Accounts Payable Clerk

A bespoke London based Law Firm is looking for an enthusiastic Accounts Payable Clerk to join their Finance department. Your main responsibility will be to manage relationships with internal clients and external suppliers. You will be expected to provide a high quality, professional service by ensuring that Partner and Staff expenses and supplier invoices are all paid in a timely manner.

Key responsibilities: -

• Processing and payment of supplier invoices
• Reconciliation of supplier statements
• Payment of disbursements in accordance with SRA regulations
• Processing and payment of firm wide Staff and Partner expenses on a regular basis
• Contacting internal clients and external suppliers directly as required to raise or respond to queries
• Maintaining and monitoring Petty Cash ledger
• Allocation of corporate credit card charges and reconciliation of accounts
• Aware of VAT regulation considerations
• Suggest improvements to processes within the department
• Providing support and cover for other areas of the accounts function including Cashiering and Billing (on the job training provided)

Key requirements: -

• Experience of working in a professional services environment, previous legal experience is an advantage but not essential
• Excellent organisational and time management skills with the ability to deal effectively with conflicting priorities
• Exceptional attention to detail
• An understanding of SRA regulations would be advantageous
• Previous experience of using an accounting package such as Aderant is preferable

If you fit the above description and are interested in this role, please apply with your updated CV.