounts Administration Assistance’

Team News – Deborah Tough, Welcome!

January 18, 2016 Posted by Lynne Moffatt

I would like to say a very warm welcome from By the Books to Deborah Tough, in her new role as our Cashroom Services and Support Officer.

Having a variety of skills and experience within the leisure, construction, banking and retail industries, I know Deb will be a valuable addition to the team as we continue to grow.

Anne and I are now busy working away on training and helping Deb to get to know our systems, policies and procedures. – We have made excellent progress in just 2 weeks!

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all clients for their continued business and support – THANK YOU!

Lynne Moffatt

Team News – Anne Morton, Welcome!

September 11, 2014 Posted by Lynne Moffatt

Anne Morton, Scottish Law Accountant - By the Books Accounting Assistance

I am very proud and incredibly excited to announce that I have now been joined by Anne Morton as Associate Manager of By the Books Accounting Assistance.

Anne has many years accounting experience spanning several industries, and is also SOLAS qualified.

Having previously worked with Anne for over 2 years, I know that we work fantastically well together and she will be a great asset to the company.

Anne and I very much look forward to developing even slicker systems and processes to ensure our clients have the information they need, when they need it, in a format they can understand.

Lynne Moffatt

One year on!

August 28, 2013 Posted by Lynne Moffatt

Lynne Moffatt, Scottish Law Accountant - By the Books Accounting Assistance**31st August sees the end of my FIRST financial year.**

“It has zoomed by, and I have enjoyed every single moment. A huge THANK YOU to all of my clients, contacts and followers – I very much appreciate your support.”

For the occasion, I announce a prize draw for anyone who will take the time to write me a review.
Click on the links below, or send me an email.

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All reviews, endorsements, recommendations, Likes, +1’s and Twitter Follows will be entered into the draw to win an ipad mini… Black or White – you choose!

2 runners up will each receive, not just any voucher, a £50 M&S voucher.

The draw is on Friday 29 November 2013 – winner will be announced on my blog and all social media channels noted above.

 

Outsourcing your Cashroom – 4 of 4

June 28, 2013 Posted by Lynne Moffatt

Outsourcing seems to be a hot topic with Scottish legal firms, and The Law Society of Scotland.  The following series of articles outlines points for consideration if you are thinking of outsourcing your cashroom.

  1. Could outsourcing your legal cashroom be the answer?
  2. Outsourced Cashroom – How can it work?
  3. Outsourced Cashroom – What to Expect
  4. Outsourced Cashroom – What not to Expect

 

Outsourcing your Cashroom
Part 4 of 4 – Outsourced Cashroom – What not to Expect

Whilst an outsourced cashroom will have many benefits, it will not completely remove your responsibility as Cashroom Manager (prev called Designated Cashroom Partner) of your legal firm, these responsibilities come as standard.

Pin the tail on the Solution

When outsourcing your cashroom function you should NOT expect:-

  • to be immune to Law Society audits, but we will make these as painless as possible
  • that we will manage your staff – however, we will help them as much as we can
  • to have to manage us, as you would an employee
  • to pay employer’s NIC, SSP, SMP, SSP, SAP – no incidental employer expenses that add up
  • to shell out for computer or office equipment that would be necessary if you had a cashier in-house
  • procedures to stagnate – if it can be made simpler and/or quicker, we will offer suggestions
  • to ever want to change back to a full-time in-house cashier!

Once you have tested how an outsourced, or virtual, cashroom can work – we don’t expect you to ever want to go back to having a full-time in-house cashier ever. Of course, life changes and firm’s change so if you do feel that you need an in-house cashier again – we will also make that transition as painless as possible. We can provide training and support at that stage, if  needed.

Could a virtual cashroom be YOUR solution?

Outsourcing your Cashroom – 3 of 4

June 25, 2013 Posted by Lynne Moffatt

Outsourcing seems to be a hot topic with Scottish legal firms, and The Law Society of Scotland.  The following series of articles outlines points for consideration if you are thinking of outsourcing your cashroom.

  1. Could outsourcing your legal cashroom be the answer?
  2. Outsourced Cashroom – How can it work?
  3. Outsourced Cashroom – What to Expect
  4. Outsourced Cashroom – What not to Expect

 

Outsourcing your Cashroom
Part 3 of 4 – Outsourced Cashroom – What to Expect

An outsourced cashroom can greatly reduce your stress levels and concerns when it comes to your Cashroom and The Law Society of Scotland’s Accounts Rules.

If you follow your initial training, you can expect:-Outsourcing Benefits

  • your outsourced cashroom to run smoothly and exceptionally easily
  • your costs to be lower than paying a Cashier’s salary – less than half is what we aim for
  • firm financial reports as often as you require, and in a format that you can easily read
  • information on any updated accounts rules or suggested ‘good practice’ guidelines
  • your Law Society accounts inspections to run like clockwork
  • suggestions to further streamline your accounts procedures
  • a helpful, straight-forward attitude to dealing with your accounts and book-keeping requirements
  • to benefit from a network of firm’s who, just like you, have outsourced their legal cashroom

Are YOU ready to benefit?

Outsourcing your Cashroom – 2 of 4

June 11, 2013 Posted by Lynne Moffatt

Outsourcing seems to be a hot topic with Scottish legal firms, and The Law Society of Scotland.  The following series of articles outlines points for consideration if you are thinking of outsourcing your cashroom.

  1. Could outsourcing your legal cashroom be the answer?
  2. Outsourced Cashroom – How can it work?
  3. Outsourced Cashroom – What to Expect
  4. Outsourced Cashroom – What not to Expect

 

Outsourcing your Cashroom
Part 2 of 4 – Outsourced Cashroom – How can it work?

Whether outsourcing is for your firm or not depends on your needs, but I have not met a situation yet that cannot be accommodated using an outsourced cashroom solution.

  1. We run the accounts software for you, so you don’t need to pay for it each year – CHECKCHECK
  2. Banking systems (online) – CHECK
  3. Internet connection – CHECK
  4. Easy access to firm’s financial information – CHECK
  5. Easy access to client’s ledger information – CHECK

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 = OUTSOURCE YOUR CASHROOM

You will need someone at your end to pay cheques in, send cheques out and send us information. This can be a secretary, receptionist, junior member of staff or YOU if you prefer to work alone! Full training for the minimum of procedures will be provided.  The rest you can leave to us. We will keep you on the right track, run the rest of your cashroom requirements (including The Accounts Rules) and provide you with the information you need to run your business.

If IT scares you – don’t worry, we LOVE IT!  We have created systems that are easy to learn and use, so deployment is quick and there is little time spent on the crossover to a new system.

Outsourcing your Cashroom

June 4, 2013 Posted by Lynne Moffatt

Outsourcing seems to be a hot topic with Scottish legal firms, and The Law Society of Scotland.  The following series of articles outlines points for consideration if you are thinking of outsourcing your cashroom.

  1. Could outsourcing your legal cashroom be the answer?
  2. Outsourced Cashroom – How can it work?
  3. Outsourced Cashroom – What to Expect
  4. Outsourced Cashroom – What not to Expect

 

Outsourcing your Cashroom
Part 1 of 4 – Could outsourcing your legal cashroom be the answer?

If outsourcing your cashroom is the answer, what is the question?

> My cashier is retiring soon, how will I replace her/him?
It is extremely difficult, nigh on impossible, to find a reliable legal cashier who aces accountancy and the accounts rules.

> My paralegal is also my cashier, we could take on more legal work – but where will we find the time?
You could increase your turnover, but cannot find the time out from other duties.

> If fear of running my own accounts did not stop me from opening my own law firm, how successful could I be?
You aspire to run your own successful law firm, but do not know where to start with Accounts Rules compliance and systems.

> I am out of the office a LOT, how can I have access to my firm’s financial information wherever I am?
By taking advantage of industry-leading software – you WILL have access to the information you need, wherever you are.

The answer? – OUTSOURCE YOUR CASHROOM!