This role involves but is not limited to:

• Communicating with staff & suppliers responding to any queries
• Processing and paying referral fees
• Approving office payment requests (disbursements)
• Reconcile Counsel Fees as per what is posted to the ledger
• Ability to read vendor and client ledgers
• 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
• Ensuring all emails in the various AP mailboxes are responded to and deal with timely, with a max turnaround time of 48 hours
• 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
• Paying the bulk overhead invoices on a two-weekly basis
• Answering the telephone and taking client card payments
• Processing compensation or complaint payments
• Ensuring that all statutory regulations are complied with including SARs
• Assisting with audit queries in relation to Account Payable 

Requirements:

• Experience of working within a similar role within a Solicitor’s accounts department is desirable.
• Have a good understanding of the accounting system, the banking system and case management systems.
• Able to adapt to changing deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills and telephone manner.
• Full knowledge, experience and understanding of the Solicitors Accounts Rules is desirable.
• Ability to communicate at all levels and across all departments.
• Ability to work independently and as a team.
• High levels of attention to detail.
• Strong Excel and MS Office skills.
• Professional approach

Company Core Values:

• Aspirations: To be the best that you can, motivated to do things better, works smarter not harder, embraces changes, learns from mistakes, takes an interest in the vision of the business
• Integrity: Open and honest, shows respect, admits mistakes, looks at ways to improve and share ideas
• Innovation: Creative and Dynamic, Adaptable to change, seeks ways of doing things better, get involved with work that makes a difference, continuously learns new things for personal development
• Commitment: Relationships for the long-term