Accounts Payable Specialist

Ryder Reid Legal Limited; Greater London; Ibrido; GBP 32.000 - 44.000; Tempo pieno

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Ryder Reid Legal Limited in London seeks an Accounts Payable Specialist to join its hybrid finance team. You will handle invoice processing, supplier onboarding, and payments across global offices, ensuring VAT compliance and accurate postings.

The role collaborates with the London Finance Manager and Partners, offers long-term career development, and requires experience in AP within a law firm and proficiency with Aderant and Excel.

Competenze

• Experience in Accounts Payable within a law firm preferred.
• Understanding of AP processes, supplier management and payment runs.
• Knowledge of UK VAT requirements.
• Experience with Aderant or similar finance system.
• Strong Excel skills.

Mansioni

• Invoice processing - Review invoices and expense claims for coding, VAT compliance and adherence to firm policies.
• Supplier management - Act as a key point of contact for suppliers, resolving queries and maintaining relationships.
• Payment runs - Prepare and process regular bank transfer payment runs and support ad hoc payments where required.
• Vendor maintenance - Maintain supplier records, onboard new vendors and ensure appropriate verification procedures are followed.
• e-Invoice management - Manage supplier invoices and ensure accurate posting to the finance system.
• Stakeholder support - Work closely with Partners, legal support teams and Finance colleagues to resolve invoice and payment queries.
• General ledger support - Assist with account reconciliations, journal preparation and maintaining accurate financial records.
• Process improvement - Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and contribute to finance projects and initiatives.
• Cashiering support - Provide cover for the Senior Legal Cashier, assisting with receipts, payments and bank account administration.

Conoscenze

Accounts Payable

UK VAT

Payment runs

Supplier management

Strumenti

Aderant

Excel

Descrizione del lavoro

Accounts Payable Specialist

London | US Law Firm | Hybrid (3:2)

A prestigious US law firm is seeking an Accounts Payable Specialist to join its London Finance team. This is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional with Accounts Payable experience to join a highly regarded international firm and support finance operations across multiple global offices.

Working closely with the London Finance Manager and wider Finance team, you will play a key role in invoice processing, payment runs, supplier management and cashiering support, whilst ensuring compliance with firm policies and VAT requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Invoice processing - Review invoices and expense claims for coding, VAT compliance and adherence to firm policies.
• Supplier management - Act as a key point of contact for suppliers, resolving queries and maintaining strong working relationships.
• Payment runs - Prepare and process regular bank transfer payment runs and support ad hoc payments where required.
• Vendor maintenance - Maintain supplier records, onboard new vendors and ensure appropriate verification procedures are followed.
• e-Invoice management - Manage supplier invoices and ensure accurate posting to the finance system.
• Stakeholder support - Work closely with Partners, legal support teams and Finance colleagues to resolve invoice and payment queries.
• General ledger support - Assist with account reconciliations, journal preparation and maintaining accurate financial records.
• Process improvement - Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and contribute to finance projects and initiatives.
• Cashiering support - Provide cover for the Senior Legal Cashier, assisting with receipts, payments and bank account administration.

Experience Required

• Previous experience within an Accounts Payable or finance position, in a law firm environment.
• Strong understanding of Accounts Payable processes, supplier management and payment runs.
• Knowledge of UK VAT requirements and business expenditure rules.
• Experience using Aderant or a similar finance system would be beneficial.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a leading US law firm and become part of a collaborative international Finance team, offering broad exposure across Accounts Payable, cashiering and finance operations, alongside excellent long-term career development opportunities.

Due to the high volume of applications, we are not able to respond to all enquiries. If you have not received a response within 72 hours, please assume you have not been shortlisted at this stage, however thank you for taking the time to apply.