Accounts Payable Specialist
Gibson Dunn • Full Time
Posted on Fri, Oct 30, 2026
Gibson Dunn is a leading global law firm, advising clients on significant transactions and disputes. Our exceptional teams craft and deploy creative legal strategies that are meticulously tailored to every matter, however complex or high-stakes. Our work is distinguished by a unique combination of precision and vision.
The firm has recently expanded its global network of 21 offices, including new offices in Abu Dhabi and Riyadh and we are now looking for a talented Accounts Payable Specialist to join the London Finance team.
The successful candidate will report to the London Finance Manager and will be an integral part of the Accounts payable and cashiering team.
Responsibilities include:
- Reviewing invoices and expense claims submitted by Firm personnel for coding, accuracy, VAT/tax validity, and compliance with Firm policy.
- Dealing with all related enquiries, internal and external whilst providing the highest level of customer service.
- Setting up regular bank transfer payment runs for approved invoices and expense claims and submit standard release e-mails and supporting documentation to internal approvers for bank payment release purposes.
- Exceptionally, posting invoices directly onto the Aderant accounts system and preparing single manual cheque requests and one-off bank transfers where necessary.
- Liaising with the Firm’s larger invoice vendors (e.g. GETT, Deliveroo, Uber, Vodafone) and managing the receipt, amendment and posting of high-volume e-invoices onto Aderant.
- Communicating with attorneys and their secretaries to resolve invoice transaction issues.
- Jointly maintaining the Firm’s master Vendor records; set up new vendor details and adhere to the firm’s policy on call back procedures in use for new vendors and changes in vendor bank details.
- Jointly maintaining a firm approved vendor call back log and make available to firm management on request.
- Providing cover for holiday and other absences of the Senior Legal Cashier, dealing with basic cashiering tasks such as bank receipt monitoring and posting, client account receipts & payments, bank account management and control of the Firm’s general ledger entries.
- Providing other assistance to the Senior Legal Cashier during the working day as required.
- Coordinating the entry of unposted disbursement invoices with the London billers, to allow the timely issue of Firm bills. Provide them with reports on request to assist bill production and payment.
- Working with other team members to ensure the Firm expenses are coded to the correct accounts and the correct entries appear in the main general ledger control accounts (e.g. bank, petty cash, VAT, personal accounts, etc.).
- Compiling adjusting general ledger journals using the firm’s standard journal format and submit to the LA finance team along with supporting documentation.
- Participating in special project work and dealing with ad-hoc requests as needed. Enforce Firm practices, policies and procedures as they relate to Accounts Payable.
- Actively working to identify and implement opportunities for process improvements within the accounts department to increase efficiency.
- Taking part in regular meetings with Finance Manager and/or Director of Administration and participating in other inter-office meetings and training sessions.
- Providing work cover to other offices as required and weekend on-demand cover during the year-end push period (September to December).
Qualifications and Skills:
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Detail-oriented in all tasks, including excellent proof-reading and research skills.
- Strong time-management skills and ability to meet deadlines.
- Ability to develop strong internal and external relationships, including ability to work effectively with people at all levels.
- Strong customer service ethic.
- Ability to multitask and prioritize responsibilities.
- Excellent judgment and decision-making skills.
Education & Experience:
- Ideally 1-3 years professional experience in a similar finance position.
- Law firm or professional services experience is preferred.
- Working knowledge of CMS Aderant is an advantage.
- Experience working with suit of Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
- Experience of working in a similar finance role, ideally a law firm (US firm preferred) with multiple overseas offices.
- Good working knowledge of UK and international/EU VAT requirements plus the detailed tax rules applicable to business expenditure in the UK.
Gibson Dunn will consider for employment qualified Applicants with Criminal Histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of local law.
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For technical difficulties with our online application, please contact us at staffrecruiting@gibsondunn.com. Our recruiting support team will respond as soon as possible.
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Gibson Dunn is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants, including individuals with disabilities. We strive to ensure an inclusive and accessible hiring experience. The Firm will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable participation in the application and recruitment process, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, participate in an interview, or otherwise take part in the recruitment process, please contact us at recruiting-accommodations@gibsondunn.com. Please note, this is a dedicated email inbox established exclusively to assist applicants with accommodation request related to the recruitment process. Inquiries about the status of an application or other non-accommodation matter will not receive a response.
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