Accounts Payable Assistant

About Dentons

Dentons is the world’s largest law firm. We’re 20,000+ people globally across 80+ countries including USA; Europe; India and Asia. We are a global polycentric firm which is expanding rapidly in an increasingly globalised legal industry.

Dentons now consistently ranks as one of the five best regarded legal brands in the world according to the Acritas Global Elite Law Firm Brand Index.
 

We are seeking an experienced Accounts Payable Assistant to join our national Finance team on a full-time, permanent basis. This role can be based in either Melbourne or Sydney. This is an exciting opportunity to join our busy Finance team at the world’s largest law firm.

About the role

• Processing vendor invoices
• Assist management of the National AP Mailbox
• Melbourne office Finance operative including trust processing
• Help manage the expense management system (Cosine)
• Preparing and matching invoices for the daily payment runs:
  • Bulk payments
  • Daily hold for client payments
  • Urgent payments
  • Foreign currency payments       
• National Credit card management – processing and payments
• New vendor setup
• Online disbursements file loads from external service providers
• Employee expense claims
• Closing matters
• Assist team members with various tasks as required
• Ad hoc queries and requests from Staff and Management

About You

• Minimum of 12 months experience in a similar role (preferably within the legal or professional services industry)
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent team-work skills, with a proactive attitude
• Efficient time management skills, due to the nature of the role (high-volume transaction work)
• Good communicator both written and oral, as you will be communicating with all levels of employees in our organisation
• Proficient at Word, Excel and Outlook

Why Dentons

Dentons Australia offers a wide range of incentives aimed at embracing your authenticity, providing purpose, and strengthening your ongoing development.
 
We offer:

• Equitable salary packaging, incentive pay and rewards
• Salary continuous insurance (for permanent employees or employees on a 6 month or more maximum term contract basis)
• Salary sacrificing and novated leases
• 5 days Bonus Leave per year after 12 months of service
• Additional leave options
• Equal family leave for all genders (including kinship groups)
• Floating public holidays for days of cultural significance
• Exclusive retailer discounts
• Offices designed for collaboration on Gadigal, Naarm, Yuggera, Kaurna and Whadjuk land
• Learning & Development opportunities
• Generous health and wellbeing programs
• Agile and flexible working for all
• Social and diversity networks providing year-round events
• Opportunities to undertake pro-bono legal work

Diversity, Equality & Inclusion

Embedded in our people is a passion to help others through the delivery of justice. It is through this that our commitment to inclusion, equity, and reconciliation has evolved. We are proud to say that by design, we have no single headquarters or dominant national culture, this means the unique perspectives, experiences, and identities of our people come together globally under one purpose to create an inclusive and accessible environment where anyone can thrive.

Please apply online with your CV, Cover Letter, and academic transcripts. If you have questions beforehand, please email our recruitment team at recruitment.au@dentons.com. Enquiries only please, applications will not be accepted by email.

Agency Submissions

Dentons does not accept agency submissions unless the agency is specifically contacted by a member of the Recruitment Team. Please do not forward candidate profiles or resumes to partners, hiring managers or other employees - this will not constitute an introduction to the firm and Dentons will not be liable for a fee.