Accounts Payable/Receivable in Leeds

Accounts Payable - International Law firm - Leeds city. Ideally you'll have experience as an accounts payable specialist within a law firm or professional services group. This International Law firm has a requirement for an Accounts Payable specialist to join the Finance team in Leeds. The team consists of Accounts Payable, Database and Billing, Credit Control and Client and Office Accounts. The team provides centralised support to all the UK offices and ensures they provide a world-class service to the firm's internal and external clients.

The Opportunity

You'll be dealing with all aspects of the accounts payable function, from supplier inception through to payment and query handling. You will be liaising with support staff and suppliers to deal with queries and process invoices; therefore, effective communication is key to this role. You'll be responsible for vendor statement reconciliation, administration of disbursement and expenses, as well as supporting the wider Finance team with information when needed. Ad-hoc duties to ensure the efficient running of the accounts payable function will be part of your day-to-day role; therefore, a flexible approach to work is vital.

You

Whilst comprehensive in-house training is provided, you must have previous experience working in an accounts payable function, ideally in a legal services environment. You'll need to have a basic knowledge of VAT and be familiar with alpha and numeric data entry. An appreciation of the importance of confidentiality is also required at all times. Just as key is that you are a true team player, as occasionally, flexibility with hours may be required especially when it comes to month end.