Accounts Payable Administrator

Our client is an international law firm with offices in New York & London. They are an award winning practice featuring in the Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For and numerous other industry specific awards.

They have a flexible benefits package that includes; 25 days holiday with ability to buy more, in-house doctor, good pension scheme, private medical insurance, subsidised gym membership and dental cover

The firm currently have an opening for an Accounts Payable Administrator to join them on a permanent basis. 

Responsibilities

Accurately process supplier invoices and ensure they are appropriately authorised, coded and posted on to the system

Timely filing of invoices following the weekly payment run

Manage the purchase ledger mailbox and efficiently address supplier queries; ensuring all queries are resolved in a professional manner

Manage and process employee expense claims 

Work to agreed weekly timeframes for payment of supplier invoices and employee expense claims

Preparation of BACS file for weekly payment runs

Support Accounts Payable Assistant, Senior Financial Accountant and others in the team. 

Posting journals and providing ad-hoc analysis, when required

Candidate Profile

The successful candidate will possess strong accounts payable and purchase ledger experience, with a basic understanding of accounting principles, ideally gained within legal services. 

Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills

The ability to effectively manage own workload and work well under pressure

Good communication skills to be able to communicate effectively with people at all levels

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 permanent vacancy on behalf of one of its clients.