Practice Group / Department: Accounts Payable - UK Job Description We?re Norton Rose Fulbright - a global law firm with over 50 offices and 7,000 employees worldwide. We provide the world?s preeminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service. At Norton Rose Fulbright, our strategy and our culture are closely entwined. We know that our expansion will mean little unless it is underpinned by truly global collaboration and we understand that pioneering work only takes place when our people have room to move and think beyond boundaries. As well as the relevant skills and experience, we?re looking for people who are innovative, commercial and value the work that they do. We are seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Senior Accounts Payables Assistant to join our Finance Department in Newcastle for a 12 month FTC. . This role is pivotal in supporting our accounts payable functions for the UK, ensuring timely and accurate processing of invoices and payments while complying with all statutory and regulatory requirements. Key Responsibilities: Reviewing and actioning requests for new UK vendor setups and changes to vendor data, ensuring compliance with requirements such as the Bribery Act 2010, Money Laundering, and Sanctions. Managing UK expense report submissions, ensuring correct receipting, expense type selection, and VAT treatments, and liaising with EMEA Chrome River support teams as needed. Overseeing UK non-chargeable invoices, ensuring proper vendor selection, invoice types, codings, and VAT treatments. Handling journal and soft cost upload processes, reformatting data for SAP uploads, and managing exceptions and queries. Managing the UK AP inboxes, routing invoices to approvers, reconciling statements, and handling queries promptly. Reviewing ad hoc payment requests and assisting the payment team with payment requests and bank reconciliation items. Supporting the Accounts Payable team with training and queries. Performing other ad hoc tasks as required. Skills and Qualifications: Strong sense of responsibility and ability to ensure staff deliver within defined scopes and timeframes. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written. Team player with a proactive approach to business needs. Ability to follow standard operating procedures and exercise good judgement in non-standard situations. Comfortable working in a fast-paced, flexible environment. Knowledge of SAP, Chrome River, or other invoice/expense workflow solutions is beneficial. Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel, Word, and Outlook; Knowledge of Power BI is a plus. Experience in a professional services environment and senior-level accounts payable experience is essential. If you are a talented, motivated individual looking to make an impact in a dynamic finance team, we would love to hear from you! Diversity, Equity and Inclusion To attract the best people, we strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can bring their whole selves to work, have a sense of belonging, and realize their full career potential. Our new enabled work model allows our people to have more flexibility in the way they choose to work from both the office and a remote location, while continuing to deliver the highest standards of service. We offer a range of family friendly and inclusive employment policies and provide access to programmes and services aimed at nurturing our people?s health and overall wellbeing. Find more about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion here. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams. We strive to create an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all candidates. If you require any tailored adjustments or accommodations, please let us know here.
