Shakespeare Martineau Hiring for Accounts Payable Administrator Job at Birmingham, England Full Time

Our Finance team is made up of over 40 people who work from a variety of our office locations. The work is split into four core areas; Financial Accounting, Financial Operations, Business Partnering and Partner Services.

We are looking for a permanent Accounts Payable (AP) Administrator to join our Finance team, part of the firm’s Business Operations group.

Your key duties will be:

• ensuring all invoices are checked, approved and input in line with month end deadlines
• ensuring counsel and expert invoices are processed and paid in line with client requirements
• minimising overdue invoices in line with payment terms
• reviewing and processing Direct Debits
• Creation of new Vendor accounts
• accurate postings for employee expenses & company credit cards
• resolve Vendor queries
• Facilitating and learning processing within our new PMS system
• Creditors Ledger Housekeeping
• Statement reconciliations
• acting as an advocate of the AP Policies in all instances

Skills and experience you will have:

• at least 3 years’ previous experience in a similar role, preferably within the legal sector
• knowledge of Aderant systems is desirable
• to have strong Excel skills with the ability to manipulate data and present it well; experience of pivot tables and vlookups is an advantage
• a proven track record of resolving queries and meeting targets
• a proven track record of providing stakeholders an excellent service
• demonstrable ability to work efficiently and effectively under pressure of deadlines, including experience in prioritising competing workloads and managing external parties’ expectations

Key competencies you will need:

• to be analytical and highly organised
• excellent attention to detail and high degree of accuracy is imperative
• the ability to build strong relationships and influence internal and external stakeholders
• strong commercial focus and good business acumen
• the ability to recognise an issue or opportunity and work with the AP Team Leader to effectively implement

How we work

We embrace agile working and offer a blended approach to where and how we work.

We appreciate that people have different needs and preferences and we’re keen to be flexible, after all, we value what you do, not where you do it.

We have hubs in Birmingham, Leicester, London, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Solihull, Stratford-upon-Avon and Sheffield. This role will be blended with the option to work from home with travel as required into our Birmingham hub.
Additional information
Please be aware, for some vacancies, where we receive high numbers of applications we may need to bring the close date forward.

Due to the nature of the work undertaken, confirmation of employment will be subject to a variety of checks which will be carried out once an offer of employment is accepted. Details of the checks can be found here.

Equal opportunities

Shakespeare Martineau is a committed equal opportunities employer. We seek to attract, develop and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures. We value and respect individuality and encourage a culture within our business where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths and experiences. Everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, regardless of their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Accounts payable: 1 year (required)