Accounts Payable Specialist – Vendor Management (14‑month FTC)

About the role

The Accounts Payable Specialist – Vendor Management joins Latham & Watkins' Global Finance team in Manchester on a 14‑month fixed‑term contract. You will be responsible for reviewing invoices, validating and creating vendor set‑ups, and applying sound judgement to identify issues that need escalation.

Key responsibilities

• Review invoices to identify risk factors, recalculate amounts, and verify tax calculations.
• Validate and create new vendor set‑ups in the finance system.
• Exercise judgement to flag items requiring escalation or additional care.
• Assess workflow and manual approvals to determine if further approvals are needed.
• Check accounting documents for completeness and mathematical accuracy.
• Communicate with vendors and internal customers, providing status updates and resolving queries.

Required profile

• Ability to read invoices in English, French, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish.
• Team‑oriented with a strong customer‑service focus.
• Knowledge of VAT input tax processes and applicable rates.
• High school diploma or equivalent; preferably a bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related field.
• Experience in accounts payable or a similar function.
• Familiarity with accounting principles in one or more European countries.

Required skills

• Accounts payable processing
• VAT input tax procedures
• European accounting principles
• Multilingual invoice reading (English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish)

What we offer

• Competitive total compensation with performance‑based bonuses.
• Health insurance, group income protection and life assurance.
• Pension plan and wellness programmes.
• Employee discounts and flexible hybrid working schedule.
• Opportunity to work in a leading global law firm’s finance team.