Accounts Payable Assistant (12 month FTC)

This client is a leading American law firm with 20 offices around the globe employing over 1200 lawyers. The London office is their European hub and is a vibrant and busy place to work. 

They are currently hiring an Accounts Payable Assistant on a 12 month fixed term contract. This is a busy and varied role, which includes some Cashiering responsibilities. 

Responsibilities

Preparing payment requests

Responding to queries 

Operating petty cash and foreign currency requests

Distributing incoming internal post 

Filing and archiving

Preparing BACs payment runs 

Processing invoices 

Raising intercompany invoices 

Bank reconciliations 

Payment of counsel fees

Updating the client account cashbook

Candidate Profile

Some Accounts Payable experience is necessary, gained within legal or professional services

Experience using Elite 3E 

Good analytical and reconciliation skills

Excellent communication skills

Able to prioritise workloads

Important Notice

It is Career Legal’s policy, as a matter of courtesy, to respond to all applications within three working days. However because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to respond to individual candidates. If we have not contacted you within three working days your application has been unsuccessful and your details have not been retained. Please apply for any other position that you may see in the future. Thank you.

Career Legal is a Recruitment Agency and is advertising this vacancy on behalf of one of its Clients.