DAC Beachcroft
Accounts Payable Assistant
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Department: Business Services - Finance
Location: Bristol
Description
Are you an organised and detail-oriented finance professional looking to build your career within a fast-paced professional services environment? We are seeking an Accounts Payable Assistant to join our Finance team, supporting the efficient processing of supplier and matter-related payments while delivering an excellent service to colleagues and external suppliers.
This is an excellent opportunity to become part of a collaborative and high-performing finance function, where accuracy, strong stakeholder relationships and a proactive approach are highly valued. You'll play a key role in ensuring payments are processed efficiently, queries are resolved effectively, and financial processes continue to operate smoothly across the firm.
The Opportunity
As an Accounts Payable Assistant, you will support the Accounts Payable team in managing all outgoing business and matter-related payments. Working closely with colleagues across the firm and external suppliers, you'll help ensure invoices, expenses and payment requests are processed accurately and within agreed timescales.
This role offers the opportunity to develop your finance career within a professional services environment where teamwork, continuous improvement and exceptional client service are at the heart of everything we do. You'll work alongside experienced finance professionals, gain exposure to a range of accounts payable processes, and play an important role in supporting the firm's operational success.
If you're a motivated finance professional with strong attention to detail and a commitment to delivering outstanding service, we'd love to hear from you.
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Key Responsibilities
Working as part of a collaborative team, your responsibilities will include:
- Reviewing, checking and logging matter-related disbursement invoices through the firm's invoice management system (Chrome River).
- Reviewing, checking and processing business cost invoices through the invoice management system.
- Running daily payment reports and processing supplier payments via BACS and cheque.
- Processing non-GBP currency payments through the firm's foreign exchange provider.
- Handling urgent payment requests accurately and within required timescales.
- Managing supplier queries via telephone and email, delivering a professional and responsive service.
- Monitoring the team mailbox and categorising queries for appropriate action.
- Liaising with Partners, lawyers, business services colleagues and external suppliers to resolve payment-related queries.
- Assisting with aged creditor reviews, statement reconciliations and other accounts payable investigations.
- Reviewing bank statements to identify supplier refunds, direct debits, standing orders and other outstanding transactions.
- Reviewing and processing staff expenses submitted through Chrome River.
- Reviewing and processing company credit card transactions in line with firm policies and procedures.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
We're interested in hearing from candidates who can demonstrate:
- Previous experience working within an Accounts Payable or legal finance function.
- Experience of working within a high-volume transactional finance environment.
- Strong systems skills, including experience using finance systems and Microsoft Office applications.
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and work to strict deadlines.
- A high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the confidence to build effective working relationships across all levels of a business.
- A proactive and solutions-focused approach to resolving queries and issues.
- The ability to provide a professional and responsive service to both internal and external stakeholders.
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Additional Information
As a Disability Confident Scheme employer, we’re committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you need any reasonable adjustments at any stage (including the application, assessment or interview process), please contact recruitment@dacbeachcroft.com in confidence with the vacancy reference in the subject line, and we’ll be happy to help.
We are happy to talk flexible working with our Flex Forward scheme. We would encourage you to talk to us about our approach to flexible working during the hiring process if you would like to explore this further.
Note for Recruitment Agencies
DAC Beachcroft manages all vacancies via our in-house recruitment teams, prioritising direct sourcing and referrals. When external support is required, roles are released to selected agencies on our Preferred Supplier List (PSL).
Speculative CVs sent to any DAC Beachcroft employee without prior instruction from our recruitment teams (LLP and CSG) will not be accepted, and no fees will be payable.
For PSL queries, please contact: recruitment@dacbeachcroft.com or csgrecruitment@dacbeachcroft.com
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