Accounts Payable Clerk

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Accounts Payable Specialist, known internally as Accounts Payable Clerk, to join our busy Finance team in central Leeds to provide support to the UK and partnership offices of Squire Patton Boggs. We need a self‑motivated and proactive individual who thrives when working as part of a team. You’ll preferably have experience working in a professional services environment, although candidates with strong accounting knowledge will be considered.

Squire Patton Boggs is one of the world’s strongest integrated law firms, committed to providing insight at the point where law, business and government meet. We deliver commercially focused business solutions to a diverse mix of clients, from long‑established leading corporations to emerging businesses, start‑up visionaries and sovereign nations. With over 1,500 lawyers spanning more than 40 offices across four continents, we are renowned for local connections and global influence, delivering comprehensive legal services across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific, and Latin America.

In the UK, we have offices in Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds and London.

Our Finance team in Leeds is a large team comprising Accounts Payable, Database and Billing, Credit Control and Client and Office Accounts. The team provides centralised support to all UK offices and ensures a world‑class service to the firm’s internal and external clients.

• Handle all aspects of the accounts payable function, from supplier inception through to payment and query handling.
• Liaise with support staff and suppliers to resolve queries and process invoices; communicate effectively.
• Reconcile vendor statements, administer disbursements and expenses, and support the wider Finance team with information as needed.
• Perform ad hoc duties to ensure the efficient running of the accounts payable function; maintain a flexible approach to work.

Monday‑Friday, 9 am‑5 pm, with flexibility required.

• Previous experience in an accounts payable function, ideally in a professional services environment.
• Basic knowledge of VAT and familiarity with alpha and numeric data entry.
• Strong communication skills and ability to interpret instructions.
• Appreciation of confidentiality at all times.
• Initiative, excellent attention to detail, and strong teamwork skills.
• Willingness to work flexible hours, including month‑end periods.

We are an inclusive employer and aim to ensure our workforce is representative of society. We welcome applications regardless of age, neurodiversity, disability, family or parental status, race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender identity and expression or other legally protected characteristics. We will make reasonable adjustments and adaptations to our recruitment process to ensure it is inclusive for anyone who wishes to apply.