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    Accounts Payable Officer - Sydney, Australia - Herbert Smith Freehills

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    About Herbert Smith Freehills

    As one of the world's leading law firms, we advise many of the largest and most ambitious organisations across all major regions of the globe. With over 5,000 people, including 3,100 lawyers and over 2,000 business services professionals, operating from our global network of offices across Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and North America, Herbert Smith Freehills is at the heart of the new global business landscape providing premium quality, full-service legal advice.

    We recognise that the success of our business and our clients relies on the skills, knowledge and ideas of all our people. Our environment is one in which high performance is expected, in return, we will provide you with rewards and opportunities tailored to your personal and professional goals.

    The Opportunity

    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 , 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 - . 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.

    Team

    Business Finance

    Working Pattern

    Full time

    Location

    Sydney

    Contract type

    Maximum Term Contract

    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.



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