Accounts Officer - Accounts Payable (4-month Contract)

Mayer Brown is a leading global law firm with offices in 27 key business centres across the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. With approximately 200 lawyers in each of the world’s three largest financial centres — New York, London and Hong Kong — we are uniquely positioned to advise leading companies and financial institutions on their most complex legal needs. We have deep experience in high-stakes litigation and complex transactions across industry sectors, including our signature strength, the global financial services industry.

We are a collegial, collaborative and diverse firm where highly motivated individuals with an unwavering commitment to excellence receive the opportunity, support and development they need to grow, thrive and realise their greatest potential. We also encourage all our people to use their skills to support the wider community through our pro bono and community volunteering programmes. At Mayer Brown the principles of mutual respect, dignity and understanding are central to the way we work and help to provide an environment where diversity and inclusion are embraced.

• Check and record supplier invoices and staff claims in Aderant on a timely basis
• Ensure the compliance of approval matrix for office expenses
• Handle and process payments before payment due date
• Ensure the completeness of transactions recorded in bank ledger
• Handle queries related to supplier invoices and staff claims internally and externally
• Assist the management of petty cash floats and corporate credit cards
• Assist the preparation of monthly cash flow forecast
• Ensure adherence to the month end close  timelines
• Participate in implementation of Chrome River Invoice and other global system initiatives
• Assist with ad-hoc assignments related to treasury function (e.g. KYC review, bank account opening, issue of new credit card, etc.)

• Minimum 8 years' experience in MNC environment (preferably from a legal or professional services industry)
• Experience to operate transactions through online banking system and communicate issues with banks
• Experience to participate in new projects
• Knowledge in Aderant/Chrome River (Expense and Invoice) is an advantage
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word
• Good communication skill with capabilities to work under pressure with tight deadlines
• Good command of spoken & written English and Mandarin