Accounts Payable Officer

We are seeking a detail-oriented Accounts Payable Officer to join the team. In this full-time role on a 12 month contract. You will play a key part in processing expenses and disbursements into the firm's financial system with precision while ensuring compliance with ATO regulations. Based in our Sydney CBD office, you'll enjoy a hybrid work model, combining office collaboration with the flexibility of working from home part of the week.

Day-to-day you will be responsible for:

• Ensuring accurate data entry of invoices in a timely manner.
• Processing daily and weekly payment runs to domestic and international suppliers.
• Processing invoices according to established procedures to ensure compliance with internal policies and external requirements.
• Taking initiative in investigating and resolving queries from internal and external stakeholders.
• Sharing knowledge with team members through effective communication to ensure accurate and consistent processing according to internal procedures.

To be successful in this position you will have:

• Basic to Intermediate level skills with Excel; You've used sorting and filtering functionality, and have basic knowledge to perform VLOOKUPs and Pivot tables.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; You have the ability to explain Accounts Payable concepts to colleagues outside of the Business Finance team.
• 2+ years' experience processing invoices, demonstrating quick and accurate data entry.
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload; You adjust for problems and roadblocks
• Experience providing excellent customer service; You consider the entire process and not just the immediate question when providing assistance.
• Strong problem solving ability, and the ability to investigate situations thoroughly
• Experience using Aderant Expert strongly preferred

The Team

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.

Herbert Smith Freehills is proud to be awarded Number 1 'Attraction Firm' (Lawyers Weekly Legal Firm of Choice 2022-23), Law Firm of the Year (Australasian Law Awards, 2021) and Most Innovative International Law Firm, Asia Pacific (Financial Times Awards 2020).

What you can expect from us:

• We're a world leading international law firm with a global team of over 5,000 professionals. As the market leader in Australia, we are committed to high performance, collaboration, diversity and digital innovation. We are client-centred, commercially driven, and renowned for our solution-focused expertise. We will align your growth with our ambitions.
• We make your personal and professional growth our business. And as part of the team, our ambition is yours too. Wherever you are in your career: grow and help the firm grow with you.
• We will provide opportunities to learn on the job as well as a mix of learning opportunities tailored to you. Daily experiences, supportive challenges, team collaboration, mentors, and structured learning opportunities help you to expand your knowledge and reach your goals.
• We value your wellbeing, both at home and work and we place a strong emphasis on mental health. If you need support, you'll have it and we'll empower you to harness your personal strengths, navigate uncertainty, embrace opportunities, and effectively manage things within your control.
• For more benefits on offer such as our 26 weeks paid parental leave, holistic wellbeing fund or home office allowance please click/ copy this link into your browser - https://marketing.hsf.com/20/29354/landing-pages/hsf-benefits.pdf . Join us to be part of a human, bold and outstanding team at Australia's market leading law firm.

We encourage applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds, including but not limited to First Nations, LGBTIQA+ and neurodivergent individuals, as well as individuals of all ages, cultures, genders, and abilities. We're a safe, inclusive, and equitable workplace and celebrate the diversity of our people.

For any questions or a confidential discussion, please contact Jasmine Pyke, Senior Recruitment Adviser on ************@hsf.com

This vacancy is being managed directly by Herbert Smith Freehills Recruitment team. We will contact our preferred agency partners should we require additional assistance. Thank you.