Cash & Accounts Payable Specialist

Job in Greater London, London, Greater London, W1B, England, UK

Listing for: Ryder Reid Legal Limited

Full Time position
Listed on 2026-07-04

Job specializations:

Accounting
Accounting & Finance, Accounting Assistant, Accounts Receivable/ Collections, Bookkeeper/ Accounting Clerk
Finance & Banking
Accounting & Finance, Accounts Receivable/ Collections, Bookkeeper/ Accounting Clerk

Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 40000 - 55000 GBP Yearly GBP 40000.00 55000.00 YEAR

Location: Greater London

Cash & Accounts Payable Specialist

London | US Law Firm | Hybrid Working

About the Role

A leading US law firm is seeking a highly organised and detail‑driven Cash & Accounts Payable Specialist to join its London Finance team. Reporting to the International Controller, this role offers broad exposure across cash management, client account compliance, AP processing and financial operations across the firm's international offices.

Key Responsibilities Cash & Client Account Responsibilities

Invoice coding – Reviewing coding and input of vendor invoices to ensure accuracy, completeness and compliance
Payment preparation – Preparing electronic payment files and reviewing for accuracy
Cash posting – Identifying and posting cash receipts to invoices and client ledgers for London, Paris and Hong Kong
Client account compliance – Ensuring client account receipts and payments comply with Firm policy, AML requirements and SRA Accounts Rules
Interest payments – Calculating and paying client interest in accordance with firm policy
Balance reporting – Preparing monthly client account balance reports for Partners and annual balances for Clients
Project support – Assisting with ad hoc finance projects as required

Accounts Payable Responsibilities

AR & cost write‑offs – Collaborating with Client Operations on accounts receivable and cost write‑offs
Client AP liaison – Interfacing with client AP departments professionally and in line with firm service standards
Query resolution – Answering accounting and financial queries through research and interpretation of data
Data integrity – Maintaining confidential data, enforcing internal controls and ensuring compliance with SRA rules and firm policies

Requirements

AP or cashiering experience – Accounts Payable transactional experience or legal cashiering experience within a law firm environment
Education – Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, or equivalent experience
Systems knowledge – Experience with Aderant and/or Chrome River Invoice is advantageous
Technical skills – Intermediate Excel skills and strong Microsoft Office proficiency
Interpersonal skills – Excellent interpersonal and client‑service skills

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