Disbursement Officer

**Disbursement Officer**

**Location:Liverpool / Manchester**

**Salary:£Competitive**

**Contract Type**:
**Position Type:Full Time**

**Slater and Gordon** are a leading consumer law firm, and our mission is to give people easier access to world class legal services. We are a legal services business powered by technology and led by people that support customers in every stepof their case.

We are currently recruiting for a talented **Disbursement Officer** to join our first class, specialist Finance Department in Liverpool. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about the work they do, the service they provide and getting the best results for their clients.

The purpose of this role is to work with fellow team members to provide a seamless and efficient accounts payable service to the firm. You will contribute towards ensuring that there are open lines of communication and a positive relationship between thefirm and its suppliers. Responsibilities will be varied with a focus on delivering timely and accurate transactional work for both disbursement and overhead payables. The role maintains the integrity of the firm’s financial transactional data; ensuring activitiesare carried out in accordance with internal and external compliance requirements

Client service is at the heart of Slater and Gordon and we take pride in the impressive headlines we generate, demonstrating our range of work and the relentless pursuit of justice by our Solicitors.

At Slater and Gordon Lawyers (UK) we are inclusive. We celebrate multiple approaches and points of view. We believe diversity drives innovation. So, we’re building a culture where difference is valued. Our culture motivates our employees to give their fullselves to the job and invest in the company’s future. Our people see value in their work and are eager to do well in their roles. Our values ensure that all our employees are working towards the same goals.

If you have got the talent, ambition and focus and are looking for a stimulating and rewarding career we would love to hear from you.

**Responsibilities to include**:

- Posting Supplier invoices & credit notes
- Dealing with incoming Supplier & Business Partner Queries
- Monthly detailed supplier statement reconciliations: ensuring all follow up activities are completed in a timely manner
- Weekly Payment Runs
- Maintenance and updating of Accounts Payable processes as part of continuous improvement
- Ad Hoc Duties & Housekeeping

**About You**:

- Excellent excel and reporting skills
- Accounting or finance qualification or experience is ideal
- Experience of working at a legal firm (Desirable)
- Openly encourages the sharing of information, judging when, with whom, and what to communicate, whilst maintaining confidentiality where necessary
- Setting realistic deadlines and putting contingency plans in place if they are likely to miss deadline.
- Organises and prioritises workload appropriately

**Company Values**:
Our values provide the framework for how we engage with our colleagues, customers, and stakeholders. These behaviours and values must be demonstrated in the role and across the business.
- We do what we say we will
- We own it, we sort it
- We don’t wait, we create
- We respect and encourage each other
- We make time to live

**What we offer in return**:
We offer a flexible agile working environment, alongside a competitive salary and benefits package including 25 days holiday allowance plus the option to purchase an extra 5 days, pension scheme, health cash plan, life assurance and income protection insurance.The opportunity to develop a rewarding and successful career with an award
- winning law firm.