About Clayton Utz
Clayton Utz is one of Australia’s oldest and largest independent commercial law firms, with a proud history and a forward-thinking approach. With offices in six cities and over 1,700 employees, we’re committed to excellence, innovation, and making a difference.
The Role
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a National Accounts Payable Administrator to join our finance team based in Sydney on a 12 month fixed-term parental cover contract.
Our Finance group is a hard-working and passionate team of professionals responsible for delivering efficient and accurate financial service, administration and advice within the firm. Working closely with our National Accounts Payable Team Leader, in this role you will be responsible for supporting the National Accounts Payable team with day to day employee expense management, and processing and reconciliation of transactions.
Key Responsibilities

Working as part of a national team, in this role you will be responsible for:

• Processing American Express and employee expense claims
• Reviewing expense claims to ensure they comply with firm policy
• Attending to employee queries such as coding, policies and various requests
• Escalating no compliance with National Accounts Payable Team Leader
• Providing support with annual audit requests
• Actively analyse and ensure all expense claims are submitted by due date
• Daily reconciliation and processing of the office bank account transactions
• Daily processing of the treasury, payroll and partner draw payments
• Overseeing the printing and saving of EFT remittance statements
• Provide support to the Accounts Payable Team Leader with ad hoc tasks as required

Skills & Experience

To be successful in this role, you will ideally have:

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in an accounts payable or associated accounts administration role
• Experience in a professional services environment is desirable but not essential
• Chrome River or Expense Management System experience is required
• Experience in reconciling and processing bank account transactions
• Intermediate use of other Microsoft applications including Word, Outlook and Excel
• Intermediate use of a Client Management System (CMS) or practice management system (Aderant Expert is preferable)
• High level of attention to detail
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

Why Join Clayton Utz?
At Clayton Utz, we’re more than just a law firm – we’re a community that values our people and their contributions.

When you join us, you’ll enjoy:

• Access to professional development programs and career growth opportunities.
• A focus on health and wellbeing, with initiatives to support your physical and mental health.
• A collaborative and inclusive culture that celebrates diversity and fosters belonging.
• Up to 26 weeks’ paid parental leave, with flexibility over two years, plus paid superannuation.
• The option to purchase up to 4 weeks of additional leave annually.

How to Apply?
We prefer to work directly with candidates, if you are interested in this role, contact the consultant, details below, for more information. Clayton Utz is an inclusive employer that supports flexible work arrangements, please feel free to discuss your flexibility needs with the recruiter for this role.
Consultant Contact Details
Nicole St John, (02) 9353 4928
Accessibility and Inclusion
We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. Do you require any support or reasonable adjustments to complete your application? If so, please contact the recruiter via the above telephone number or via email to
recruitmentsupport@claytonutz.com
.
For more information on Clayton Utz, please visit
www.claytonutz.com
Agency submissions
Clayton Utz does not accept agency submissions unless the agency is specifically contacted by a member of the Clayton Utz Recruitment Team. Please do not forward candidate profiles or resumes to Clayton Utz partners, hiring managers or other employees - this will not constitute as an introduction to the firm and Clayton Utz will not be liable for a fee

Working as part of a national team, in this role you will be responsible for:

• Processing American Express and employee expense claims
• Reviewing expense claims to ensure they comply with firm policy
• Attending to employee queries such as coding, policies and various requests
• Escalating no compliance with National Accounts Payable Team Leader
• Providing support with annual audit requests
• Actively analyse and ensure all expense claims are submitted by due date
• Daily reconciliation and processing of the office bank account transactions
• Daily processing of the treasury, payroll and partner draw payments
• Overseeing the printing and saving of EFT remittance statements
• Provide support to the Accounts Payable Team Leader with ad hoc tasks as require

To be successful in this role, you will ideally have:

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in an accounts payable or associated accounts administration role
• Experience in a professional services environment is desirable but not essential
• Chrome River or Expense Management System experience is required
• Experience in reconciling and processing bank account transactions
• Intermediate use of other Microsoft applications including Word, Outlook and Excel
• Intermediate use of a Client Management System (CMS) or practice management system (Aderant Expert is preferable)
• High level of attention to detail
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skill