2nd Jobber Finance/Accounts Payable Assistant at US Law Firm, 12 Month FTC: £27-30,000

Leading US law firm is looking for a new Finance/Accounts Payable Assistant, being given the title Financial Operations Assistant, to join them on an initial 12 months contract.  This role will work closely with the Financial Operations Coordinator and the Legal Cashier to ensure office receipts and transactions are posted correctly and in a timely manner.  This firm is only looking for applicants with 6-12+ finance experience with only previous accounts payable knowledge a must be it from a law firm or other financial services (law firm experience desirable).  Duties will include posting London accounts payable invoices on to the system in a timely manner, ensuring that they are coded and authorised correctly, preparing BACS supplier payment runs and priority payments as required, assisting with the daily monitoring of London bank account balances to ensure funds are available when needed and corresponding directly with the bank about general queries, processing invoices on a regular basis to help with the upkeep of departmental budgets, assisting with the set-up, maintenance and archiving of filed records of invoices and VAT receipts, ensuring copies can be retrieved easily, assisting with bank account reconciliations for EMEA, liaising with office managers and finance colleagues across EMEA to resolve queries and posting credit and vendor payments to the system, managing payment runs and scanning backup documentation for EMEA offices.  Applicants will require strong organisational and administrative skills, excellent interpersonal skills, excellent written and verbal communication skills, the ability to prioritise and coordinate work, be able to manage multiple projects effectively and demonstrate a methodical and thorough working style with a strong focus on detail and the completion of tasks, have a strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Outlook and any previous knowledge of Elite, Word and PowerPoint is desirable. This firm is housed in stunning City offices and work the hours 9:30am to 5:30pm.