Accounts Payable Clerk

**Job no**: 495215

**Work type**: Fixed Term Contract - Full time

**Location**: Sydney

**Categories**: Corporate Services

**About Allens**

Allens is a leading international law firm with a proud 200-year heritage of shaping the future for our clients, our people and the communities in which we work. From playing a pioneering role in the development of legislation and regulatory frameworks in the Asian region, to acting on numerous 'firsts' across a range of industry and community issues, it is in our DNA to make a difference and help shape what our world looks like. Our alliance with Linklaters connects our clients and teams with an international network of legal leaders that spans 41 offices in 26 countries.

We value personal growth and career progression equally. Through our in-depth career coaching, focus on innovation, and international secondment program, we aim to create future leaders in the legal industry.

**Your role**

The best lawyers need the best business partners. At Allens, our business teams are also specialists in their field, using their unique knowledge and expertise to solve critical client and business challenges.

You'll be a part of our Finance team who provide strategic input to the firm based on an analysis of financial data and forecasting of results to ensure planning, budgeting and performance tracking activities meet the firm's goals.

As an Accounts Payable Clerk or Specialist in our Sydney office you will:

- Be responsible for the daily operations of processing invoices, managing payments and reconciliations.
- Review the coding of invoices and follow up queries from the business regarding the status of their invoices
- Generate schedules for invoice payment
- Complete vendor reconciliations
- Ensure policy adherence, responding to ad-hoc queries and following up disputed items
- Identify opportunities for efficiency in our accounts payable processes

This is a 12-month fixed term, full-time contract, however flexibility matters at Allens, so if you are seeking hybrid working or are looking for flexibility in your work, we would be happy to discuss what arrangements would work best for you.

**About you**

You will have:

- Previous accounts payable experience in a large organisation
- Excellent client service skills and professionalism demonstrated by responding appropriately and promptly to all forms of communication to deliver a high quality client service
- Experience with Chrome River or Aderant beneficial, but not essential
- Confidence dealing external stakeholders such as our corporate credit card providers, banks, auditors and software vendors
- An organised, methodical and composed approach when there are peaks in work load
- A good knowledge of GST compliance
- Exceptional attention to detail, as you will be updating and maintaining databases, ensuring data quality.
- The ability to work collaboratively with other members of the team by displaying high standards of conduct and supporting the overall objectives of the team
- An understanding of audit processes, controls and procedures to demonstrate knowledge of risk management when working with the external auditors

**Your development**

In joining Allens, you will receive unparalleled learning and development opportunities. You will be challenged, supported and guided as you learn and develop, and will be encouraged to grow. We foster greatness, and will coach and support you to meet your goals and aspirations.

Our unique Career Deal allows you to take control of your career and provides a transparent approach to career development. Our international alliance with Linklaters means we are able to support secondments all over the world.

**Our perks**

Our benefits include:

- **Financial**: market competitive fixed remuneration; salary continuance insurance, employee recruitment referral program, discounts at hundreds of suppliers including retail outlets, health and travel insurance, charity matched funding program.
- **Health and wellbeing**: fully subsidised gym memberships, annual flu vaccinations, skin checks, in-house snacks and catered meals, subsidised sporting and social activities, emergency childcare, Employee Assistance Program including confidential counselling, wellbeing coaching and financial coaching for employees and their families and regular wellbeing sessions with our in-house consulting Psychologist.
- **Flexibility**: hybrid and flexible working arrangements to support you in your work and life commitments and passions, equipment to support working from home.
- **Leave**: ability to purchase additional annual leave, access to an enhanced, inclusive and flexible parental leave policy - 26 weeks paid parental leave with no minimum service for permanent employees and high quality executive coaching to support the transition.
- **Recognition**: team based recognition including social activities and contribution based recognition activities, and annual Allens Values Awards to nominate and