Legal Cashier & Accounts Payable Specialist

This client is a global law firm with 650 lawyers across their office network. The London office is a key component of their global platform, offering UK and U.S. legal advice to major international companies and financial institutions, entrepreneurs and investors while drawing upon the resources of their global network.

They are looking for a bright and enthusiastic Cash & Accounts Payable Specialist based in the London office, who will be responsible for a variety of accounting-related activities. The Cash & Accounts Payable Specialist will report to International Controller.

Responsibilities

  • Review coding and input of vendor invoices ensuring accuracy, completeness and compliance with guidelines
  • Prepare electronic payment files and review for accuracy
  • Identify and post cash receipts received accurately to invoices and client ledgers for the London, Paris & Hong Kong offices.
  • Ensuring the execution of client account receipts and payments is in keeping with the Firm policy, AML requirements and in compliance with the Solicitors Accounts Rules
  • Ensuring interest payments are calculated and paid to clients in accordance with the Firm’s interest policy
  • Reporting monthly client account balance reporting to Partners and annual balances to Clients.
  • Assist with ad hoc projects as needed
  • Collaborate with Client Operations to perform Accounts Receivable and cost write offs
  • Interface with client accounts payable departments (or other designated representatives) in a
  • manner that demonstrates professionalism in keeping with the Firm’s values and commitment
  • to client service
  • Answer accounting and financial queries by researching and interpreting data
  • Provide exceptional customer service related to inquiries for both internal and external parties
  • Maintain confidential data, enforce internal controls, comply with SRA rules and Firm’s policies & procedure
  • Assist with ad hoc projects as needed

Candidate Profile

  • 2-3 years Accounts Payable transactional experience or a legal cashiering position in a fast-paced professional services environment
  • Legal industry experience is preferred
  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance or equivalent experience
  • Experience with Aderant accounting software and/ or Chrome River Invoice is a plus
  • Intermediate knowledge of Excel and other Microsoft Office tools
  • Excellent interpersonal and client service skills
  • Ability to set priorities and manage multiple deadlines
  • Ability to adjust to new, different, or changing requirements while conveying a sense of urgency and drive issues to closure
  • Must be detail-oriented, highly organized, and able to work 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 vacancy on behalf of one of its Clients.

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