Accounts Payable Supervisor at top US Law Firm: to £57,000

An award winning US Law Firm is looking to hire a new Accounts Payable Supervisor to supervise and develop the Accounts Payable team within the growing London office.  Responsibilities will include the day-to-day management of vendor payments ensuring compliance with internal policies and procedures with local Law Society regulations, managing accounts payable postings from other international offices, clear paid cheques and wire transfers for all offices on the firm’s accounting systems, responsible for the efficient management of the submission of expense claims, provide feedback from the US expense team’s periodic audit of expense reports, provide training and support to the secretaries on Chrome River, provide guidance to attorneys and secretaries in the application of the internal expense polices, monitor all incoming expenses and allocation of approvals in the team.  Other duties include the management of the vendor set up process, ensuring vendor validation is completed, maintenance of vendors in line with policy, including monthly review and deactivations, obtain Finance Committee member approval when setting up third party Counsel fees.  Other coordinating responsibilities include managing the team to ensure they’re fully utilised and trained, developing and mentoring the team, involvement in staff selection process and presents the teams induction for all new joiners.  Candidates must have previous supervisory experience within a law firm and must have previous experience using Chrome River along with strong team management skills and excellent communication and written skills.