Accounts Payable & Expenses Administrator - 12-month FTC

Location: Glasgow

This role is a key member of the finance operations team, delivering expenses and accounts payable services. We are recruiting for this role on an initial 12-month FTC basis.

About the role

The Accounts Payable and Expenses Administrator ensures a smooth process of expense transactions and invoice processing, with work produced to a consistently high professional standard, focusing on stakeholder and client satisfaction, and effective stakeholder communication and service orientation. This role also ensures the compliance with the firm’s policies and regulatory requirements.

Your responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

Processing of payments to suppliers using various banking portals

Reconciliation of payments

Sending Remittance Advice notifications to Suppliers

Processing and reconciliation of direct debits

Working with Cashiers to complete bank reconciliations

Processing of supplier invoices

Administration of Expense System

Working with Finance Systems Team and Financial Accountants in relation to expense types and mapping

Liaising with External Auditors on tax queries

Working with HR and Tax teams in relation to Expense Policy

Working with stakeholders to ensure expenses/credit card transactions and travel data feeds are processed efficiently

Processing of payments to staff and partners for expense claims

Analyse Unapproved, unprocessed, and draft expense items

Administration of new starters and leavers

Handling and resolving queries to ensure transactions are processed and allocated to matters promptly

Administration of Corporate Credit Card Programme

Reconciling monthly Credit Card Statements for 300+ users

Working with Financial Accounts to reconcile balance sheet accounts

Working with Cashiers to complete bank reconciliations

General queries and calls from stakeholders and suppliers

Knowledge of Accounts Payable function to allow full exposure of all team activities

Involvement in Accounts Payable related Projects as advised as management team

About you

We will invest in your ongoing training and development to support your professional goals and help you to thrive in your role from day one. Our opportunities are open to all suitably qualified applicants, so to be considered for this role, you must meet the following skills and experience:

Qualifications & Experience

• Proven and relevant experience within a similar position within a professional services environment
• Desirable: Elite 3E or Elite Enterprise and an Expense system
• Desirable: Understanding of the legal industry and its operating model

Skills & Knowledge

• Good analytical skills
• Flexible, with the ability to multi-task
• An attention to detail in meet the high standards of accuracy required
• Able to work under time pressure demanded by tight deadlines
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with a focus on customer service
• Ability to manage different stakeholders confidently and diplomatically

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• What’s in it for you?
• We want to reward you today and help you plan for tomorrow. We appreciate that everyone is different, therefore we have designed a benefits system that offers choice and flexibility based on individual needs and lifestyles. To name a few, these include:
• Competitive basic salary (reviewed annually)
• Flexible, hybrid working policy
• Generous bonus scheme
• Up to 25 days holiday (rising to 28 days with service)
• Holiday exchange scheme
• Private medical insurance
• Enhanced parental leave
• Reasonable adjustments and accommodation for disabled talent in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.
• If you would like to read more information regarding our range of benefits, please visit our Rewards & Benefits page on our website.
• Please note that we have a preferred agency panel in place. Only applications submitted via the portal at the point of instruction will be accepted.