Accounts Payable Coordinator
£15.9 - £18.3 per hourEstimated
Full-time
If you're an experienced Accounts Payable professional with a background in legal finance and a passion for accuracy, compliance, and process improvement, this could be an excellent next step in your career.
Our client is a prestigious international law firm with an established presence across major global financial centres. Their London Finance team acts as a central hub, supporting accounts payable operations across multiple international offices.
This is a varied and hands-on role within the Accounting & Analysis team, where you'll play a key part in ensuring the efficient, accurate, and compliant delivery of accounts payable services. The firm offers a collaborative environment that genuinely values initiative, continuous improvement, and high standards of service.
Key Responsibilities
As an Accounts Payable Coordinator, you will be responsible for a broad range of duties, including:
- Processing and posting office account transactions accurately and within agreed service levels
- Reviewing, reconciling, and uploading supplier invoices while ensuring coding and approvals are completed correctly
- Monitoring invoice approval workflows and proactively following up with partners, fee earners, and budget holders to ensure timely authorisation
- Preparing and processing electronic payments in accordance with firm policies, statutory requirements, and internal controls
- Authorising office account payments in line with established procedures
- Processing expenses, credit notes, direct debits, and ad hoc supplier payments as required
- Reconciling supplier statements and resolving outstanding items to ensure liabilities are recorded promptly and accurately
- Investigating and resolving supplier queries, invoice discrepancies, and aged creditor balances
- Reconciling matter and general ledger accounts and resolving any associated queries
- Supporting bank reconciliations and investigating outstanding reconciliation items
- Processing and paying professional disbursements through electronic platforms, ensuring compliance with internal and regulatory requirements
- Monitoring compliance with the SRA Accounts Rules, investigating exceptions, and escalating breaches where necessary
- Assisting with month-end and year-end close activities, including reconciliations, accruals, and reporting
- Supporting internal and external audits, including SAR and Accounts Rules audits
- Maintaining supplier master data, completing verification checks for new suppliers and bank detail amendments in line with fraud prevention controls
- Contributing to finance projects, process improvements, and the ongoing development of accounts payable procedures
- Working closely with the Accounts Payable Lead and wider finance stakeholders to support day-to-day AP operations across a multi-office environment
- Ensuring all financial controls, policies, and procedures are adhered to at all times
About You
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- A minimum of two years' accounts payable experience within a law firm
- Proven experience managing high-volume invoice processing, supplier accounts, payment runs, and reconciliations
- A strong understanding of the SRA Accounts Rules , VAT requirements, and relevant regulatory obligations
- Excellent attention to detail and a methodical approach to your work
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet strict deadlines
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to build relationships across all levels of the business
- A proactive, self-motivated, and solutions-focused mindset
- A collaborative approach and the ability to work effectively within a team environment
- The confidence to take ownership of tasks and use your initiative when required
Desirable Experience
The following skills and experience would be advantageous, although not essential:
- Experience working within the finance function of a large international or global law firm
- Between two and four years of legal accounts experience
- Knowledge of Aderant Expert and/or Elite practice management systems
- Previous involvement in finance systems enhancements or process improvement initiatives
Why Apply?
This is an opportunity to join a highly regarded international law firm where you'll gain exposure to a complex, multi-office finance operation while working alongside experienced legal finance professionals. The role offers genuine variety, responsibility, and the chance to contribute to ongoing improvements within a high-performing team.
If you're looking to build your legal finance career in a supportive and professional environment, we'd love to hear from you.
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