We are looking for an experienced Accounts Payable Specialist, known
internally as Accounts Payable Clerk, to join our busy Finance team in
central Leeds to provide support to the UK and partnership offices of
Squire Patton Boggs. We need a self-motivated and proactive individual
who thrives when working as part of a team. You'll preferably have
experience working in a professional services environment, although
candidates with strong accounts knowledge will be considered.
Our Firm
Squire Patton Boggs is one of the world's strongest integrated law
firms, committed to providing insight at the point where law, business
and government meet. We deliver commercially focused business
solutions to a diverse mix of clients, from long-established leading
corporations to emerging businesses, start-up visionaries and
sovereign nations. With over 1,500 lawyers spanning more than 40
offices across four continents, the firm is renowned for its local
connections and global influence, delivering comprehensive legal
services across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific,
and Latin America. In the UK, we have offices in Birmingham,
Manchester, Leeds and London.
The firm is committed to promoting an inclusive and supportive
working environment. Embedded by local champions in each of our UK
offices, our well-regarded family and carer, wellbeing and DEI
programmes provide a variety of flexible working options to support
individuals' life journeys, helping our people pursue their personal
and professional goals.
Our Team
Our Finance team in Leeds is a large team made of up Accounts
Payable, Database and Billing, Credit Control and Client and Office
Accounts. The team provide centralised support to all the UK offices
and ensure they provide a world class service to the firm's internal
and external clients.
Our 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 and 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 professional services environment. You'll need to have a basic
knowledge of VAT and be familiar with alpha and numeric data entry. As
you will be dealing with people of all levels, you must have the
ability to communicate effectively and interpret instructions. An
appreciation of the importance of confidentiality is also required at
all times.
We need you to be able to use your initiative, have excellent
attention to detail, and be a real team player. From time to time,
flexibility with hours may be required especially when it comes to
month end.
What you need to know
If you are interested in finding out more about this role, please
visit our website at www.squirepattonboggs.com/en/careers
in the first instance. We are unable to process applications sent
directly by email. Please complete an online application. No agency
CVs accepted at this time.
We are an inclusive employer and aim to ensure our workforce is
representative of our diverse society. We welcome applications
regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity and expression,
age, neuro diversity or disability status, family or parental
status, race, religion or ethnicity. We will make reasonable
adjustments and adaptions to our recruitment process to ensure it is
inclusive for anyone who wishes to apply. We may collect relevant
data for monitoring as part of our candidate registration process.
