Accounts Receivable Clerk

**Job no**: 495278

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

**Location**: Melbourne, Sydney

**Categories**: Corporate Services

**About Allens**

As a leading law firm with a respected and established brand, our Corporate Services teams have the opportunity to work at the cutting edge of technology, workplace culture, process improvement, business strategy and growth. With Allens, you'll have the opportunity to identify and set new standards of excellence for the profession and play a vital role in delivering services to our clients that are responsive, innovative and focused on their needs. You'll be empowered to support client relationships and growth, find operational efficiencies and drive changes that make a real impact on our clients, people and communities. With a heritage spanning 200 years, shaping the future is in our DNA and 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 and focus on innovation we aim to create future leaders in the legal industry.

**Your role**

At Allens, our business teams are also specialists in their field, using their unique knowledge and expertise to solve critical client and business challenges.

As part of the Financial Services Department, the Working Capital Team is a dynamic and supportive team that works together collaboratively to deliver excellence. Responsible for the management of the Firms Working Capital, the team are required to ensure that billings, collections and receipting are delivered in an efficient and timely manner to meet with the Firms KPI's on a month to month basis. The team is dedicated, innovative and efficient and its success is grounded in a friendly, fun, and respectful culture.

As an Accounts Receivable Clerk, your day will include:

- Uploading bank statements and invoices to the finance system
- Reversals of bills
- Actioning internal queries raised by legal staff
- Allocations
- Bank reconciliations
- Clearing of unallocated payments from bank reconciliation

This is a full time, 12 month maximum term contract opportunity 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:

- Experience in an Accounts Receivable position
- Accurate data entry skills and strong attention to detail
- Intermediate Excel skills
- Experience using Expert, Onguard, or Calumo is preferred, but not necessary
- An ability to work collaboratively with other members of the team by displaying high standards of conduct, and supporting the overall objectives of the team
- Excellent client service skills and professionalism by responding appropriately and promptly to all forms of communication to deliver high quality client service both internally and externally
- A desire to learn, grow, network, mentor others

**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 recognise the incredible contributions of our people.

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