Accounts Payable - Global Law firm - London, City - 1 Year FTC

3 days Office 2 days WFH

35-40k + Excellent Benefits - Immediate requirement

The successful applicant will provide an effective and efficient Accounts Payable disbursement function within the Finance Department.

Key Responsibilities

●          Ensure all office, disbursement and professional fee invoices are properly approved and processed in the Elite system.

●          Prepare daily payment runs on the firm's on-line banking platform, including international payments. 

●          Pay disbursements in accordance with SRA regulations.

●          Make urgent ad hoc payments as necessary.

●          Process remittance advices on a timely basis.

●          Reconcile to payment beneficiaries, and resolve supplier statements on a regular basis, identifying discrepancies.

●          Undertake regular reviews of all unpaid and unbilled items, and use initiative to clear down such items.

●          Deal with third party / payment queries.

●          Disbursement transfers and reversals.

●          Post payments onto Elite 3E.

●          Undertake any other ad hoc duties as may be required.

Key Skills & Experience Required

• A minimum of two years' legal accounts experience.
• Experience with legal disbursements – counsel, experts' fees, etc. an advantage.
• Good knowledge of SRA Accounts Rules.
• Broad understanding of UK VAT legislation and its application to purchase ledger and cash book transactions.
• Experience in an international environment and on-line international payments advantageous.
• Computer literate, with good knowledge of MS Office.