Junior Accounts Payable Processing Clerk

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP; Manchester; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP (BCLP) in Manchester is seeking a proactive entrant to join our Accounts Payable team. This graduate-friendly role offers a route to a finance career within a leading professional services and legal environment, with exposure to key processes and cross-department collaboration.

You will upload supplier invoices into Emburse Enterprise (Chrome River), post vouchers into 3E, reconcile statements and assist with month-end tasks.

Qualifications

• This role would suit a university graduate, college leaver, or an individual looking to begin a career in finance within a professional services or legal environment.
• Additional language skills, particularly French, would be beneficial.
• Excellent attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Positive and collaborative team player who enjoys working with others and contributing to a supportive team environment.
• Previous administration, customer service or finance experience would be beneficial but is not essential.
• A genuine interest in developing a career in finance, with scope for growth and progression within the team.

Responsibilities

• Uploading supplier invoices into Emburse Enterprise (Chrome River).
• Posting vouchers and invoices into 3E, ensuring information is entered accurately and in a timely manner.
• Helping to resolve supplier and invoice queries from colleagues across the firm and external suppliers.
• Reconciling supplier statements to ensure supplier accounts are accurate and up to date.
• Assisting with month end activities and other routine finance tasks.
• Developing knowledge of wider Accounts Payable processes to provide cover during periods of holiday and absence

Skills

Attention to detail

Team player

French language beneficial

Education

University graduate or college leaver

Tools

Emburse Enterprise (Chrome River)

3E

Job description

Position(s) I am Applying for

At BCLP, we’ve built our firm on the foundations of thinking differently. Curious, inquisitive and unbound by tradition, we’re building change within our sector and beyond.

An opportunity to work within an international law firm, in a team and department that are looking to further improve efficiencies and streamline/automate working processes.

Opportunity to suggest and implement changes with the potential to assume responsibility for work completed elsewhere in the future.

Key Responsibilites

• Uploading supplier invoices into Emburse Enterprise (Chrome River).
• Posting vouchers and invoices into 3E, ensuring information is entered accurately and in a timely manner.
• Helping to resolve supplier and invoice queries from colleagues across the firm and external suppliers.
• Reconciling supplier statements to ensure supplier accounts are accurate and up to date.
• Assisting with month end activities and other routine finance tasks.
• Developing knowledge of wider Accounts Payable processes to provide cover during periods of holiday and absence

Skills and experience required

• This role would suit a university graduate, college leaver, or an individual looking to begin a career in finance within a professional services or legal environment.
• Additional language skills, particularly French, would be beneficial.
• Excellent attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Positive and collaborative team player who enjoys working with others and contributing to a supportive team environment.
• Previous administration, customer service or finance experience would be beneficial but is not essential.
• A genuine interest in developing a career in finance, with scope for growth and progression within the team.

At BCLP we understand the value of a workforce with diverse perspectives and experiences, and we believe people perform at their best when they can truly be themselves at work. We aim to create an inclusive environment where all our employees are valued, motivated and able to be themselves. In order to provide the best possible service to our robust client base, we are committed to recruiting, retaining, rewarding and developing our people with regard to their abilities and contributions and without reference to their background, gender, gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, age, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, political belief, disability or any other applicable protected characteristic.