Accounts Payable Specialist – Legal Services

Wotton Kearney; Sydney; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Wotton Kearney in Sydney is seeking an Accounts Payable Officer to join our Finance team. This hands-on role takes ownership of day-to-day AP activities, including invoice processing, payment runs, and employee expenses, while supporting monthly reconciliations and the Chrome River system.

The ideal candidate has 2–4 years’ AP experience, preferably in legal or professional services, with strong attention to detail, GST knowledge, and solid Excel skills.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years’ experience in finance or accounts payable.
• Experience in legal or professional services is essential.
• Strong attention to detail with high-volume data entry and manual processing tasks.
• Working knowledge of GST and basic reconciliation skills.
• Intermediate Excel skills; Aderant experience highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Accounts Payable and Disbursement inboxes and respond to internal and vendor queries.
• Process Accounts Payable invoices, including office expenses and disbursements charged to client matters.
• Prepare invoices and employee expenses for daily and weekly payment runs.
• Manage expense reimbursements and corporate credit card reconciliations through Chrome River.
• Process credit card receipts and ensure expenses are correctly coded, supported by receipts and allocated the appropriate GST classification.
• Manage prepayment requests and send remittances following payment processing.
• Complete monthly creditor statements and AP balance sheet reconciliations.
• Support the wider Finance team with AP-related tasks as required.

Skills

AP processing

GST knowledge

Excel

Aderant

high-volume data entry

attention to detail

query handling

Tools

Chrome River

Job description

Wotton Kearney in Sydney is seeking an Accounts Payable Officer to join our Finance team. This hands-on role takes ownership of day-to-day AP activities, including invoice processing, payment runs, and employee expenses, while supporting monthly reconciliations and the Chrome River system.

The ideal candidate has 2–4 years’ AP experience, preferably in legal or professional services, with strong attention to detail, GST knowledge, and solid Excel skills.