Average Accounting Specialist salary in London

Totum Partners are working with a leading US law firm based near London Bridge to recruit an Accounts Payable Specialist. This is a key role in a small finance team of six, where you will take full ownership of the firm’s accounts payable function, including handling professional disbursements and staff expenses. The ideal Accounts Payable Specialist will be responsible for: - Essential: Experience in accounts payable, including professional disbursements and staff expenses in a law firm - Strong team player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills - Ability to thrive in a small, close-knit team environment - Knowledge of VAT processes and basic accounting principles - Excellent IT skills, particularly in Word, Excel, and Outlook The ideal Accounts Payable Specialist will have: - Full ownership of the accounts payable function, from invoice processing through to payment - Process and manage supplier invoices, credit card transactions, and direct debits - Handle professional disbursements related to legal work for clients - Assist the team with staff expenses through Concur - Ensure compliance with SRA Accounts Rules for refunds and credits - Reconcile petty cash and prepare month-end reports for management and audit - Upload payments into the banking system and manage digital invoices in the accounting software This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with strong accounts payable experience who enjoys working in a small, team-oriented environment. Equal Opportunities As a responsible business, it is important that we represent the diversity of our people, our clients and our communities. We believe that the firms that thrive are those with the most diverse team; that's why we work so hard to source the best talent from the broadest pool possible. As an equal opportunities employer we strive to accommodate anyone who may have specific needs. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the selection process, please talk to a member of the recruitment team so that any required adjustments can be made in advance.

Accounting Senior SpecialistRef: AJ46029A Japanese trading company is currently recruiting for a Fixed-Term (12-14 months) Accounting Senior Specialist in London. In this role you will be responsible for providing daily accounting entries, preparing monthly consolidated financial statements, analysing financial performance, supporting tax declaration work, ensuring compliance with J-SOX requirements.The role also involves assisting managers with various reporting tasks and supporting daily accounting functions and ad hoc tasks. Ideal candidate for this role should have good understanding of J-SOX. -------------------------------------------Eligible applicants:- (O) Eligible visa: Permanent residence, Spouse, Partner- (X) NOT eligible: Student visa, Requiring visa sponsorshipWork type: Hybrid working available Visa support: No BENEFITS: Discretionary annual performance related bonus, medical insurance, dental insurance, company pension, generous annual health check-up scheme. Overtime payable as per the requirements of the role-------------------------------------------TYPE: Fixed term (12-14 months), full-timeWORKING HOURS: 7 hours per day between 09.00 to 17.00 Monday to Friday with one hour for lunchSALARY: £35-40K depending on experience START: ASAPLOCATION: City of London (This is an office-based role with the potential for hybrid working (2 days working from home) after successful completion of probationary periodAccounting Senior Specialist Main Responsibilities: • Work for Consolidation team in Accounting Department that covers accounting related work for group companies, group consolidation, tax, and some internal control especially under J-SOX• For accounting related work for group companies, providing daily accounting booking entries through checking the appropriateness of each transaction and evidence, like checking accounts receivable, payments, personal expenses, and any other expenses/incomes• For group consolidation, work with colleagues to make monthly consolidated financial statements and to analyse financial performance through comparing with budget, forecast, and previous figures or communicating with business group or group companies• For tax, support managers and colleagues for any kind of tax declaration work or correspondence to requests from headquarter in terms of relationship with the above consolidation work• Ensuring J-SOX requirement and internal control management such as accounting booking procedure, double-checking process in preparation of financial statements or reports• Assisting the other managers, tax, standalone, in same department for statutory purpose, group reporting, group management purposes• Preparing journal entries properly for delegated areas and/or amounts• Supporting the day-to-day running of the accounting functions and ad hoc requirementsAccounting Senior Specialist Manager Ideal Candidate:• Adequate knowledge and experience in accounting work, for example, AAT• Demonstrable knowledge of accounting treatments (UK GAAP and IFRS)• SAP (S/4 HANA) experience - advantageous• Open mindset to use any kind of accounting system• Strong Excel skills• Proficient in the use of MS Office• Ability to work with a high level of accuracy and meet tight deadlines whilst managing conflicting priorities• Excellent accuracy and attention to detail• Taking responsibility for solving problems• Proactive and can-do approach• High attention to detail and accuracy• Accurate and proven numerical skills• Ability to work in a cross-cultural environment ** All applicants for the Accounting Senior Specialist must have the right to work in the UK as the Company is not able to offer visa support. If your application is successful, you will be contacted within two business days. We regret that due to the high volume of applications we receive we cannot provide feedback on individual CVs.

Our client is a dynamic and expanding US law firm with over 35 offices in all the leading business and finance centres in the US, Europe and the Far East. They are now looking to hire an Accounts Payable Specialist . The successful candidate will have good understanding of Solicitor Accounts Rules and ideally have an Accounts Payable background. Responsibilities Managing the firm’s invoices, appropriate approvals and accurately posting client disbursements in a timely manner ensuring time deadlines such as month and year ends.To include weekly ad hoc payment preparation and accurately record settlement of invoices in Aderant ensuring a clean Payables ledger.Posting of office disbursements including Land Registry and Searchflow in a timely manner to ensure they are picked up in monthly bills. Managing office disbursement credits.Petty cash and any incidental bank tasks such as cheque lodgements.Understanding of client account and transactions involved to assist at busy times.Assist with office account transactions including bill receipts and direct debitsAssist in the preparation of internal and external audit selections and internal collection drives Candidate Profile Basic knowledge and understanding of SRA rules. Good understanding of Excel skills - pivot tables etc. Aderant knowledge preferred but not essential. Important Notice It is Career Legal’s policy, as a matter of courtesy, to respond to all applications within three working days. However, because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to respond to individual candidates. If we have not contacted, you within three working days your application has been unsuccessful, and your details have not been retained. Please apply for any other position that you may see in the future. Thank you. Career Legal is a Recruitment Agency and is advertising this vacancy on behalf of one of its Clients.