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Accounts Payable Assistant (Fixed Term Contract)

Reference JTDCTBEX

Location Bexleyheath

This role involves but is not limited to:

·         Uploading, reviewing and approving invoices submitted in Chrome River and ensuring all coding is correct 

·         Reconciling supplier statements & identifying and requesting missing supplier invoices

·         Communicating with staff & suppliers responding to any queries

·         Posting court fees to client matters including investigation of unassigned courts fees

·         Processing and paying referral fees

·         Monitoring disbursements, posting to specific matters on the portal and processing payments

·         Answering the telephone, with queries from the wider firm and external vendors/ clients

·         Processing disbursements onto ledgers and reconciling of counsel fees in the process

·         Posting Searches invoices

·         Ensuring the payment cycle runs smoothly and effectively for both disbursement and overhead invoices

·         Processing payment of Paid When Paid within 48 hours and Legal Aid Agency within 14 days of receiving funds

·         Processing CHAPS, BACS, FastPay and international payment transactions

·         Answering the telephone and taking client card payments

·         Processing compensation or complaint payments 

Requirements:

·         Excellent communication skills & telephone manner

·         Professional outlook

·         Strong Excel & Office skills

·         Able to work in a busy and pressurised environment

·         Excellent attention to detail

·         Able to work as a team as well as alone

·         Able to manage multiple workloads

 

Company Core Values:

Aspire: To challenge convention, an entrepreneur with energy for change. To be the best that we can be 

Integrate: Bring together people and systems into a cohesive force

Innovate: To creatively evolve our working practices, use our revenue and resources in a virtuous cycle of improving our people, systems and growth 

Commit: To delivering excellent client experience and working with integrity, investing in long term relationships, creating a strong market position and delivering sustained commercial advantage 


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