Accounts Payable Coordinator
London | US Law Firm | Hybrid Working (3:2)
An international law firm is looking for an Accounts Payable Coordinator to join its London finance team. This is a great opportunity for an experienced legal finance professional to join a collaborative and high-performing team, supporting the London office alongside several international offices.
The role offers broad exposure across Accounts Payable, with responsibility for high-volume invoice processing, payments, supplier management and reconciliations, while ensuring compliance with SRA Accounts Rules and internal financial controls.
Key Responsibilities
- Process and post high volumes of supplier invoices accurately and within agreed deadlines
- Prepare and process electronic payments and professional disbursements
- Reconcile supplier statements and investigate invoice discrepancies and outstanding balances
- Monitor invoice approval workflows and liaise with fee earners, partners and budget holders
- Maintain supplier records and complete appropriate verification checks for new suppliers and bank detail changes
- Assist with office account payments, expenses, credit notes and direct debits
- Support bank, matter and GL reconciliations
- Assist with month-end, year-end and audit requirements
- Ensure compliance with SRA Accounts Rules, VAT requirements and internal financial controls
Experience Required
- Previous AP experience, ideally gained within a law firm or professional services environment
- Experience handling high volumes of invoices, including coding, posting, approvals and supplier management
- Knowledge of SRA Accounts Rules, VAT and AML regulations would be highly beneficial
- Experience using Aderant Expert or Elite would be advantageous
- Excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills
- Confident communicator, comfortable dealing with stakeholders at all levels
- Proactive, reliable and able to work effectively to tight deadlines
This is an excellent opportunity to join the finance function of a leading international law firm, offering exposure to a varied AP workload and interaction with stakeholders across multiple international offices.
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.
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