Accounts Payable Assistant

Slater and Gordon Lawyers (UK); Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday with option to buy 5

Pension scheme

Health cash plan

Life assurance

Income protection insurance

Job summary

Slater and Gordon are recruiting for a Talented Accounts Payable Assistant to join our first class, specialist Finance Department in Liverpool on a Temporary Maternity Cover Contract expected to last 12 months. You will work with fellow team members to provide a seamless and efficient accounts payable service.

You will manage creditors, ensure timely processing of transactions, reconcile suppliers, and maintain relationships, all while upholding confidentiality and deadlines.

Qualifications

• Excellent Excel and reporting skills.
• Hands-on Excel experience is essential.
• Experience in a similar accounts payable role is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing creditors of the business.
• Process transactions for the Dibs/Overheads team in a timely manner.
• Reconcile creditors and ensure accurate supplier payments.
• Maintain supplier statement reconciliations and relationships.
• Handle ad hoc requests from Accounts Payable Manager/Team Leader.
• Support a seamless, efficient accounts payable service.

Skills

Excel

Reporting

Job description

Slater and Gordon are a leading consumer law firm which provides a broad range of specialist legal and complementary services. We are undergoing a huge transformation across all areas of the business, with a focus on people and technology, and our mission is to give people easier access to our world class legal services.

We are currently recruiting for a Talented Accounts Payable Assistant to join our first class, specialist Finance Department in Liverpool on a Temporary Maternity Cover Contract expected to last 12 months If you are an experienced Accounts Payable Assistant and have excellent excel and reporting skills then we want to hear from you!

You will work with fellow team members to provide a seamless and efficient accounts payable service to the firm. Your responsibilities will be varied with a focus on delivering timely and accurate transactional work for both disbursement and overhead payables.

Responsibilities to include:

• Assisting to manage creditors of the business
• Accountable for the timely processing of transactions for the Dibs/Overheads team
• Reconciliation of the creditors
• Accurate and timely payment of suppliers in line with contracted terms
• Supplier statement reconciliations including maintaining supplier relationships
• Adhoc request from Accounts Payable Manager/Team Leader

About You:

• Excellent excel and reporting skills
• Hands on excel experience is a must
• Experience within a similar role would be nice to have
• Openly encourages the sharing of information, judging when, with whom, and what to communicate, whilst maintaining confidentiality where necessary
• Setting realistic deadlines and putting contingency plans in place to ensure deadlines are met.

What we offer in return:

We offer a hybrid working environment, alongside a competitive salary and benefits package including 25 days holiday allowance plus the option to purchase an extra 5 days, pension scheme, health cash plan, life assurance and income protection insurance. The opportunity to develop a rewarding and successful career with an award- winning law firm.

Company Values:

Our values provide the framework for how we engage with our colleagues, customers, and stakeholders. These behaviours and values must be demonstrated in the role and across the business.