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Moore Barlow is seeking a Purchase Ledger Administrator to join our Southampton based team.

Our offices are modern, with an on site subsidised restaurant serving breakfast and lunch. The space is great for collaborative working or to take a well-earned break. If you have a keen eye for detail and are interested in developing your career in Finance, we may be just what you're looking for.

We are different - although a Top 100 Law firm, we strive to be 'Human First' in everything we do. This means we truly care about our teams as well as our clients. Whether you work within our legal teams, or one of our support functions, you’ll find a Career with Moore Barlow rewarding with plenty of opportunity for personal growth and development.

Day to Day:

Working as part of the Purchase Ledger Team, you be the first point of contact for our suppliers. You will assist our payment teams in ensuring our Suppliers are paid in a timely manner, in accordance with our supplier compliance processes (including payment authorisation). Typical duties will include:

• Daily monitoring and action of the purchase ledger mailbox
• Processing of Firm supplier invoices onto the Finance systems and processing bacs / cheque payments of these invoices
• Processing daily standing orders and direct debits drawn on the Office bank accounts
• Data processing and payment of expert and counsel supplier invoices for the Finance Systems
• Supplier statement reconciliations
• Process expense claims and credit card transactions through the system, ensuring correct authorisation and adherence to the Firm’s policy.
• Dealing with internal and external enquiries relating to suppliers and purchase ledger, to include Firm invoices, counsel and expert fees, expenses and credit card enquiries.
• Working with the team to achieve an accurate and timely month end closure
• To undertake ad hoc duties and projects as necessary
• Filing and archiving

What we look for:

• Previous experience gained working within an accounts payable or Purchase Ledger team is highly desirable. That said, we will also consider candidates with some administrative experience gained within a finance department.
• Good knowledge of Excel and Word.
• Experience of using Elite 3E would be advantageous but by no means essential.
• A good working knowledge of relevant VAT rules.
• A good knowledge of Solicitors Accounts Rules would be of benefit.

Our Finance team have a great reputation for onward progression and development. If you have the experience above and are keen to join a firm with excellent career development opportunities, we'd strongly encourage you to apply.

Welcome to Moore Barlow, a progressive and people-orientated Law firm with over 450 dedicated professionals including 70 Partners and 272 Lawyers who focus on delivering exceptional services for three groups of people: Individuals & Families, Entrepreneurial Businesses & Organisations and Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence.

We’ve also won awards! Named as one of the Top 200 Law Firms in the UK in The Times Best Law Firms 2021 list, we have also been widely recognised in Legal 500 UK 2021, the UK’s leading guide to Law Firms, as 11 of our practise areas have been ranked Top Tier.

What we can offer

Our culture is open, diverse and inclusive; it’s an environment of belonging, where people can thrive and be the best version of themselves. We strive to nurture our people and offer enjoyable, fulfilling and sustainable careers. This includes providing the best training, great pay and rewards and more control over work life balance through flexible working patterns.

We also offer great benefits including 28 days annual leave, private medical insurance, income protection, life assurance and a generous pension scheme. For most of our roles we are also offering a hybrid or flexible way of working.