Accounts Payable Specialist

2 months ago

London London, UK, United Kingdom Hays Accountancy and Finance Full time

Your new company
You will be joining an extremely unique and exciting law firm with an impressive growth trajectory. They offer a collaborative, fun and welcoming place to work, where over a third of their employees have been with the firm for over 5 years Reporting to the Financial Controller, you will sit in their finance team of 8 and be based in their Cannon Street office 2 days / week.

Your new role

  • Ensure invoices and credit cards are posted on time and accurately. This will include expenses and disbursements chargeable to our clients.
  • The management and oversight of Chrome River.
  • Ensure that the Purchase Ledger is accurately maintained, and processing deadlines are met.
  • VAT - ensuring we remain compliant with HMRC regulations.
  • Credit cards - managing the account and relationship with the bank. Coding and posting monthly credit card statement, and managing limits
  • Petty cash - processing fee earner expense forms; checking all supporting documentation (e., invoices/till receipts etc.); coding all claims; and obtaining the necessary authorisation before payment.
  • Disbursement ledger - coding and posting counsel fee notes; filing; reconciliation of Counsel Fee statements to nominal ledger on a quarterly basis.
  • Banking - Posting of daily receipts and banking transactions, reconciling back to the bank.
  • Payments - responsible for all outgoing payments for the company using electronic means. This includes doing monthly BACS run and raising client and office cheques when required.
  • Client to office transfers - collating information and processing client to office transfers once a week including payments in line with our internal SRA policy.
  • Responsible for the monthly closure of the purchase ledger, and any accruals.

What you'll need to succeed

  • You will have 5+ years of purchase ledger experience.
  • Exceptional analytical and strategic thinking abilities.
  • The ability to work to daily, monthly, and annual deadlines, and report progress upwards.
  • A positive and driven attitude which focusses on getting the job done, rather than putting in the hours.
  • A detailed knowledge of SRA Accounts rules is desirable.
  • Experience using Chrome River is desirable.
  • Advanced in using Excel to reconcile, summarise and analyse data efficiently.

What you'll get in return
This position offers an annual salary of up to £47,000 + benefits. Working 2 days / week in their recently refurbished Cannon Street office, you will be joining an incredibly collaborative and friendly team who support each other to maintain the highest standards.


What you need to do now
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