Accounts Payable Officer

**SYDNEY - MACQUARIE PARK**

**THE OPPORTUNITY**

Our Business Finance team are looking for a diligent and collaborative Accounts Payable Officer to join our Sydney team.

Reporting to the Accounts Payable Manager, you will support the business by processing company expenses and disbursements into the HSF financial system in a timely and accurate manner, compliant with ATO regulations and according to our policies and procedures.

Day to day, you will:

- Ensure accurate data entry of invoices for multiple entities into Aderant Expert is completed in a timely manner
- Ensure compliance with internal and external policies and requirements
- Process weekly payment runs to domestic and international suppliers
- Complete monthly statement reconciliations
- Ensure that all Accounts Payable tasks and requests are actioned in line with Service Level Agreement with the business

**SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS**

To be successful in this role, you will have:

- At least 1- 2 years’ experience in an Accounts Payable position, however we will consider those with more or less experience.
- Strong problem solving skills, and the ability to think creatively to find answers
- An interest in Accounts Payable and the drive to find better ways to complete tasks
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Beginner to Intermediate level skills with Excel
- Experience using Aderant Expert (this is highly desirable, but not essential)
- Accurate and timely data entry skills
- The ability to prioritise your workload - adjusting for problems and roadblocks
- Excellent customer service skills: you’ll be able to anticipate needs and exceed customer expectations
- A self-motivated approach with a “can-do, team-player” attitude

**GROUP / TEAM**

Business Finance

**GROUP / TEAM DESCRIPTION**

The Business finance team works closely with management, practices, partners and business services teams to assist in driving its strategy, profitability, cash flow and growth.

The team ensures an adequate financial control framework is maintained to safeguard the integrity of the firm's finances and plays a key role in mitigating financial and business risks. The team provides robust financial information internally and externally to enable decision making, effective operations and to help the firm meet its clients' needs and statutory requirements.

As a member of the Business finance team, whether you are in core finance, taxation, treasury or projects, you’ll play a critical role in the firm's success.

**What we offer**
- At Herbert Smith Freehills we value flexibility. For most roles, we work an average of 60% of the time in the office, taking into consideration individual, team, client and learning needs.
- To continue to support our staff working from home as a part of Agile 60, we offer an allowance for home office furniture as well as IT equipment.
- We recognise that the success of our business and our clients relies on the skills, knowledge and ideas of all our people. We are dedicated to creating an exceptional experience for our clients and we value empathy, simplicity and commerciality.
- At Herbert Smith Freehills you will be part of a diverse, innovative culture where high performance, client focus, and highly engaged people are our differentiator. People at our firm come from a range of backgrounds and bring a wide variety of experiences and perspectives to their work with us. We strive to ensure that our inclusive environment means you feel valued and able to perform at your best by being your authentic self at work. We know that our future success not only depends on being innovative and progressive in the changing legal market but, most importantly, on our people feeling highly engaged in meaningful work.
- People join us to develop their careers and themselves. To support this we provide contemporary tailored learning programs, regular career conversations and a culture of feedback.

**ROLE TYPE**

Business Services

**CONTRACT TYPE**

Permanent

**WORKING PATTERN**

Full Time

**DIVERSITY & INCLUSION**

At Herbert Smith Freehills you will be part of a diverse, innovative culture where high performance, client focus and highly engaged people are our differentiator. People at our firm come from a range of backgrounds and bring a wide variety of experiences and perspectives to their work with us. We strive to ensure that our inclusive environment means you feel valued and able to perform at your best by being your authentic self at work. We know that our future success not only depends on being innovative and progressive in the changing legal market but, most importantly, on our people feeling highly engaged in meaningful work.

We understand that you have commitments and personal interests outside of work and we strive to create a working environment based on mutual trust and respect, in which you can perform at your best whilst maintaining sustainable balance across your life.

Herbert Smith Freeh