Accounts Payable Assistant

London (City of), London (Greater)
£19,000 to £21,000
26 Oct 2016
03 Nov 2016
906412
Legal Finance
Contract
Full Time

This client is an international law firm with offices across Europe, the Middle East and the Far East. Their areas of work include commercial disputes, insurance, shipping and business & finance. Their headcount stands at over 600 and growing. The Accounts team is undergoing a significant amount of change in order to provide an efficient and high-quality service to the firm. 

They are recruiting for an Accounts Payable Assistant to join them on a 6 month fixed term contract. This person will be responsible for the purchase ledger function, as detailed below.

Key Responsibilities

Process of domestic and foreign invoices. 

Ensure that payments are processed in line with the terms agreed and firm’s set procedures. 

Ensuring supplier invoices are accurately entered on a daily basis.

Ensure that supplier statements are fully reconciled on a monthly basis, identifying any discrepancies.

Prepare regular payment runs by BACS/CHAPS. 

Weekly payment run of staff expenses due for payment.

Undertake monthly review of all unpaid items and clear down as necessary. 

Deal with enquiries from budget managers and suppliers in a confident and friendly manner.

Ensure that exchange rates are accurately inputted in the firm’s accounting system.

General office administration, including distribution of mail and filing. 

Candidate Profile

Team Player

Good attention to detail

Flexible and willing to work extra hours when required

Ability to meet deadlines

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.