Finance Assistant – Accounts Payable

We have an exciting opportunity for a French speaker with experience in Accounts Payable to join the Belfast Finance team. If you have a background in Accounts Payable gained in a process driven environment, we would be eager to hear from you!

About A&O

Allen & Overy is a leading global law firm operating in over thirty countries. We work on some of the most challenging and important deals and have built a reputation for delivering exceptional legal solutions that help our clients grow, innovate and thrive. The legal industry is changing, and we’re committed to leading that change, putting our people first, embracing new ways of thinking and integrating technology into our everyday work.

Our culture is one of high-performance and we have high expectations of one another, in everything we do. Being a proud team player is essential. We work together, listen and learn from one another and achieve results we could never achieve on our own. When you join our team, you’ll become part of a flexible, inclusive environment underpinned by openness and consistent support for one another. At A&O, you’re not only valued for what you do, but for who you are.

We have a powerful commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, and we’re working hard to create an environment where you can bring your authentic self to work. We know that to excel, we must nurture an environment where our people feel they belong. .

Belfast Finance

Belfast Finance is part of the Allen & Overy Support Services Centre, which was founded in 2011 with the aim of offering support to the A&O network.

Within the Belfast Finance, our services encompass managing financial accounting and reporting, revenue and ebilling, credit control, accounts payable, and tax. We provide support to offices located in London, the United States, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany. Our approach is marked by a robust dedication to client service, and we diligently adhere to Service Level Agreements, targets, and deadlines to ensure that our performance aligns with client expectations.

What you will do

As a Finance Assistant in the Accounts Payable team, you will ensure high quality services are provided to both internal and external clients on a timely basis. You will also work with the Team Lead to continually strive to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the reporting systems and transactional processes, in addition to working with and supporting the appropriate Accounts Payable team to ensure accuracy and timeliness of work in accordance with pre-determined metrics.

This is varied role, including elements of data entry, handling client enquires, providing detailed financial information in addition to general support and advice.

What you will have

• Fluency in French is essential
• Commitment to providing professional, responsive and effective relationships
• Excellent communicator and confident in interaction with others
• Delivers tasks in a professional and organised way with limited supervision
• Ability to work well under pressure and multi task to meet targets and tight deadlines, with a keen eye for accuracy
• 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
• Experience of working within a busy Accounts Payable environment

What we can offer you

At Allen & Overy, we recognise that our people are our most valuable asset, which is reflected in the wide range of benefits that are available to our employees. Some of these benefits include: our occupational pension scheme, group income protection cover, private medical insurance, mental health resources and free apps, health and wellbeing services including GP service, emergency back-up care support, parental and special leave, holiday entitlement increasing with length of service, holiday trading, online discounts and lifestyle management services.

Please note this role is based in the A&O Belfast office, with an onsite presence required at least 60% of the time in line with our hybrid working policy.