Accounts Payable Clerk

Why is this role important and how does it fit into the team, department & wider firm? The role will form part of a team responsible for the prompt and accurate checking/coding and logging of invoices and issuing payments to suppliers, helping to manage spend to current policy and restrict the firm's exposure to non-standard business terms. The team also process expense claims for employees and are responsible for the checking of claims, monitoring adherence to policy and generating payments to reimburse monies owed. What does the role actually involve?

• Receipt and logging of invoices
• Financial coding of invoices
• Posting of invoices to the finance ledger
• Processing daily Bacs and cheque payment runs
• Liaising with suppliers on invoice queries
• Liaising with internal customers to resolve authorisation queries
• Accurate record keeping and document retention
  
  Previous legal purchase ledger experience with an understanding of disbursement processing and the
regulatory rules and timescales around this
• Must possess a 'can-do' attitude and be able to pick up new processes quickly and efficiently
• Enjoy working with figures
• The ability to manage and prioritise your own workload
• Accurate keyboard skills with strong attention to detail
• Ability to build effective and engaging relationships across the immediate team and wider business
contacts
• A robust approach to relationships and interactions with colleagues and a positive team spirit is
essential
• The finance department is often a lively and pressurised environment and the job holder should
recognise and respond positively to this as appropriate
• Previous experience of working in a client focused environment with the ability to communicate at
all levels