Accounts Payable Assistant

Our client is an award-winning international law firm with offices in Europe, US and Asia. Their world-wide headcount stands at 700 staff. The firm’s client base is a mixture of corporate clients and high net worth individuals and families.

They currently have an opportunity for an Accounts Payable Assistant to join their team.  This role is key to maintaining and improving the overall health of the Firm through the delivery of effective Accounts Payable services.

Responsibilities

• Receive and verify invoices
• Input invoices in multi-currency#Process backup reports after data entry
• Paying invoices by BACs, CHAPS payment and cheque
• Reconciling creditor accounts
• Ensure payments are allocated
• Identify areas of inefficiency; suggest and see through improvements
• Forecasting AP cash payments for inclusion in the cash flow forecasting
• Applying the correct VAT treatment to transactions
• Liaise with counterparts in the Firm’s other offices
• Maintain and create accurate vendor records
• Process credit card transactions
• Process supplier invoices on mass via file imports into Elite
• Processing foreign expert fees
• Assist with bi-annual payment terms reporting

Candidate Profile

• Elite experience would be advantageous
• Previous Accounts Payable experience ideally gained at a law firm
• Work well under pressure

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 contract vacancy on behalf of one of its Clients.