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Finance Assistant - (Credit Control)

Employer
Allen & Overy LLP
Location
Belfast (City/Town)
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
24 Oct 2019

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Job description

Allen & Overy is a leading global law firm operating in over thirty countries. By turning our insight, technology and talent into ground-breaking solutions, we’ve earned a place at the forefront of our industry. Our lawyers are leaders in their field – and the same goes for our support teams. Ambitious, driven and open to fresh perspectives, we find innovative new ways to deliver our services and maintain our reputation for excellence, in all that we do.
 
The nature of law is changing and with that change brings unique opportunities. With our collaborative working culture, flexibility, and a commitment to your progress, we build rewarding careers. By joining our global team, you are supported by colleagues from around the world. If you’re ready for a new challenge, it’s time to seize the opportunity.

The Finance department services stakeholder offices in A&O Network.

The overriding objective of this role is to ensure the timely and accurate processing of financial transactions across the various functions within the finance department in accordance with Solicitors Accounting Regulations and other regional regulatory jurisdictions.

Transactional processing will include payment of expenses and supplier invoices, bill production and support, eBilling, cash allocation & bank reconciliations and credit control actions, and will dependg on the finance function the candidate is assigned to. Stakeholders serviced could include any or all of the A&O offices using the Belfast Shared Service Centre.

All transactions will be logged onto the 3E finance system, or in the case of eBilling, third party eBilling systems.

Key Stakeholders

Internal – to include some or all of the following:

  • Management Accounts
  • Treasurer
  • London Client Money Team
  • Partners
  • Revenue Controllers
  • Other members of the finance team.

External – to include some or all of the following

  • Suppliers
  • A&O Clients
  • External Auditors
  • eBilling System Providers
  • General Responsibilities
  • Obtaining appropriate authorisations prior to transaction processing;
  • Data entry onto the finance system;
  • Dealing with telephone enquiries and queries;
  • Providing general support and advice within the functional area of responsibility;
  • Providing detailed financial information;
  • Appropriate electronic filing of all documentation;
  • Dealing with miscellaneous duties to assist in the smooth running of the department;
  • Involvement in ad hoc projects;
  • Assisting other teams as and when cover is required; and
  • Opening Departmental post

Specific responsibilities:

  • Dependent on the finance function assigned.

Key Requirements:

  • Commitment to providing professional, responsive and effective relationships;
  • Active team member who supports and engages with others and works effectively in a team;
  • Shares knowledge and skills, and provides and accepts feedback
  • Excellent communicator and confident in interaction with others. Listens and understands issues from all perspectives and values other opinions;
  • Delivers tasks in a professional and organised way with limited supervision and responsive to immediate priorities. Ability to work well under pressure and multi task to meet targets and tight deadlines;
  • Committed to the maintenance of established processes and systems;
  • Enthusiastic, pro-active and flexible approach;
  • Ability to assimilate large amounts of information quickly & learn rapidly.

Qualifications:

  • Experience in the last 5 years of working within a busy finance function;
  • Good numeracy and literacy skills and a minimum of 5 GCSE's or equivalent (including at least a Grade B in English and Maths);
  • Computer literate with experience in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word and Outlook;

Personal Characteristics

  • Active team member who supports and engages with others and works effectively in a team;
  • Excellent communicator and confident interaction with others;
  • Demonstrates high level of professionalism at all times;
  • Demonstrates excellent organisational skills with an aptitude to understand new concepts quickly;
  • Flexible working approach.

Please note hours of work will be Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours a week, 8am to 4.30pm. This is a permanent full time position.

Company

With over 5,600 people in over 40 offices, Allen & Overy is a business doing work of global significance.

Our success is built on the work of talented and motivated people who thrive in a supportive and collaborative environment, dedicated to delivering an exceptional standard of work for our clients. We’re ambitious and forward-thinking, committed to growing our business and meeting the future head-on. We’re not afraid of change, and we believe in challenging the status quo.

What we do goes beyond delivering an outstanding service. We lead the market by creating new solutions for our clients’ most complex legal and business challenges, helping them grow, innovate and thrive. By thinking creatively and entrepreneurially, we challenge expectations, push boundaries and build for the future. We draw on a world-leading network of expertise and a unique platform – such as our Advanced Delivery services and our network of Peerpoint consultants, to set the highest standards for our industry.

Global coverage in today’s market does not simply mean having offices in important cities around the world. For us, it means combining our global resources and sector expertise to work on matters that cross international boundaries with our culturally and geographically diverse teams. For you, it means that wherever you work, you’ll find a culture of inclusion and support – feeling confident to bring your whole self to work every single day. We have developed a culture in which difference is positively valued, and our people are free to be themselves.  At A&O, you're not only valued for what you do, but for who you are. 

We are in every sense one global team; supportive and collaborative, but also ambitious and driven.  Our capacity to combine these qualities and provide a setting in which our people can thrive is what makes us different.

Company info
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Telephone
+44 (0) 20 3088 0000
Location
One Bishops Square
London
E1 6AD
GB

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